What's in your bag?

     There were three women walking down the street carrying two bags each.  I stopped them.  I asked the first lady what was in her bag.  She replied, "the bag on my back has everything good that has ever happened to me and the bag in the front holds all the bad."  She was constantly focused on the bad things in front of her.  So much that she couldn't see the good things on her back.
     I then asked the second woman the same question.  Her response was actually the opposite.  She replied, "The bag behind me holds all the bad things that have happened to me, while the one in front of me is filled with all the good things."  She could see the good things and not focus on the bad.  But both of her bags were so full that they weighed her down and made her life a burden.
      But when I asked the third woman, she just smiled.  Finally she replied, "the bag I cling to my chest holds my accomplishments and victories, but the bag on my back is empty."  I looked at her puzzled by her response.  She continued, "I put all my mistakes, guilt, failures and shame in the bag on my back.  Then I cut a hole in the bottom to release them.  That way I am weighed more in the front than I am in the back.  This keeps me moving forward," she replied.  It was like it was a sail in the wind, moving her forward.
     So I ask you, what is in your bag?  Are you holding on to the good things in your life?  Are you letting go of the bad?  Are your bags light enough that you are moving forward or are you being weighed down?  Today is the time to check your bag and make the proper adjustments.  It's all in the bag.

The Angelic-1