In Saving Mr. Banks, Walt Disney recalls to Mrs. Travers a sad tale of growing up with his father which he then concludes:

Walt Disney: I don’t tell you this to make you sad, Mrs. Travers. I don’t. I love my life, I think it’s a miracle. And I loved my dad. We was a wonderful man. But rare is the day when I don’t think about that eight-year-old boy delivering newspapers in the snow and old Elias Disney with that strap in his fist. And I am just so tired, Mrs. Travers. I’m tired of remembering it *that* way. Aren’t you tired, too, Mrs. Travers? Now we all have our sad tales, but don’t you want to finish the story? Let it all go and have a life that isn’t dictated by the past.

How do you remember your past? Is it a story of wonder, love, and joy? Or do you focus on that part of the past that dwells on disappointment and sorrow? For sure, we should remember accurately, but just not dwell on what we have lost, rather remember what we’ve been given. The past serves best to teach us, not to imprison us.

Let’s finish our story and not have a life dictated by the past. Restore hope again. Forgive others and yourself. The same lesson may well apply to the present time. Don’t let yourself become worried with the cares of life. Live fully. Be satisfied with what remains.

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. Isaiah 43:18