.Moments.

I'm slowing down today. Taking it all in....driving slower....thinking more....praying deeper....you know, all the things we never have time for and have the best of intentions to do. It's quite a process--slowing down. I mean, consciously we need to make an effort to take it all in and let all the heavy stuff go for a little while. I like to consider myself good at it when I do it but the problem is I don't do it enough.

There are people all over the world living in their "moments" because they have to. Some are dying and those moments are all they have....some are getting married and hoping to capture all of the moments before their big day.....some are in labor....some are waiting for a child....some are praying.....some are dreaming....some are getting ready for college.....some are starting over. It doesn't matter where you are or where you come from, we all need these moments. Human existence relies on them...craves them. We complain when we don't have them enough and never once realize when we have them too much.

It's easy to get caught up in life....the hustle and bustle of it all....but I sure don't want to be someone who looks back on life wishing I would have done things back when I had the opportunity. I want to take a chance now. I want to live in a bubble of contentment. I want to create Heaven everywhere I go. I want everyone I meet to know I care. I want to leave this world a better place. I want to do something that scares me. I want to dream bigger. I want to hold on tighter, longer. I want to soak in the sun. I want to let it come as it does and stop worrying about what tomorrow might bring. I want to stop scheduling everything and instead, schedule myself. I want to laugh more. I want to live more. I want to love deeper....because who knows how long we have.....we have right now, just this moment......now, what will you do with it?