Nostalgia

I was sitting here going through and cyber-stalking people that I used to be friends with in high school.  I started feeling a little sad and reminiscent about "the good ole days".  But then I remembered what the sermon was about on Sunday at church.  Moving forward.  It's one thing to recall the wonderful times you had as a child, teen, young adult, or even just yesterday.  But remember that its all past now.  You can't go back and relive those glory days. 
I occasionally find myself regretting things that I have done in my life; mistakes I have made, choices I faltered with, and situations that I could have handled better.  I often long to go back and fix what was broken.  But I know that I can't.  God's will for me is to continue on down this path.  I know that He will guide me through the decisions I make from here. 
Nostalgia is a good thing most of the time.  I like remembering summer nights spent outside with friends.  I can go back in my head and play back lots of different times in my teen years.  I enjoy them now.  It's like watching a familiar movie, the kind you've seen a hundred times but it's still funny and still can make you cry. 
I remember and look fondly upon those friends who came into my life for that season.  And I move on to the friends who continued down the path with me and the new ones I've met along the way.
All of the new friends that I have met and made have been so completely different from the ones I knew "back when" and I like that I can share those memories with my new friends. And I look forward to making more memories with my husband, daughter, family and friends (both new and old).