Posts Tagged ‘looking back’
Remember What It Was Like
My memory is not as keen as it once was. I still remember what it was like growing up in Kentucky as a young teenager. I remember working on the farm. I remember milking cows each morning before school. My dad milked two cows (who produced more milk than my three) and I milked three.…
Read MoreLook Back Then Look Forward
As I get older, I realize why older people are reflective and look back at their past a lot. It’s often because things are a lot clearer now. It’s also because we’ve lived longer in the past on this earth than we’ll live in the future. It doesn’t mean, older folks are not excited about…
Read MoreLooking Back
I am a huge proponent of looking forward. I blogged a while back about how important it is to notice the size of the windshield versus the rear-view mirror. That blog is called The Rear View Perspective. I can learn a lot about where I am today by reflecting a bit on where I’ve been.…
Read MoreLooking Back
I’m not sure when I started looking back and reflecting so much. I think it happened somewhere around my 45th birthday. I realized that I was over halfway home. The years behind me were more than the years ahead. I believe it’s very valuable to reflect on my past to not only learn from it,…
Read MoreRear View Perspective
I recently purchased towing mirrors for my truck because I use it to tow my camper and I need to be able to see the traffic around me as well as the sides of the road, etc… They are so big that they are somewhat distracting. In fact it has taken me a few…
Read MoreThen and Now
It is quite funny to look back at pictures of my younger days. I get quite a chuckle at how I looked back then. I also realize that my body was quite a bit younger back then. It’s kind of weird getting old, because in my mind, I can still do some of the things…
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