Magnolia. At one point Jimmy Gator says "The book says, we might be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us".

There's truth there I suppose, though I can't help thinking it makes more sense to me the other way round. The past does finish with us, that's the nature of time, with each moment, we slip away into the next, there's no choice about it.

We revisit the past, we're responsible for delving back into what has gone, trying to make sense of it, choices we made, people we knew, how they affected our lives. I guess either way you read it, it says the same thing, the past is part of who we are.

You can learn from your past, there are sometimes answers there to those persistent questions that keep you awake at night, other times not.

Sometimes though, you have to let things go. The past is the past, you can't always work everything out. Living isn't neat and tidy. Some stuff hurts and that's life.

It's easy to get so wrapped up in the past that you forget to look to the future, or even worse enjoy the present. Learning to enjoy the present is pretty important, you can't do anything about the past, it's impossible to know what the future holds, but right now, you can try your best to be happy and make the most of each moment.

Yeah, well, maybe. I'm still struggling with trying that out! I read that back and I think, hmm, well, that's half the story, perhaps it's a lot of rubbish, what do I know? Here I am trying to be all profound and really, it's just words. The reality of life is much more complicated, how can you sum it up like that? It's not possible.

I think the truth of getting through life is to forgive. Forgive yourself and forgive others, and then, when you're done with that, forget. Then look to the future. That's not always easy but what is?