Sippin' Hot Cocoa

Ever feel like Time is speeding up and you're doing all you can to just keep up? I know I do. I feel like I'm always running at the heels of Time and it's just looking back laughing at me with a look that says, "You'll never catch up." And if you think about it, that's true. Life is a big game of "catch-up". We can't stop, slow down, or speed Time up. We can't control it in any way. Makes me feel powerless. But just because we can't control Time, doesn't mean we have to let it control us.
Don't let Time take moments away from you. It's as if we spend our lives waiting for "those moments" to come...but when they do, we just let them pass by without a second thought. We don't even realize they were even moments until days, months, or years later when ur sittin' around just sippin hot cocoa reminiscing. But then, they become nothing more than precious memories. This makes me believe that moments should be treasured as much, if not more, than memories. Memories last a lifetime and are numerous. Moments, recognized as moments, are so rare and disappear as fast as they come. People always say, "Live in the moment!" But how can we live in a moment if we can't even recognize one? Learn how to recognize a moment while its there, don't wait for it to become a memory.
I feel the need to clarify...moments aren't easy to recognize. It's not going to scream in your face to let you know its there. It simply will come. You just have to be looking for it. And its not always going to be a big event, or involve a lot of people, or any people for that matter. In fact, I've found that the moments that become fond memories are the moments when there's not a lot going on...other than life. Life, in its simplest form, creates the greatest moments. As I sit here sippin my hot cocoa, the flashes of moments that run through my mind include things like stayin up all night with one of my girls just talking til we can't hold our eyes open any longer, cranking the music up in the car while cruisin down the road with the windows down...screaming the lyrics at the top of our lungs and dancing as crazy as is possible in a car, sittin around bored out of our minds until something so little makes us laugh so hard our stomachs hurt and tears are rolling down our faces. Moments come in the little things. Don't let them pass you by.
I find with each new page I turn in my life, I look back on past pages and chapters with a sense of satisfaction, but also regret of having not made the most of every experience. So, as I press on in this book of life, I challenge myself everyday to live with no regrets. Our time on this earth is so fleeting...like grains of sand falling through our tight grasps. Don't get to the last chapter of your life without ever once recognizing a moment. Cherish the memories, but keep your eyes open for the moments. Don't let Time steal them away from you.