it’s gone. Today is what you have.
I’ve been reading this blog, an amazing story of struggle and courage and strength and this blog. I’ve been thinking about people who want to find “the meaning to life”. So, I’m not really trying to get mushy and deep. Well, uh…ok, I am. Get your thinking caps on because you might need to mull this over.
I just began to wonder what would happen if we lived as if each moment were the only moment. I’m inspired by people who have life altering events and watching them rally and struggle and rally again, makes me want to live a better life. To inspire others to do so. Can I do it? I’ve never had a tragedy in my family or a stand out, defining “a-ha” moment to talk about. But I want to live that life. The one where each thing I do I grab on to it and treat it with the respect it deserves.
Every moment is one of a kind. We will never have an exact replica of THAT moment again. It might seem cheesy, but I was running 400m repeats today and it dawned on me. After the first run, I thought, I will never have THIS run again. This is my only chance to run THIS 400 and kick it’s butt. So I did. I’m not a fast runner, but I got faster each run. I’m not really trying to say I found an undying love for running, but at least I didn’t allow myself to think about “next time.”
Yesterday is TOTALLY a wrinkle in my forehead. I was stressed and overwhelmed. I’m doing a lot of different things in my daily life and it was starting to make me a bit crazy. I’m realizing that I say yes to stuff because I WANT to do it,not because I can’t say no. I WANT to do EVERYTHING! I love it!
Don’t close your eyes. You might miss the moment, THAT moment that turns the light on and makes you decide to give each moment a big squeeze. Who knows, it could be running a 400 m sprint or eating a bean burrito. MMM beans.
I don’t know who reads this, but I hope all (three) of you sieze the day moment!
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LOVE this post. One of the acting techniques I studied in college is called The Meisener Technique and one of the phrases my acting teacher always said was “be in the moment”. It had a huge impact on my thoughts then and occasionally I still think of it. I have a silver bracelet that I have been meaning to have engraved with those words yet I’ve always been too distracted to have it done. Maybe I will now. Thanks. xoxo
Oh yeah. I couldn’t get the second link to work. What is it?
I fixed the link. It is the blog a girl at CFV who is fighting cancer.
Great thoughts Martha. It is a good thing to remember; that each moment we live is unique. It is hard not to get caught up in making plans. Thanks for reminding me to appreciate the present.