10/26/09
Change is slow. We barely see it, because we are so focused on what's weighing us down in the present, and where we want to be. We let our past drag us and stall us, rooting us to the spot we stand. We figure if we stand still, play it safe, we can't do wrong, can't get hurt. But yet, if we do this, do nothing, we can't get anywhere really at all. And even when we are moving, progressing, we can barely tell. But the movement is there, though slow and tedious. Though looking back can be detrimental to our progress, every once in awhile a quick glance back can show how truly far you've come. Or should I say, how you've changed.
We look at the big things, the big picture. Yet, we can't see the big picture, because we live in moments. So, we forget to live in the now. And we miss the moments that shift us to a change. Our choices, our actions, are what make the change. If we miss the moments, we miss the opportunity for change. But life is full of billions of moments. It is never too late in your life to make a change. For it only takes the slightest turning of the wheel to make your car move in a new direction.
We must not forget this life is full of urgency. Don't miss the moments. Don't regret. Face your fears. Act React. Take on life, being willing to get hurt. Don't lose the opportunities that are passing you by. Because, Today Could be Your Last Day.
How would you live your average day if you knew it was probably your last? Think about that. Maybe even every morning. Don't let the fear defeat you though. Let fear propel you from your inactivity to live. We were meant to not simply exist, but to LIVE. Experience. Grow.
I've needed to be reminded of all of this. And, I'll probably have to be daily reminded of this.
Though it is the big things that we look for, we don't see the little things that pile around us. It is the little things that affect us. That get under our skin, that sweep us off our feet. So don't miss them. Experience life in all of its wonder and pain now.
I've been letting the fear of the future and the memories of the past keep me nailed to the ground.
But I've known I've needed a change.
So, with one simple turn, one simple change, it has begun smaller changes. One by one. Until, I look back less than a month, I look back three, four months ago, and I see how different I am, How far I've come. So I'm going to keep moving. And pray that when moments full of opportunity approach me, that I'll move right instead of left, instead of forward past it, backwards, or nowhere.
Don't regret the moments missed, Make and take the moments Now. So. This is just the beginning. Cause yesterday’s history, tomorrows a mystery, and todays a present. So open on up.
