Catching Days

At the speed of light. That's how fast this Christmas season is flying by. And I feel like I'm running behind it, trying to catch up, trying to catch my breath, afraid to blink or it'll be gone.

What causes the days to fly by? To disappear in the blink of an eye?

Being too busy to slow down and live in THAT moment. Looking ahead, looking back, filling up the days with running to and fro, that's what makes not just the Christmas season go by too fast but any season. Any day, any month, any year.

So how do you stop it?

The answer is....you can't. The days are going to go by fast simply because we're a nation of busy people. When you step out of bed each morning, the clock is running. Your to-do list multiplies like rabbits.

Doesn't help, huh?

What you CAN do is learn to live in THAT moment. What moment? The one you have right now. The only one you're guaranteed to have. The yesterdays are gone and the tomorrows haven't dawned yet.

Appreciate the very moment you live in. The laughter in your life, the love in your life. Celebrate the little things that make you want to twirl around, delighted to be alive.

That's how you catch the days. In the midst of a busy life, don't forget to have a life.