Will You Ever "LIVE" in the "MOMENT"?

 

 

                    Living In The Moment  

                                         By: Floyd Spiva jr. CDT MDT CD

                                                     Copyright 2011

 

    When was the last time you had one of those special times that can be identified as, "Living In The Moment"? I know that some of you are now wrinkling your brow and thinking, what the heck is living in the moment, and probably saying to yourself, I doubt I have ever done that, what ever it is. The reality is that you have a "Living in the Moment" experience numerous times everyday, "IF" your lucky.

 

    Let's identify a few "Living In The Moment" experiences. How about that great meal you had. The food was cooked just right and tasted better then you expected. You probably told someone who was with you that the meal was better than you expected...a real "moment" of pleasure. Then how about when you signed the papers that made that new car you had been wanting finally your's ?, that had to be a great moment. That feeling can't happen again. "Living in the Moment" experiences come one at a time.

 

    Are there other living in the moment experiences you might ask, there certainly are. How about the time the Dr. looked up as the birth took place and said, "your baby is perfect"...was that not a living in the moment experience? You have no way of putting a price on those kinds of Moments?  When that baby took it's first step or spoke the words Daddy or Mommy for the first time...those were "Living In The Moment" happenings you never ever forget.

 

    How many examples of living in the moment can you now remember? I know your memory banks are spinning and tossing out example after example. A wedding day, a birthday, a graduation, a job promotion, or a reunion with a friend or family member you haven't seen in years. All are once in a lifetime examples of "Living in the moment".

 

    Now, tell me, when do we stop having living in the moment experiences? The answer is "never". We have a living in the moment experience every day we take a breath of life. Those moments may or may not be ones we Hi-lite and store in our memory banks as "special". No, not all moments are earth shaking, or highly life changing, but they nevertheless are what makes life worth living....Without both ordinary and special living in the moment happenings on a daily basis, I have no doubt you would quickly agree, life didn't provide much incentive to live it over and over again on a daily basis.

 

    Guess what, there are thousands and thousands of people who are being denied the opportunity to have a daily or even weekly " Living In The Moment" experience. At least not one that provides special meaning and happiness....Who are those people you may ask. One could be your mother, or father, or grand mother, or grand father.

 

    If anyone of them are being ignored because of some illness or disease that grossly limits their ability to be self sufficient in any way, chances are they are being denied the opportunity to have a "special moment" on a monthly basis, much less daily. This unfortunately is an issue our senor citizens are faced with on a greater scale than most people realize. They get ignored by everyone from family, to friends, to care takers, to even health professionals. When people suffer from an illness that affects memory or limits physical ability, they to often become seen as to much trouble to spend time with, and besides, it's not fun and interesting to "me"...and after all, they won't remember it anyway. Won't remember it anyway !!!!  How about having some compassion and allowing that person to have an opportunity to "Live In The Moment". It only takes a Moment of your selfish time.

 

    Living in the moment doesn't require an elephants capability to remember for years, or even the ability to remember the moment tomorrow..."TODAY"..this "moment" is what's important. Have you provided someone with an opportunity to "Live In The Moment" today? Will you provide that opportunity tomorrow, next week or next month? Is the person who needs that special moment, needing it because having it with "you" is what makes it special? Do you understand that a special moment may be nothing more than a phone call, a visit, or being invited to a get together, even though they may only be able to sit and talk to whom ever will take the time to talk with them. In many cases a special moment is just the fact they are present with those they spent years loving and caring for. They may not remember it tomorrow, but today, they enjoyed "Living In The Moment".

 

    I hope "you" have many "Living In The Moment" experiences as you age. Most of all I hope they never cease just because you reach senior citizen status. If you become memory challenged, or have another debilitating illness, I pray you are not denied the thrill of having your "Living In The Moment" experience on a daily basis provided by friends and loved ones. "Now", who do you owe a "Moment" to?