Thought for the Week

Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT

March 7, 2015

Look Around in Awareness

“Let us not look backward in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.” –James Thurber

The past and the future give us information but do not provide effective guidance.  Anger about the past creates chaos in our life.  Fear about the future holds us back from progress.  Only by being aware of our challenges and possibilities in the here and now can we successfully move forward into something new.

When has anger about the past created chaos in my life?  When has fear about the future held me back?  What gifts await me if I look around in awareness?