We have this moment....

So often I find myself thinking about tomorrow, next week, or even these days just about the next shift of nurses.  I find myself full of "I wonder..." and "What if..." questions and thoughts.  I find myself making up scenarios in my head that fluctuate between reality and possibility. 

I am learning to realize that even though the current moment might not be the picturesque, ideal, dreamy moment that I would have chosen for my fairy tale world, it is a moment that cannot be relived... it cannot be gotten back once it is gone.  How many moments have I missed out on because I was waiting for a bigger, better moment?!

Cherish each moment.  I am finding myself, especially after 78 days in the hospital with Mark, finding each moment more and more special to hold onto.  Whether it be a quiet moment holding his hand... cherish it.  Whether it be just looking at his sweet, peaceful face while he rests... cherish it.  No moment is too big or too small to be cherished - to hold onto.  I don't want to look back with the regret that I missed out on a moment because I thought it was too small or because I was waiting for one that might seem more grand and glorious.   This is the moment you have been given and you can never get it back!

Today I will cherish each moment...each heartbeat... each breath.  Today I will remember that each moment that we are given is a gift....precious and irreplaceable... priceless.

I love the words in the chorus of the song We Have This Moment :

We have this moment to hold in our hands
and to touch as it slips through our fingers like sand;
Yesterday's gone and tomorrow may never come,
But we have this moment today.

 

 

I challenge you to cherish each moment.  Don't lose an opportunity to say "I love you" and mean it - and show it.  Don't spend the moments you have focused on the negative - work to find the good, no matter how small that good might seem.  Spend your moments lifting up, not tearing down.  Spend your moments spreading love, not harboring bitterness or hate. 

 

We have this moment.... make it count!