The Past is Now

Time is a funny thing, we only have today and this moment today. Yet all the yesterdays still are alive and well. Most of us understand that who we are today was molded in our younger years. Sometimes there is a traumatic event that changed the course of our lives. Sometimes it is a job offer or a graduation, a marriage, or a tragedy. Today I met two people from my past, at least 12 years ago. I'm always cautious when people walk up to me and say "I know you." But this time, each of them thanked me for my participation in their lives. One because I wrote a reference for him. The other even said that he still hears my name mentioned as "the guru" of marriage and family chaplains." Whew. That's the kind of "past catching up to you" that is just fine with me. Agree? Dr. D.