Don’t let the past dictate the future

My random thoughts for the day…

Many times my cardio is my chance to zone out and clear my head. I’m often doing cardio on the “gauntlet” or bike. The other day I took a spin class for the first time in about 7 years and it was great. I was got my sweat on like I was in the fires of hell. Last night I went for a run as the sun was setting and the temperature cooled down. As I watched a storm roll over the rocky mountains I thought about a number of things. One of which is the importance of letting go. I not only let my mind go (shocker you thought it was already gone huh) but also reminded myself to let go of things that are in the past. You can’t change them. You can only learn and grow from them in the future. All too often we’re afraid to let go. Many times that fear comes from our past.

Today I ran across this quote from recently retired Denver Bronco wide-receiver Rod Smith,”Don’t let the past dictate the future”. I thought it was perfect for what I had contemplated on my run last night.

Whether it’s a relationship, friendship, an argument, your parents, a placing or anything that may have happened to you… don’t miss out on something great because of fears from your past. We’ve all been hurt in one way or another but should it stop us from greatness in the future? I say no.

Trust your gut and don’t over think things. Living in fear and holding onto the past may prevent you from something or someone great in the future.