I’d heard it before, many times, but only now does it seem to have finally clicked.
I’ve spent far too much of my life looking back, and not enough looking forward.
What a fucking waste of time.
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The GeekHiker 
Some people go their whole lives without having that click in.
Here’s to the moment.
By: Phil on February 2, 2009
at 9:59 pm
Now what?
By: Mrs Chuck Bartowski on February 3, 2009
at 3:36 am
To bad we can’t learn that lesson when we’re in diapers. Unfortunately most people don’t learn it until they are in diapers again.
By: Homer-Dog on February 3, 2009
at 6:08 am
Very true, my friend.
By: lea on February 3, 2009
at 7:50 am
i think i’ve spent too much time wondering why and why not. shitty way to spend time.
By: kristinblakely on February 3, 2009
at 7:58 am
Since I’m home sick today, I’ve been thinking about your post. Some people have the opposite problem: they spend all their time looking to the future that they forget to live right now. The hardest thing is to be present.
By: Mrs Chuck Bartowski on February 3, 2009
at 9:07 am
I’m so glad you seem to have sorted things out. When it happens, it seems like the most obvious answer but really, it took everything you went through to get to where you are now. Everyone has their own time and their own pace. Some people never make the realization that you have. Good for you.
By: Dingo on February 3, 2009
at 9:44 am
Aah, you’ve been reading from The Student Driver’s Life Little Instruction Book. Let me know keeping your hands at 10 and 2 will bring some clarity to my life.
I kid.
By: thecoconutdiaries on February 3, 2009
at 1:21 pm
CHEERS!! *I am web-toasting you with champagne* It’s a horrible habit to break so, here’s to your detox!!!
(I work on mine every day, welcome to the club!)
By: narami on February 3, 2009
at 2:49 pm
Amen brother!
By: wil on February 3, 2009
at 4:39 pm
It’s all about balance. We need to live in the now hoping for the future and learning from the past.
I so don’t have it all together like that sounds 😀
By: just a girl on February 4, 2009
at 11:18 am
it’s ok to look back. just make sure you look forward while driving.
recently i’ve had the opposite problem. i spend so much time looking ahead and over-analyzing for every possible outcome i sometimes fail to act on whatever it is i wanted to do.
By: Lawrence on February 4, 2009
at 11:44 am
That was actually poetic.
By: Backpackermomma on February 4, 2009
at 4:32 pm
No need to dwell, figure out the lesson and move on. If the lesson is not jumping out at you them just move on. It will click someday. As for the future, limit your expectations so you will have less disappointments.
By: Calvin on February 4, 2009
at 6:15 pm
yay geekhiker 🙂
it took me about three decades to figure that one out. the other secret is that things always seem more scary than they actually are. and often it turns out they aren’t very scary at all.
By: blakspring on February 5, 2009
at 10:35 am
It took a trip to Mexico to bring about this ephiphany?
I think this could be why I’ve been having so many daydreams about tropical islands and drinks with umbrellas…
My ephiphany must be right around the corner!
By: East Coast Teacher on February 5, 2009
at 12:41 pm
Phil – Thanks.
Mrs. Chuck Bartowski – I wish I knew…
Homer-Dog – There’s a lot of things I wish I could have learned way back then.
Lea – Yeah…
KristinBlakely – I do that too!
Mrs. Chuck Bartowski – Yeah, well, I kinda do that future thing too…
Dingo – A few things, perhaps, but certainly not all.
TheCoconutDiaries – LOL
Narami – I’ll drink to that!
Wil – Welcome to the site. And thanks!
JustAGirl – Heh – You probably have more together than me!
Lawrence – What? Me? Have a problem with over-thinking? Nooooooo…
BackPackerMomma – *smile*
Calvin – Welcome to the site. I’m trying, believe me.
BlakSpring – Sounds like we’re on the same timetable. I have to say, though, I’m still scared of quite a bit…
EastCoastTeacher – Must be time to buy a plane ticket, then!
By: geekhiker on February 5, 2009
at 10:58 pm
I like this revelation. Here’s to lookin forward 🙂
By: Little Miss Obsessive on February 7, 2009
at 10:39 am