A New Moment

I opened "The Weekly Whisper" this morning and Vanessa was telling me how every moment is new. She was talking about how whatever is happening in this moment has never happened in exactly the same way before. That everything is new and everything begins anew.

I agree - every moment is new. Every minute of our lives has never happened before, and while we may feel like we are moving through days, we are really moving through minutes. Our life is an accumulation of these minutes. The way we live them, and the choices we make during them, shape and form our lives.

So when we want something new or different for ourselves it is easy to look back and see how it hasn't happened; to list off all the things we've done that should have gotten us where we want to be. It is easy to feel sorry for ourselves, to let frustration, anger or despair take over.

But, what if, in this moment, you make a different choice? What if you choose to look forward instead of back? What if you look at all that is good in your life instead of what is missing? What if you choose to do something that moves you toward the life you want? How would that change this moment? This day? Your life?