Response to AWALKINTHEWOODS’s post–
Sir William Osler: Live For The Day Using Day Tight Compartments
Thank you for sharing your thoughts that I learned from them.
Thinking about negative issues is passive, and we can feel as if things are happening to us – or even become more passive and wait for others to rescue us. But when we begin to take action, we empower ourselves. We need to be able to “live in day-tight compartments” and separate any negative experiences to be able to transform our lives and model the experience to others. Thinking positively, when taking action, sustain the positive change regarding building a strong foundation for the future.
In life, its useful to seal today off from the future and the past and trust our plan, and don’t put regret of the past on repeat by trying to go to our bottom and work up to our life’s purpose. I think Dr. Osler allowed for the rare backward and forward life examination, but he holds to the habitual daily rumination on past and future wouldn’t be helpful to live productively. Otherwise, it will be no resilience or blessing for our growth.