Last night, I watched New Year’s Eve festivities on
television. At midnight, the revelers
cheered on the hope and possibilities of a new year. January 1 on the calendar is a sign of a new
beginning. At the same time, it’s possible for our bodies to live in the present
moment while our minds are in a different time zone. The past and the present can emotionally
coexist. Last year was full of new
beginnings and endings of my various stories. Some of them happy, while others were
heartbreaking. As I reflect on an eventful 2019, I thought about an ancient story about looking backwards. When leaving a city, Lot and his family were told, “look not behind thee…But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.” Perhaps, this story warns us of the
consequences of constantly ruminating about the past. Let’s discuss….