The Power Of Memories – Pt 1

Mini The Power Of Memories Pt 1 We all have memories, some good and some not so good right?

The other day when I saw one of these little Mini Coupers parked near a mall area I was visiting, I could not help but remember my Grandfather.

No, he did not own a Mini Couper, but he did consider it. The only problem was Grandad was over 6ft tall and rather broad boned. He got into a brand new Mini to test drive it and got stuck!

Of course we all laughed when we found out about it.

And of course, every time I see a Mini (which is not all that often here in Texas) it brings back a happy memory to my mind.

Yes, that is how our brain works.

The recall button
An image, a smell, a tune, a person who looks or acts strangely similar to someone in our past and complete past scene comes up quicker than any computer can respond to a keyword search!

Now of course when the past memory that comes into the present is a good one, all is well. It may even make your day. You begin to smile, laugh again or simply enjoy the image and even the movie that replays in your mind.

This is all good, with one exception:

Don’t ever compare that memory with your present experience and end up in a spiral of wishing to be back in those “good old days”.

If you allow that to happen, then the positive memory will become negative and can actually hinder your present.

However a good past memory CAN serve as a shake up if you are not where you should be today, and consequently “yesterday was better”. Perhaps you are not even where you were in your stage of growth in life, “back then”. (You should not be there, but much further ahead).

If you discover one of these two possibilities to be true, then the first thing to do is wake up!

Do not condemn yourself! Spending time in condemning yourself would only waste more time. As you know, life is short and time wasted can never be recovered.
Do take this wake up call seriously and act on it! Make a change in the direction of your life, NOW.

How can you make that change?

The first step of course is to recognize that you need to change.

Now remember, if you have made some mistakes God is with you, and NOT to condemn you. Remember the parable of the prodigal son? (You can find it in the Gospel of Luke 15:11-32) Did the father condemn his son when he returned to his sense? Not at all, he was waiting for him with open arms. That well describes your Heavenly Father!
The second step is to DECIDE you want to and WILL change.
Make a plan of action. What steps do you need to take to get to be where you know you should be?
Act on your plan!

A decision alone will not change your life.
It takes a decision PLUS action to make the change you desire.

sig The Power Of Memories Pt 1 The recipe for real changes is: Think, plan and ACT!