Wednesday, December 20, 2017

New End

Someone in prison said he could not go back and make a brand new start, but he could start to make a brand new end.  Some people say that they are going to make a brand new start and fix the past.  The past is past.  What you broke, is broken.  We think of repairing things, with the idea that we will make them as good as new.  No you won't.  They will always have some of the scar tissue or damage hidden in them.  This includes relationships, jobs, friendships.  What we can do is accept the past as done, and redirect or repair so that the future will be different.  And maybe something of the past will help us to stay on point about daily working to make a better end.  I am sure that the fellow in prison hopes that his life after prison will be different than what it was before he went to jail.  He will always be a felon, but that does not have to define his future.  An alcoholic will always be an alcoholic, but they can begin to live in a new way so that their end will not be so miserable.  I try to let go of yesterday with its shame or guilt, and work on today.  If I messed up yesterday, emotionally or physically, or relationally, I usually need help to make for a better today.  Better today's will make for a better end.  This is why I need something of a spiritual life.  It is a helper.

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