Slow Down, Take A Breath, And Live

"We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment in life is a miracle and a mystery." H.G. Wells

 What time is your next meeting today? What time do you have to get going and be out the door? Maybe this is what is on your mind today, or maybe you are are thinking into the future. Thinking about your schedule for tomorrow, something going on next week, or even planning for next month. Listen, as helpful as it is to plan ahead, and I am not saying that it is a bad thing, but you have to watch yourself when you do so, because once we get thinking about all that we have going on until then and then what will happen once we get there, it is hard to get out of that train of thought...
 So what am I saying exactly? Well, I am saying that, as busy as our lives might get, we have to appreciate these moments that we are in. We need to cherish every second. Like right now, look around you, look at the blessings surrounding you. Take a deep breath and enjoy the air that God has supplied for us, and know that, in our lives, if we are are too focused on a schedule, if we are looking ahead to the future, and just trying to get from here to there; then we are going to walk past all of the miracles and the mysteries that God has placed in between. We are not going to be able to rejoice in the wonderful blessings and opportunities that He has set before us, and we are never going to be able to uncover the mysteries in which the result could end up changing our lives.
 God wants you to not only get through this life that He has blessed to so generously with, but He wants you to actually live it. So slow down, take a breath, and live for every moment.