returning the oven fried Dr. Pepper to the reindeer

When all is said and done, that means there is nothing left, so it is time to move on.

Once moved, that is, onward, there may be an inclination to look back; resist this urge, it serves no purpose.

The next step may not benefit from your gained experience, or, it may; only time will tell. This is where patience serves.

Regardless of the new situation, new experience will be gained, to then become old, past, done-with experience.

Keep moving forward. As if we had a choice.