This is just a moment in time.
This is just a moment in time.
This is just a moment in time.
This is what I repeat to myself when things are difficult, when life’s kicked me in the crotch again and when I think I couldn’t possibly take another step forward.
This is just a moment in time.
And you know what? It works. It works to remember that for every moment we’re going through, there’s another moment that’s going to happen right after this one. It might be better, it might be worse, but the moment you’re going through right now? It’ll pass. You’ll get through it. Something will change and a new moment will be created.
I’m not saying you just sit there and let the moments come to you. You need to get out there and do the work. You need to forgive whatever is holding you back and take a step toward the next moment that you want to create. If you don’t do the work, it’s almost guaranteed that the next moment isn’t going to be a good one, or that you’ll simply stay where you are but sink a little deeper into the place you want to get out of. So, you need to do the work.
I’ve had a lot going on over the past many, many months and there are big changes ahead. And that change? Well, it can be paralyzing. Remembering that where I am right now is just a moment in time, that someday I will look back at this moment and think “Whoa…that was a shit moment, but here I am now in this place, feeling amazing” – well, it makes it easier to manage the moment I’m in now. It’s important to remember that even the smallest change can shift where you’re at right now and pivot the direction of your next moment.
But, like I said. You gotta do the work. Sitting around moping, complaining and blaming simply stalls you from moving out of this moment in time towards another, more positive, more happy, more freeing moment in time. So stop. Figure out what you want. Make a plan. Do the work. Get out of this moment.
Unforunately, it doesn’t work in reverse. Those moments that you want to hold on to? Those moments you don’t want to let go? Those moments you want to stay and live in forever? Well, those are also just moments in time. When you’re in those good places and you’re really living in your moment, remember to take the time to feel the moment, to appreciate and love the moment…to let that moment wash over you and fill your soul with love, joy and happiness. You also deserve that.
This is just a moment in time.
Those 7 words have honestly changed my life.
When my kids are bickering and I want to scream: This is just a moment in time.
When I doubt my strength, my power and my capability to achieve: This is just a moment in time.
When something goes wrong in my business: This is just a moment in time.
When my body gives out and leaves me sick for months on end: This is just a moment in time.
When I’m so exhausted, my patience is nil and my kid has a fever: This is just a moment in time.
When love is hard and exhausting and you doubt all of it: This is just a moment in time.
Here’s the BIG difference though: You need to ADD TWO WORDS during the good moments.
When your kids look at you with joy, happiness and unconditional love: This is just a moment in time. Remember this.
When your child does something for the first time and they get “that” smile of pride: This is just a moment in time. Remember this.
When you do something for the first time in a long time and remind yourself who you are: This is just a moment in time. Remember this.
When you feel the sun on your face, hear the sound of laughter and take a moment to breathe: This is just a moment in time. Remember this.
It’s the “Remember this” moments we need to focus on when things are hard. Remember that there are good moments ahead. Of course there will be difficult ones, too. But in a world that constantly wants us to focus all the things we’re not “enough” of, the “Remember this” moments will hold you together, will allow you to remember that the dark times are simply a moment in time and there are so many more moments you’re going to want to remember once you get out of this one.
Life is hard sometimes. Not all the time…but sometimes. In those hard moments, just remember – this is just a moment in time. You can get through it. You will get through it. Why?
Well, #1 – there’s no other choice, you gotta move.
And #2 – We all deserve incredible moments in our life.
So, get to work and go get ’em. This is just a moment in time. Good or bad.
This is just a moment in time.