i have found myself continually using two words: remember when.... it amazes me every day how fast time flies by. remember when i was in college. remember when i lived through the biggest typhoon in world history. remember when i flew across the world to find out how cold Russia really is. remember when i got to eat the biggest scoop of pistachio gelato in a cute little shop in front of the Vatican. but how much do we take time to remember the little things. the things that make our life. the things that make us, us. me, me. and you, you. today i got that pit in my stomach. that icky feeling that you used to get when you were crossing your fingers your mom wouldn't find out you broke one of her favorite china plates... this time it came from my own thoughts. not that i did anything horrific, but the thought came into my head how often do i put my thoughts towards what is coming tomorrow or in an hour or in a month instead of what is happening in the NOW. this moment. this second. the time you will never get back. how many moments have i missed making memories or remember whens because my focus is on the past or the future? i'm talking about the little things. the nights you stay up talking to friends about absolutely nothing, but end up peeing your pants a little cause your laughing so hard. the times you get to hang with the coolest fam in town on your one day off driving across the valley + get to spend a little extra time teaching your nephew how to do a handstand while grains of sand are getting in places they definitely shouldn't be. sometimes i get so caught up with the me me me + the things i want to be doing. i forget how lucky i truly am. so take a breath and enjoy the NOW. whatever you are doing you better find a way to enjoy it. make it a memory instead of a burden. it will make a world of a difference + i promise.
