The Past

No. Definitely not a scholar. Even philosophies have flown out the window at some unknown point. But I do believe there is a line in the so-called holy book that reads "Leave the dead to the dead." 

Maybe it can also say "Leave the past to the past."

We carry memories that determine our thoughts. Our thoughts define our actions. And the rest is obvious. Like this realization is so incredibly obvious precisely now. 

To live each day as a blank page. To create yourself everyday without reference to yesterday. Better yet, just live without having the need to define yourself, to create a shape or form or boundaries as to who you think you are, who you believe you are, how you perceive yourself to be. What if there is a possibility unknown to you? 

To walk the same mountain with a whole new experience. To look at the same face as if seeing it for the first time. To recognize the possibility of a brand new possibility within yourself. And another. To recognize you are endless. You are a deep mystery that needs an opening to make itself be known. 

The hidden must become visible. Available to the internal eye. The colors of the past can take a long vacation and rest indefinitely, for the road needs to be cleared of the debris collected over the course of decades and longer. 

Leave the past to the past and....