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Of course, the tracks aren’t just sitting in the middle of a void. They cut
through countryside and cities, under tunnels and over bridges, across
stretches of ocean, around towering mountains and plunging canyons. Picture
the magnitude and magical variety of the surroundings.
Now look waaaay down those tracks to the left. This is your past. This is
where you came from, the ground you’ve already covered in your journey
through life.
Follow the tracks down and far into the distance. As you walk, you’ll see
your entire life—everything that’s ever happened to you—expanding in front
of you.
Take the time to think about the most memorable experiences from your life.
Perhaps you recall walking down the aisle with the love of your life. Maybe
it’s the birth of your first child and the feeling of holding them in your arms.
Would you trade that for anything?
Go back to that family vacation you took in the Caribbean, spending a few
days in paradise.
How about when you closed on your first house? Or when you landed that
job you wanted? Whatever your past, savor the memory of each wonderful
experience.
Depending on where you are today, you’ve got dozens or hundreds of great
experiences to look back on. Graduations, promotions, awards, parties, and
relationships. Even the little things like childhood memories that cradle and
comfort you, or those memorable tastes, sights and sounds that embrace you
in their familiarity and inspire feelings of warmth and joy. Open up and allow
yourself the good grace of those times.
But don’t just limit it to the sugary goodness either. Think about the bad, too.
Recall all the times where you struggled, suffered setbacks, or got knocked
down. The arguments, the breakups, the speeding tickets, or the late bills.
Do you remember that time when your parents caught you sneaking out and
grounded you? If you experienced a tough childhood, let all of that in here.
How about the time you forgot to pay your electricity bill and you had to