19 SHARES Share Tweet

The present moment is more alive than the past.

The present moment, as small and brief

as it may seem…

a blink of an eye,

a flap of a butterfly’s wing,

is so much bigger than our biggest fears,

and more real than

every doubt we’ve ever entertained…

It’s more alive than our past can ever be,

and the only place

full of the empty spaces

where the only limit is our imagination.

don’t let the present moment get away

The present moment is the only place where we really are,

and we have so much to lose

if we let it get away.

It is only now that anything is possible,

and second chances are available.

This is the window of time where choices can be made

and opportunities are on the table.

But we think we have time.

That there’s always tomorrow.

We wait for the perfect moment to act

and in truth there’s no such thing.

Because what we do now affects

what we can do with the next moment…

and becomes the direction

we are going…

“Forever is composed of nows” Emily Dickson

If we are still holding off

for the right time,

to follow our dreams,

to tell someone

that we love them,

to make peace with our God,

then the right time is always

escaping our grasp.

Alan Watts (1915-1973) British-American philosopher/theologian

“I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.”

This moment is fleeting

and it waits no one.

In a blink of an eye,

it’s gone.

If we get left behind,

enough times

one day we will wake up

to half the person

we could have become.

take this moment and run with it

The next opportunity

does not care who takes it,

Success does not play favorites.

It’s up to us to take

this moment and run with it.

“Jesus said, ‘No procrastination. No backward looks. You can’t put God’s kingdom off till tomorrow. Seize the day.’” (Luke 9:62 MSG)

Let’s stand in the space

where we can feel the

wind on our face

and hear the sound of our hearts beating.

The everlasting pause

where God is breathing,

and His acts of excellence

are working and delivering our blessings.

In the present moment

our fears and worries, cannot survive,

and the part of us that is limitless, fearless and free

can come to life.

This moment,

as small and brief as it may seem,

a flap of a butterfly’s wing,

is infinite and more powerful

than we can imagine.

We have so much to gain

if we run with it.

Copyright © 2017 Winfred Mathenge

Other Resources

19 SHARES Share Tweet