Chasing Years

I heard a song the other day and said something about “chasing the years of my life” and that really made an impact on me.

When we are young, we “chase” 21 as the official date we come of age.  By 21 we are deemed adult in the eyes of society and that will allow us some freedoms.

We continue moving forward headed towards that quarter century mark.

Then we hit 30.  Life is good, we are living, we are learning, good times.

Then we hit the seasoned 40s and 50s and we begin to chase in a different way.  We miss those younger days of flexibility and energy levels as our body, mind, and spirit changes.

Then we move into our 60s and beyond.  We truly miss those younger years but we have a contribution we are making and we feel valued.

We continue to move along the timeline and we get desperate and chase the years of youth.

In a way, we spend the majority of our lives, chasing years.  We chase for different reasons and more passionately at different times but we still chase.

Yet, our Owner’s Guide, the Bible has a quote in Psalm 46:10 the lyricist instructs on The Lord by saying “Be still, and know that I am God.”

What if, instead of chasing years, we simply appreciated the present moments?

What if, rather than rushing to or from, we simply embraced?

What if we chose to be mindful of the moment and gushed gratitude to Spirit and others for being alive in this moment?

What if we deemed each moment a blessing?  Rather than living in a state of annoyance, we live in a state of gratitude?

Thank you Spirit for helping us stop, to still ourselves, and to know.  Know this moment counts.