For all of my readers who grew up in the ’60s, you may be thinking of Jay and the Americans after reading that title. “This magic moment, so different and so new, was like any other, until I kissed you”. Good stuff. But no. I’m not writing about Jay. I’m not writing about the Americans. I do want to write about moments though. They are, after all, what our life is made of. Moments, both happy and sad and somewhere in between.
When we think about moments, we usually think about the big ones. First day of school is often our first one that we are aware of. That is followed by confirmation, first day of junior high (middle school for you younger folk), first date, first kiss, first you know what, and graduation day. Then the moment of truth when a hand is asked for, or given, in marriage. A big moment in most lives is the moment your first child is born. Just wow!
After that your biggest moments usually involve accomplishments of your kids and grandkids. But there is that last day you walk out of your career and into the whole new world of being a senior citizen. Hopefully, at that time, you don’t have too many “senior moments”.
But if you put all of those moments together, they would take up about 1.35% of the moments you get in life. What about the rest of them? Buddhists will tell you to be in each moment. Employers will tell you to be productive in each moment. Retailers will be telling you to spend in each moment. Customer service representatives will be telling you to please hold for those moments. But what you tell yourself in those moments is what really matters.
I have THIS moment. I just had a delicious breakfast. I am finishing this post which about sixty of you will read (thank you!). I am healthy. I have no need to shave today. The weather is perfect for this hiker. I have people who love me. I have a job that challenges me in a good way. I am content. Right now, what I choose to do with the rest of my day is entirely up to me!
A good adjective to describe this moment is MAGIC. I hope each of you enjoy the magic moments of your day and your life.
A Semi-retired Kind of Life 