This too shall pass.

How many times have I been comforted by this phrase when times are tough? What a relief it has been to me to recall that most of the difficulites I face are temporal. They will subside.

The older I get, the more I realize, as hard is it is to swallow, this applies to the good times, as well as the bad. The best parts of my life are just as fleeting as the worst, maybe more so because I am not in a rush to get through them. There is no pause button. No way to hold tighter to the good, clench my fist around them and make them stand still. Time continues to tick. New stages and seasons emerge the old ones pass away. The ordinary, the mundane routines I usually involve myself in on any given day are not promised.
Changes can occur in an instant, some of which last forever.

Praying today to learn to better redeem the time. To choose wisely. To engage with wisdom in what is the most worthwhile, and to release with an open hand what is not. Soften my heart to really see what is good. To take it in and breathe it deeply. It's all I can do because even the best of these moments all too soon shall pass.
Ephesians 5:15-17
See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.