Hindsight (May 21)

There is a common phrase that states, "Hindsight is 20/20." The theory being that you can look back at what has happened based on some decision that you made and could say one way or the other if you should have made a different decision. The positive of this is that if you do look back at the decisions that you have made you are at least attempting to learn what you can from those decisions. The dangerous part of this is that you could spend all day wallowing in the pitty that you create by saying what you should or should not have done. Hindsight should never be about the pitty party and should be all about the need to learn and grow. You should allow hindsight to influence the decisions that you make in the future but you should not let hindsight run your life in the future. The reality is that no two situations will ever be the same so if you allow hindsight to run your life the decisions that you make in the present, even if those decisions would have been best in the past, may not be the best now. There are certainly situations that seem the same and some decisions will overlap in their affectiveness but it is not always true. Take time to process your hindsight and life will be good. Do nothing with your hindsight but look at it and the world becomes a dangerous place.