While it Lasts

A very important life lesson for me, was to live in the present moment. It's very important to enjoy what is, while it's here as it may not last as long as you thought it would.

In the past, I was very immersed in nostalgia, sentimentality, i.e. ~ too stuck in the past. I may have been this way, naturally or I may have become this way as a mirroring of the ex huzz. He's very stuck in the past. Music of the 70s & 80s, clothing styles, etc.

In the past few years, I have turned back into who I really am, vs a reflection of those around me. My deeply curious nature has allowed me to, again, explore, change, to grow!

When one 1/2 of a couple grows, changes & evolves, it often feels very threatening & uncomfortable to the one who wants their world & all the people close to them, to stay the same. It's for their own narcissistic selfish comfort, alone.  
It's a very stifling existence.

Since I have been on my own, I have had people from my past come back into my life, to my delight. Some are playfully, wistfully nostalgic.
Then, there are guys who I was romantically involved with years ago, who are still, STILL saying the same lines, using the same story to suck me into their world, all over again.

Umm, I'll pass, this time!  :)

So, I listen to any music that's new, I follow trends & will try anything new that appeals to me. New places, new faces, new restaurants. New technology, new ways to see the world & all the exciting things in it!

Change can be scary, a bit uncomfortable, a little threatening, yet, come on! 
People! 
Change can be FUN!

When I'm in a situation with new people, new ideas, new ways of doing things, I have learned to enjoy it in the moment! It may last for a day, it may last for a week, a month or longer.
Best to enjoy it while it's here.

In today's world where nearly everyone & everything is constantly evolving, so dynamic. The world is transitional.
Some of these changes are a bit disconcerting. I tell myself, I'm here, right now, in THIS moment. This moment is here, then, in its brevity...........it's gone. Best to enjoy it.

Friendships, romantic liaisons, employment, weather, I have learned to enjoy them while they last. 

Think happy thoughts inside of your head
At work at play or in your warm bed

None of us knows what the next moment will bring
Best to be happy to dance and to sing

Love those who are so close to your heart
For none of us knows when their life will depart

Live your life to the fullest each day
That when that life is gone away

You will say ~ WHAT A RIDE!

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