The “Pretty Good” Life
It all started when I was told to just enjoy the journey. And this should be easy enough considering I have a “pretty good” life. So I sat down and I thought about it and I thought about it some more and I finally saw the problem. I often determine the enjoyment of my “life moments” by their relationship to a “before moment” or an “after moment.” And since, so far, my life has been “pretty good,” I measure all of my “life moments” up to this “pretty good” standard. This makes it almost impossible to just enjoy the journey. I enjoy the moments that are greater than or equal to “pretty good,” but I don’t enjoy the moments that are less than “pretty good.” So I enjoy about half the journey. I have to figure out a way to let each moment exist independently of any “before moment” or any “after moment.” And then, without letting them touch, I must cram all these independent moments inside this greater time-space phenomenal which I call life. Is this even possible? Maybe in a world where moments are miracles. Luckily, I believe in a God of miracles…so this I my prayer, “Lord, take my time-my space- my days -my nights…wrap them in your love, shine them with your light, and sprinkle them with your scent….mix everything together and then turn it into little miracle moments.”
