There’s a friend I’ve been catching up with on a roughly yearly cadence. That sort of cadence is fascinating because life just 2 or 3 catch ups ago looked and felt wildly different.
This friend reminded me of problems that were top of mind “just 3 calls ago.” I’d have taken the problems I have right now in a heartbeat.
That’s not to say life is always up and to the right. But that we often just take for granted the many good things that come our way and look to the next horizon.
We almost always pay no attention to small bits of progress we make every day.
And yet, they compound over time as long as we keep plugging away.
The combined area of our rear view mirrors is much smaller than the windshield for good reason. We can’t drive if we’re focused on the rear view mirror.
But it’s important to look back from time to time and acknowledge the many gifts that have come our way.
