Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be. There's a shadow hanging over me. Oh, yesterday came suddenly.
The first thought that came to mind, when I heard this week's word, was the classic Beatle song Yesterday. Maybe at this point of my life, some of the lines are not relevant, but still it is a beautiful song, written when more life was ahead than behind. Now, there are more yesterdays than there are tomorrows, and it is time to be settled.
I have sure wasted a lot of yesterdays. I have used a lot of days to their full extent, but I have slept through days, also. Age has a lot to do with it. Aches and pains have a lot to do with it. As I sit here reflecting on the yesterdays of my life, I am a content person. Yes, I could have done a few things better. Yes, I could have done a few things different. But I have decided not to dwell on the things of yesterday. Lately there have been a few accusations, maybe accusations is too harsh, a few intimations that my wife and I and some close friends are living too much in the past. Yesterday was a simpler time, a more honest time, a more benevolent time. Without trying to live in yesterday, I do want to learn from it, and try to put the good lessons to use.
Yesterday was a special time. I hope to live all my days in such a fashion that I am proud of all my yesterdays. Over eighteen years ago my yesterdays took on a different meaning. No longer was I the only one in my yesterdays. It is important, to me, to live my life so all my yesterdays mean a lot to Jean and I.
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Not only an iconic Beatles song, but a resonating dream of the good things that you've left behind you. It's that sweet memory of yesterday that lingers and grows sweeter still. While one cannot afford to live in the past, we can hold those moments dear to our heart and soul. Yesterday anchors us in today and molds the dreams of tomorrow. Looking back we can see many a mountain that we have climbed and we can smile and say within ourselves "How did I make this far?"
As you age you tend to turn around more often and reflect on your milestones. That's what makes a Friday afternoon ride home from work with the radio blaring your favorite song from high school the high point of your weekend. You can't truly appreciate today until you've got a few "Yesterday's" under your belt! Great today's make awesome yesterday's!
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