Leaving behind

If you focus on what you’ve left behind you will never be able to see what lies ahead.

- Gusteau, from the movie Ratatouille

I was watching this movie with my children, and this statement stuck out and became a real thinker for me.  So often I find myself with a focus on the things in the past - my successes and my failures, my history, and my plans.  All of these things are simply things in the past.  They aren’t the future, but they do shape how you view it.  If you focus on what you’ve done, you tend to avoid opportunities outside of your experiences.  Imagine what wonder and success you might find if you look at the opportunities that are unusual or unique.  Try pursuing the opportunities that pique your interest, even if they aren’t what you “usually do.”  That’s how I got into knitting from rocket science.