Harriet Cabelly, LCSW
Therapist . Speaker . Author
I want to share an awesome u-tube that I just received in my email. The person who sent it, my old exercise trainer, clearly knows what moves me. I feel compelled to post this here.
Time gone, youth gone, time passing. There’s nothing to hold onto but the tide of change. As Gretchin Rubin of the Happiness Project says, “The days are long, but the years are short.”
The passing of time saddens me. And as Seals and Crofts (baby boomer group) sings, “We may never pass this way again.” All this makes me really try to hold onto the moment and be cognizant of it. And then we can let it go knowing we had it in all its fullness.
When my daughter got married a couple of years ago, I told her, and myself, that “the six hours will go by in the blink of an eye and then all you’ll have are the memories. Try to focus on each and every aspect; hold it, take it in and be mindful of every part.” Throughout the wedding, we’d remind each other to appreciate each moment. And we did. And it didn’t run away without us even noticing. We felt it all and held it. It was a full and rich experience.
Are we making our time here something to write home about??? Are we mindful of it and not wishing it away? Are we pursuing our dreams, interests, goals? Or are we coming up with all the Excuses of life to avoid, delay, run away from, rationalize; and then it’s too late.
While we’re here, it’s not too late. These men (in the video) showed us that. Do the extraordinary. Become remarkable. Go for it!!
How did this video resonate for you? What will you shed and take on?
You’re right Harriet, I’m always fearful of time passing too… always aware of the moment we won’t come back to. I was really touched by the “we may never pass this way again line’.
I love that you reminded each other to be mindful during your daughters wedding, most of the time we spend so long anticipating something and then can’t believe that it’s over so quickly.x
Thanks for your comment, Shazia. You are so right about how long we spend anticipating something and then it arrives and flies by. Anticipation is great; it adds to the excitement. But then we also need to really hone in as the event/happening occurs so that we can truly appreciate it.
(wish I could go back to the “too to ” moment and correct that!)
See, I edited the extra “too” word out.
Hi Harriett,
I’ve written a couple of similar posts re ‘Excuses’. ‘Cherishing your time’. It is important, time gets away for all of us. Simply being aware that our time is prescious may save us from wasting it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Be good to yourself
David
Thanks for commenting, David. And thanks for Liking the post. We must forever stay connected to our gift of time.