Synergy Saturdays-#301 The Strong Within Daily Affirmation Podcast

I Make Every Moment Come Alive

I’m Alive in The Moment…I don’t take what I have for granted, I don’t take the people in my life for granted, and I don’t take my time for granted. While I’m always looking to better every situation, I am alive in the moment and thankful for what I have…because I know that to get to where I want, I have to be in appreciation of what I have. So many people look for something better while never really enjoying what they do have, and when you live like this…no matter what you get…it will never be enough…and they will be on an endless journey of un-satisfaction.

I was in a coffee shop doing some work, and as I sat at the counter I was facing a set of couches. I looked up from my computer and I saw two young gals sitting with each other. One had her arm around the other girl and pulled her closer to her, as they had such wonderful smiles on their face, as they took a selfie together. Seeing that love they had for each other made me smile, and it made me pause for a moment and ask…am I loving and living in my moments like these girls were?

We think we need someone to brighten our moments…and they can…but if we don’t know how to brighten our moments alone then we can’t really be totally in the moment with anyone else. We look for something else to fulfill us, to give us what we need or want…and things can accentuate our situations…but they are not what changes our moments. Our attitude of gratitude will. And the happiest people I’ve ever known weren’t satisfied by what they had, they were fulfilled by life.

I was listening to a podcast about a child who sold maps to tourists in Afghanistan on a road called Chicken St. I don’t think I’ll ever forget a road like that…but the person asked the child why he did what he did. He told his story about his father being older and sick so he had to take care of his family. His father passed away and so he was the sole provider now. And during their conversation they were talking about a movie where a child couldn’t be what he wanted to be…and the interviewer ask the young map seller if his life was like that actor in the movie…and the child said, no his life was better because in the movie the kid was trapped where he was…he couldn’t follow his dreams.

And it really hit me hard, this young kid who was selling maps said he loved his life and was blessed. He told the interviewer that his dream was to be a pilot, and he said he would make it happen. I always am amazed when I hear about people in other countries who have the worst situations that we can’t even imagine, and they are smiling all the time, they are living their life making the most of it, and still dreaming of what they want. All the while we have the easiest of lives, and when we have some tiny adversity…we give up.

Being on social media, it’s endless how much complaining I see…how school is taking too long and they aren’t done yet, how they had to wait an extra few minutes to get their coffee or food and it was the end of the world, or how any change in the temperature is a major inconvenience for them. Yes, I get people want to express how they feel, but when does it become a habit of always complaining about the small things?  How can we enjoy every precious moment? How can we not want our time to come before we are ready? There’s a quote I like that reminds me of this… “I found I didn’t get the experience until after I needed it.” Are you willing to go through the harder times to get the experience needed, or are you going to wish for it to be easy and not grow from each moment?

So how will you live in the moment, how will you come alive in the moment, how will you love what you have so you can accept and attract what is to come your way…how will you be fulfilled? You deserve a great life…but that will only happen if you choose to allow it to happen. It will only happen if you make every moment come alive.

Today’s Personal Commitment:
How do you make your moments come to life? I’m sure you may be going to work or doing some sort of repetition that you did yesterday. Instead of looking it as hum drum and boring…what if you were to ask yourself, how can I make this moment come alive? How can I find the beauty in the moment and truly appreciate it? And how can I make it last throughout the day? Find more awareness during your day to keep asking this question to change your day. I know when I worked in a pretty mundane job I found ways to make my work fun, to see how fast I could do it and time myself, to find the stories behind the people I was doing the work for, and just to connect with as many people as I could in my work. It not only made me more aware of how great the moment was, but it also made me more creative during my work to become better at it. So what can you do to make your moments come alive, and how can you keep asking that question all day?

I Make Every Moment Come Alive

 

 

Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together,
Personal Development Life Coach-
Chris O'Hearn

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Music by:
- Zest by basematic (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
- I Have Often Told You Stories (guitar instrumental) by Ivan Chew (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
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