The Past Does Not Define … It Prepares - Rev. Angela Harmon

Every Life has many defining moments. For me, three that immediately come to mind are, (1) Becoming a Mom; (2) becoming a Grandmother; and (3) becoming a Metaphysical teacher and minister. All these things, while challenging, were important to my spiritual development. But do those things make me, me? And while we’re at it, what makes You, You?

I’ve come to realize that it takes everything that has happened to us to make us who we are today. But while we learn lessons from the past, the mistakes of the past do not have to define us in the present.

In my journey, I’ve found that without learning life’s harder lessons, I may not have sought out and found my spiritual path. Adversity required me to receive the lesson, to learn from it and to keep moving forward. So remember to celebrate the triumphs because you made it through it ALL