Saturday, May 18, 2013

Never Looking Back

"I had a dream so big and loudI jumped so high I touched the cloudsWo-o-o-o-o-oh x2I stretched my hands out to the skyWe danced with monsters through the nightWo-o-o-o-o-oh x2
I'm never gonna look backWoah, never gonna give it upNo, please dont wake me now
Oo-o-o-o-ooThis is gonna be the best day of my li-ifeMy li-i-i-i-i-ifeOo-o-o-o-ooThis is gonna be the best day of my li-ifeMy li-i-i-i-i-ife
I howled at the moon with friendsAnd then the sun came crashing inWo-o-o-o-o-oh x2
But all the possibilitiesNo limits just epiphaniesWo-o-o-o-o-oh x2
I'm never gonna look backWoah, never gonna give it upNo, just dont wake me now
Oo-o-o-o-ooThis is gonna be the best day of my li-ifeMy li-i-i-i-i-ifeOo-o-o-o-ooThis is gonna be the best day of my li-ifeMy li-i-i-i-i-ife
I hear it calling outside my windowI feel it in my soul (soul)The stars were burning so brightThe sun was out 'til midnightI say we lose control (control)
This is gonna be the best day of my li-ifeMy li-i-i-i-i-ifeOo-o-o-o-oThis is gonna be the best day of my li-ifeMy li-i-i-i-i-ifeThis is gonna be, this is gonna be, this is gonna beThe best day of my lifeEverything is looking up, everybody up nowThis is gonna be the best day of my li-ifeMy li-i-i-i-i-ife"

           I found this little gem of a song a couple of days ago at work, I love the lyrics and feel of it.  I don't know if any of you ever have this experience, but on occasion as I'm just casually thinking and reflecting about my life, I have a moment of clarity and it leads to such a great feeling of happiness for me. I had that experience again, today.  "And truth is knowledge of things as they are, and as they were, and as they are to come"Doctrine And Covenants 93:24                        These moments of clarity, I believe is when I begin to see "things as they really are", as the way God wants us to see life. I began to see clearly today that I am completely in control of the circumstances and outcomes in my life. I believe that is the way God wants us to meet every problem that we come across in our life, with confidence that we can make the right choice, with confidence that He will guide us, and confidence that everything will work out for our good. Our Father in Heaven put us here on earth to SHINE to all the world as a testament that we are his divine children, the greatest of all of his vast and beautiful creations, and how often I forget this.                         More specifically as I was having this moment of clarity, I realized in part the truth of this song's lyrics of "Never Looking Back". What a strange sight would it be to see someone walking up the street, but having their head turned completely around analyzing every past step they took. However, we often do this in life constantly living in the past of our decisions and bad memories. The Savior came to liberate the thing that is most precious to us, our souls, to free us from having to look back...in fact he is the embodiment  of "Never Looking Back". I don't want to waste this gift anymore, to wake up each day to the blessing of a New Day and New Opportunities to Have Joy.                        Friends! Let's not look back harshly on our past lives, past choices, past actions, but with faith go forward and live our lives. Learn and Never LOOK Back. God, our Father, Intended us to Live not to Exist. Never Look Back and go get the lives and blessings Our Father has promised us. God Exists and Hears Us. Finally Awake.

“Happiness is the object and design of our existence; and will be the end thereof, if we pursue the path that leads to it; and this path is virtue, uprightness, faithfulness, holiness, and keeping all the commandments of God.”                                                                                                                                      ― Joseph Smith Jr.