Interesting thing happened on my way to the technological “dark side” of mobile communication as I switched from a blackberry phone to an iPhone recently. In my bumpy transition to reprogram my brain to now process an entirely different means of mobile communication, I’ve been periodically receiving (what appears to me as) a spontaneous screen message from my new tech apparatus indicating that there is “nothing to undo.”
Of course, as I become more familiar with the logic of my new tech mistress I will come to understand what prompts this periodic emission, however, during this maiden voyage in the iPhone universe, the frequent notification that there is “nothing to undo” has been interpreted as a profound reminder to me to let go. To let go of any desire to course correct any unsatisfying experiences from the past.
This profound reminder has been particular poignant during my present visit to my home town of Detroit, Michigan. Yes, I am presently writing this inspired missive in the hallowed halls of the Detroit Metro Airport as I await my departure from what used to be known as, in fairer economic times, the “motor city” as I continue another leg of a recharging and long overdue vacation.
As anyone might typically experience when visiting the environs of their formative years, I am flooded with memories both good and not so good of my past that have impacted the winding road of a life in progress. The letting go reminder, courtesy of my tech mistress, has anchored my awareness in the profound realization that the past only serves to bring you to the present. “Nothing to undo” reminds me that holding on to any past grievances, resentments, judgments, blame or regrets, however justified, is futile.
As the admonition, “there is nothing to undo” is deeply heeded, it releases the stuckness that past infractions to one’s wellbeing (however garnered) can sustain. As you remember there is nothing you can undo, you increase your capacity to release the pain, guilt, remorse, judgment and regret that paralyzes growth, progression and your capacity to live in the now. You may indeed make amends for past acts informed by lesser wisdom, however, to chronically lament past decisions, mis-takes or infringements on your wellbeing, drains you of the precious energy, drive and focus needed to make the best of how your past has shaped you for the Now.
As you remind yourself there is nothing to undo, allow the freedom of that kind of letting go serve to fuel engagement in the Now. There is nothing that fretting over the past can do that your full availability to the present cannot transform better. After all, it is the Now that is alive and active and therefore it needs all of you as present as possible for its use.
“There is nothing to undo.”
