"This very instant" is
all we have. We make plans for the future, we
invoke memories of the past,
but really, all we have to deal with and
to act in is the moment at hand. We
cannot stop its going; we cannot
hurry the next moment on its way. Like
everyone else in the world,
we're partners in the dull, humdrum, dazzling,
fabulous, totally
unpredictable moment.
And if we have a time that is
"our time," it's right now. It has to be,
because there isn't any other.
Maybe we've had times in the past that
were special for us; maybe the
future will hold precious moments.
But the only time that is truly
"our time" is this time, where we are,
right now. And what we do with this
time is ours to decide.
Each moment is mine, to make as beautiful or as
painful as I choose.
from the book
The Promise of a New Day by Karen Casey and Martha Vanceburg
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