In order to move on, you must look ahead. A big part of moving on is ceasing yourself from looking back. Taking such a glance can result in some painful consequences. How can an individual possibly move on if he or she is still caught up in history? If you take a look at what’s behind you…it’s familiar and you’re used to everything in the past. However, if you’re head is turned 180 degrees for such a long time….you’re going to miss what’s up ahead. It would be a waste of time to dwell in the past when there are many great things up ahead.

I don’t see myself in the crowd that I was in before. I know what it’s like. But, God has opened up His plans for me. If I ever stoop back into how I was living in the past, I could be missing all that is ahead. Why would I miss out on the great things ahead of me?

I need to stop leading people to believe in the wrong things. I need to watch myself.

My parents know very well I would never go out late at night and do reckless things with people. If you know very well who I am hanging out with at this time, why should you worry so much about coming home late? If my parents were ever to catch me smoking pot or noticed that I drank alcohol, I would understand them giving me a punishment of some sort because I now very well I deserve it. However, for hanging out with other Christian friends, coming home late because we wanted to finish watching a basketball game, and still getting a punishment for this is really ridiculous. 

I know so many kids in high school smoking weed and drinking at parties who never get caught. I come home late and I get in trouble for it. That’s just not fair.

damiga:

i’ve learned that it’s always good to take risks

with people, yourself, anything related to anything

the wisest are the most experienced

meaning that they’ve been through the good and bad

did stupid things, and learned from them

so even if you fail, you still get something out of it

you get wiser