Be a goldfish!

When I was growing up, we had several goldfish. Never over two at a time, and never for very long. My mom would ALWAYS stress that my sister and I not over feed them because “They won’t remember that they just ate and will eat themselves to death!” Everyone thought that a goldfish’s brain would reset every 3 seconds, and it was just taken as fact. Just like Mikey died from eating pop rocks; it was just known. Well, today we are all a little wiser, and know that goldfish are smarter than we were giving them credit for. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t learn from this long-held mistake. I’ve seen it happen to too many folks that, when something fantastic or terrible happens to them, they hold on to it, tight as a bearhug, and can’t let it go. Could be anything from a broken heart or missed the winning shot of the championship game or didn’t get the promotion you know you deserved. And the opposite is true too. Something great happens once and you chase that feeling to the detriment of the rest of your life. It’s the story of every addict you’ve ever heard of. But it could be as simple as pining for an old flame or focusing on nostalgia more than tomorrow. I’m sure some fantastic country singer has crooned “The past is gone and it ain’t ever coming back!” at least once over the years. So, we have to be like goldfish. Just let the past be the past. Better or worse. And we move on down the path to greet a new day.