As I reflected on what I would write this week my thoughts turned to the old adage "The past is behind us; learn from it." I would add to this "and be thankful."

I think as in life, school, work, and family. We should look fondly on what we have learned and be grateful for our time in the past, as we look towered are future. Being grateful for what we have and what got us there is a characteristic that can shape our lives for the better. It can help us make good decisions in work and everyday life. If we understand that we are blessed this can bring about humility, which can be one of our greatest assets in what we can achieve going forward. if we are not grateful we can become cynical and a sense of entitlement can take over. Then we are like salt that has lost it's savor and are good for nothing.

Some may look at humility and a thankful heart as weakness. There can be a thought that to make it big you need to take no prisoners and be a shark, but I will say there is a fine line in being driven and successful to being so driven that you become a criminal. Not just in a legal sense, but you may rob others and yourself of what is most important.