The Brand New Good Old Days
Jun 01, 2021
"I wish there was a way to know you were in the good old days before you actually left them."
--The Office
While on vacation, I was riding with my son in his pickup truck and a song came on the radio by a group named Leftover Salmon (I know, I didn't believe it either) titled "Brand New Good Old Days." Here are the lyrics to this catchy bluegrass tune:
These days, I seem to do alot of dreaming, I've forgotten all my scheming--just trying to be in the here and now.
These days, full of ever more distraction, I can find my satisfaction in the faces of my good friends all around.
The refrain goes like this:
These are the brand new good old days. My "used to was" got stuck way back in yesterday.
It's never more now than it is today. These are the brand new good old days.
Next verse:
These days, I won't be getting any younger and before time takes us under, I'm living every moment of every day.
These days, I don't think about tomorrow because time just can't be borrowed--today just turned to yesterday.
How much time do we waste wishing that life was like it was before? 
Or is it just me? Oh I shoulda I wished I woulda if only I could redo that then I coulda I would be and then...Stop, because yesterday ended last night. And tomorrow is not guaranteed. May we just take a moment this Memorial Day weekend (I'm writing this on Friday) and be present? Let's go sit somewhere, turn off our digital devices and be grateful for the here and now. These are the brand new good old days...the ones we'll be pining for in the future. Let's make the most of them.
Just in case you want to hear the song: https://youtu.be/
Happy Memorial Day!
Jan
Jan McDonald
The John Maxwell Team
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