Which Lens Are You Looking Through?

I hope Facebook never does away with its “Memories” feature. For years now, it has been my source of inspiration, encouragement, smiles and much needed messages. Here is one I decided not to make public and only saved it as a reminder to myself. I was going to publish it but changed my mind. I knew what it meant to me then. Needed to see it again to reassess what it means to me today.

Facebook Memory: November 28, 2021

Reading Will Smith’s book WILL. Sooo many gems in this book. Here’s one I just had to share. Something to think about when making decisions.

“It’s amazing how skewed your vision can become when you see the present through the lens of your past.”

There’s no way we can move forward if our mindset is stuck in the past, or we continue to react to present situations based on past experiences.

Decided not to share this with anyone. Don’t believe they’d understand. However, I’m posting it privately so that it shows up in my memory next year.

Which lens are you/am I using to view the present? Are we looking through the lens of the past or the lens of the future? Something to really ponder on.

I have yet to read Jada Pinkett Smith’s book, but I did read Will Smith’s and LOVED it. So much of what he wrote resonated with me. I remember writing that we must have had the same zodiac sign or something (we don’t, I’m a cancer and he’s a libra). Then, after listening to Jada’s conversation with Jay Shetty, I was like maybe we are alike also. Maybe it was the era of when we were born, or being young adults in the 90s. I just view things a little differently than most.

See, this is the perfect example of how my year long celebration has been going. I’m tasked with an assignment/assessment of a situation that I need to deeply examine before moving forward. My decisions will set the stage or trajectory for my next 50+ years. Yeah…THIS is what I have been working with since turning 50. My jubilee year has not been the celebratory year I expected; however, it has been the year that my future self is dependent on.

That’s all I have to share at this moment. Not going to assess and decide today. Nope, this requires a lot of thought and assessing. I just needed to see it today. Trusting God for more affirmations, confirmations, and revelations. I am listening, God.

Anyhoo…Welcome to Shaun’s world! It’s deep. It’s complexed. It’s me. It’s who I am becoming. God has so many great things planned for my future. Stick around and see how it all plays out.

Shaun