The Time is Now

By Chloe DiVita

First, this is a business blog, but with a little personal touch, and this post is one of those personal touches.

Last October, October 2 to be exact, I got married. The day flew by, as all wedding days do, but was as memorable as I would have hoped. What I continue to think about from that day is the words of wisdom our Reverend (who happens to be a good friend that we had ordained because we wanted him to marry us) had to say during our ceremony.

The time is now. Not yesterday, not tomorrow. Now. Appreciate the moment. It is, after all, what you are currently dealing with or enjoying. I can’t quote his words exactly, but I can speak to his point. Stop thinking about the bills to be paid, the work to be completed, the errands to run, or the appointments coming up. Find your family and your friends, and enjoy each other. Put down your glass of water, as Benecia’s last post talked about, and take a deep breath. All those worries will not go anywhere, I promise. I can not, however, guarantee what may come of your friends and family.

No one wants to believe that tragedy can strike them, or anyone they know. But I’m learning firsthand how disease and circumstance can upset a family. Luckily, our family has only pulled together and become closer. I know that is not always the case, but I’m grateful for the support that is generated from the circumstances my family faces. We are each learning not only how to appreciate the moment, but why each moment is so spectacular. Why our relationships are so much more important than our bills or our appointments. Why absorbing the support each of us has to offer becomes so important in the big picture of life. Why what matters is the now. The time IS now, and I plan appreciate every second of it.

I encourage each of you to do the same. Enjoy yourself, your friends, and your family. Tomorrow is Father’s Day. Enjoy your Father, even if the enjoyment comes from memories past.

But remember to enjoy today. Tomorrow isn’t going anywhere, and yesterday is done.

Comments

[Yvonne DiVita]

Well said, daughter. One should not have to learn this lesson the hard way - by suffering through tragedy and unhappiness. But, that is often the only way it is learned. Instead of worrying all the time, "Oh, if only..." one could change the 'if' to:

"Through this toilsome world, alas! Once and only once I pass; If a kindness I may show, If a good deed I may do - to a suffering fellow man, Let me do it while I can. No delay, for it is plain, I shall not pass this way again."

Love you. Mom

[Dick Richards]

Welcome to the blogosphere Chloe! If this is the direction in which you are headed, count me as a fan already: "Appreciate the moment. It is, after all, what you are currently dealing with or enjoying."

And...congratulations on your marriage!

[Chloe]

Thank you Dick.

It's great to have a fan already! I'm enjoying the blogosphere, and can't wait to be more involved.

I've read your blog and believe you have found a fan as well!