Moments

Life is simply a stream of moments.

Some moments are more important than others.

Take this moment for instance. How important or consequential is what I'm doing right now?

What about what I'm listening to, what I'm watching, all the things going on around me?

I think I'm just a collection of moments, all added up to make me who I am.

So is any moment really wasted? Maybe it was just less important.

What happens when we get "caught up in the moment"? Or when we do something on a "moment's notice"? Are these moments more important than others?



By the way, how long is a moment? Can a moment be several hours or does it, by definition, only last seconds? How many moments are there in a day? Simply writing this seems to have taken a few moments. Was it worth my time? Time? Do a bunch of moments equal a certain amount of time? Seems I've heard there are moments in time.



Oh, yes, the moments of life are so, so important. I wish I could say I used every moment wisely, that I took advantage of every moment in my life. But I don't. In fact, I waste an awful lot of good moments. And something else to remember: a lot of good or a lot of bad can be done in a single moment. Usually if I have to decide quickly, in a moment or so, I make a bad decision. I'm not good at quick decisions. If I take my time and deliberate a while, I'm far more likely to experience a good moment. But that's just me.

Some of life's most important events take only a moment (or maybe a few moments). And what about those decisions that we make, that take only a moment, but we realize later made a huge difference in our lives. Can you think of some of those? I can.

So if life is simply a stream of moments, maybe life is just about controlling our moments. Good luck with that.