Slow Down ... Life Moves Fast

Not sure if it’s my age or the current state of affairs, but I’m super aware of the fragility … the vulnerability … of our existence.

Every time I get on the phone, I hear another story of loss.

Motor vehicle deaths occur every day. People are diagnosed with cancer. Employees lose jobs. Businesses fail. People in and out of surgery. Injuries. Illnesses. Divorce. Infidelity. Rights stripped away. Privileges suspended. Prejudices upheld. Abuses inflicted. Bombs dropped. People executed. Starved. Cut off (emotionally and physically).

The list goes on and on and it’s heart breaking.
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Our lives are precious and yet most are oblivious that it could all end in a moment’s notice.

When we pay attention, something miraculous happens. We realize we have one precious life to live and we live it like there’s no tomorrow.

That’s the magic. The present. The joy in simply being alive. To get another precious moment with yourself. With your family. With your kids.

We know life is hard.

What are you going to do about it? How will you live big today? What will you do to make a difference?

Take advantage of today and just today. Focus on what’s right. Be thankful for the good. 

Forget about yesterday. Don’t mind tomorrow. Show up (fully) … here … now.

Tell your partner they’re awesome. Tell your kid they’re killing it. Tell yourself, you’re proud.

Eat the ice cream. Take the five minutes your kid needs you to be present. Look someone in the eye and connect. Do the thing. Write the book. Speak your truth. Take the trip.

And then get up and do it again tomorrow. And don’t wait. There’s no time to waste.

Love you … mean it.
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Xx - BeAnne

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