Whatever You Are Feeling, Remember, This Too Shall Pass...
It never fails. You are stressed out to the nth degree. You want to scream. Or cry. Or both. It's been days or weeks or months of the same thing. And someone says those words to you.
Don't worry! This too shall pass....
Raise your hand if you want to bop someone upside the head when they tell you this? It can't just be me.
Yes. This too will pass. Everything does. Every moment does. But why are we so quick to only apply this sound advice in times of trouble, strife and stress? Why is it always a default response to the times that are negative?
I've promised to always be honest with you. It is so very important to know that, in a time of stress and pain, that it is only temporary. It is an ingredient for positive mental health.
But if you have come here looking for advice about how to get through those times, that is a blog post for another day. Today, I'm talking about the happier moments.
On the day of my wedding, as I was standing at the alter next to this man I was about to spend the rest of my life with, I thought to myself, "this right here. This. I want to remember this moment for as long as I live." Do you know why?
Because this too shall pass!
That's right. Here's the mind blowing news for you. The happiest, most positive moments of your life don't last forever either. I know. *Imagine me making that gesture with my hands next to my head and making an explosive noise.*
Okay, maybe not totally mind-blowing. But it is still worth discussing.
When you are at a concert, breathing the same air as your idol who happens to be standing 10 feet away on stage and you are so excited that you want to squeal and squeal very loudly - this too shall pass - because tomorrow, Kelly Clarkson moves on to another town.
When you are holding your sleeping new born baby, all warm and snuggly and quiet and you are overcome with more love for this vulnerable little creature than you ever thought possible - this too shall pass - because in three minutes, the baby is going to scream for no reason at all.
When you are lounging on the beach with your favorite trashy book, a drink with an umbrella, hearing the crashing waves while your hair blows lightly in the breeze - that's right - this too shall pass - because in the blink of an eye, the wind is blowing your hair into your face and you have sand in your drink.
In the happiest moments of our day, week, month, year, life - it is very important to remember this sound advice. This. Too. Shall. Pass. And much like we remind ourselves when stressed that those moments don't last forever, we also need to remind ourselves that we cannot take these happier moments for granted.
ALL moments are brief. They could be seconds or minutes or even a day or two. But they are brief. They aren't infinite. They don't last. They are followed by another moment.
And just as all moments are brief and temporary, they are also unique occurrences that cannot ever be exactly duplicated, no matter how hard you try. You may get close. But moments, though brief, have a lot of variables that cannot be recreated. Something will always be lacking.
So the next time you are in a moment that is so purely beautiful and joyful that you just can't imagine your heart feeling any more full, remind yourself to take the time to appreciate it. Live in it. Acknowledge its influence on your heart. Because that moment will pass too quickly.
That's finding magic in a moment.
Don't worry! This too shall pass....
Raise your hand if you want to bop someone upside the head when they tell you this? It can't just be me.
Yes. This too will pass. Everything does. Every moment does. But why are we so quick to only apply this sound advice in times of trouble, strife and stress? Why is it always a default response to the times that are negative?
I've promised to always be honest with you. It is so very important to know that, in a time of stress and pain, that it is only temporary. It is an ingredient for positive mental health.
But if you have come here looking for advice about how to get through those times, that is a blog post for another day. Today, I'm talking about the happier moments.
On the day of my wedding, as I was standing at the alter next to this man I was about to spend the rest of my life with, I thought to myself, "this right here. This. I want to remember this moment for as long as I live." Do you know why?
Because this too shall pass!
That's right. Here's the mind blowing news for you. The happiest, most positive moments of your life don't last forever either. I know. *Imagine me making that gesture with my hands next to my head and making an explosive noise.*
Okay, maybe not totally mind-blowing. But it is still worth discussing.
When you are at a concert, breathing the same air as your idol who happens to be standing 10 feet away on stage and you are so excited that you want to squeal and squeal very loudly - this too shall pass - because tomorrow, Kelly Clarkson moves on to another town.
When you are holding your sleeping new born baby, all warm and snuggly and quiet and you are overcome with more love for this vulnerable little creature than you ever thought possible - this too shall pass - because in three minutes, the baby is going to scream for no reason at all.
When you are lounging on the beach with your favorite trashy book, a drink with an umbrella, hearing the crashing waves while your hair blows lightly in the breeze - that's right - this too shall pass - because in the blink of an eye, the wind is blowing your hair into your face and you have sand in your drink.
In the happiest moments of our day, week, month, year, life - it is very important to remember this sound advice. This. Too. Shall. Pass. And much like we remind ourselves when stressed that those moments don't last forever, we also need to remind ourselves that we cannot take these happier moments for granted.
ALL moments are brief. They could be seconds or minutes or even a day or two. But they are brief. They aren't infinite. They don't last. They are followed by another moment.
And just as all moments are brief and temporary, they are also unique occurrences that cannot ever be exactly duplicated, no matter how hard you try. You may get close. But moments, though brief, have a lot of variables that cannot be recreated. Something will always be lacking.
So the next time you are in a moment that is so purely beautiful and joyful that you just can't imagine your heart feeling any more full, remind yourself to take the time to appreciate it. Live in it. Acknowledge its influence on your heart. Because that moment will pass too quickly.
That's finding magic in a moment.
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