Great Moments

Life moves so fast and changes with the blink of an eye.

That old saying You don't know what you got til it's gone couldn't be more true. When a huge, life altering event happens such as a death, a divorce or loss of a job, one tends to reflect back and remember the good moments, the good things, the positives of the time spent. Why can't we remember that on a daily basis? How do you learn to be thankful for what you have right in front of you. This very moment, this day...how do you learn to live in these great moments?

There is so much pain and suffering all around, not just physically but mentally as well. We are in constant turmoil in life and if you can find some peace and escape from it why don't we give ourselves every opportunity to do that? There are some people that are in a constant state of agitation or stress and I think does that really help? Is that really necessary? Does that make the situation your facing better....really?

I am just as guilty of those moments as anyone...I accept that. I have been thinking about how fast relationships in my life change. How quickly they go from nothing to something and from something to nothing. There are people I don't even see or talk to hardly at all anymore that I used to be connected with hourly or at the very least daily. It's sad to me how quickly things change and how fast something new goes away. Why don't the good things ever last?

How do we understand these moments when they are happening and find ways to keep them, to hold them close, to really enjoy and cherish them? How do we only notice them when they are gone?