words.

How often do you take the time to think about the power of words? I mean really think about it? Yeah, there’s the obvious words that we think about: love, hate, justice, freedom, etc., but how about the other less obvious words that carry just as much power if not more than those we are aware of? The other day I heard this quote: “Only this moment is life.” WOW! That may be the best sentence I have ever heard. When I break it down and really think about its meaning, I can’t help but to focus on the word “moment.”

Moment: a specific point in time, especially the present; a particular period of importance, influence, or significance in a series of events or developments; outstanding significance or value (thefreedictionary.com).

“Only this moment is life.” It’s funny how such a simple sentence can be so powerful and complex. Think about it: This moment right now, nothing else, is life. The only thing that matters is what you do right now in this moment. The moments in the past are in the past; they are no longer. We cannot control what has already happened, but when we decide to live in the present moment, we can create whatever it is we choose to create.  I can’t help but to smile when I think about it like that. This is it: this moment is life, and life is what we make it. Therefore, this moment is what we make it.  Instead of living for the future and having a five-year plan for the moments ahead or just going through the motions like it is so easy to do, maybe we should take a step back and look at the here and now: the moment that we are currently occupying and embrace it, live it, make it the best moment possible.

Live this moment. Live this life. And smile.