Today I watched as countless friends graduated from St. Edward's. I remember siting at the same ceremony one year ago and thinking how time flies. This nostalgic feeling of seeing so many talented individuals embark on their next steps of their lives really is powerful. Thinking back through everything that happened one year ago can be shocking! For example, I was still in college one year ago, I had no plans of moving home, I had never been to DC and going to graduate school was the only option in my mind. These thoughts really even just occured in the last few months. One year ago I believe I was a different person. The changes, growth, and possibilities that happen in one year's time simply are amazing. Think about it... how long really is one year? 365 days, 8760 hours, 525,600 minutes and 31,536,000 seconds. That is a lot of time. And so many questions come to mind with all that time! How much of it did we waste away, never to get back? How much of that time did we spend serving others, or even caring for our own needs. How much of that time are we so completely proud of? How much of that time did we spend making those that care for us proud? Time is so valuable and in one year's time what did we actually do...where did we start and where did we end?
Living through love, tears, storms, laughter, memories, break-ups, hook-ups, death, birth, jobs, opportunities...LIFE. One year is simply just one step of our lives. It is a few (or really a lot of) moment(s) in time. Sitting today in that moment and realizing that one entire year has gone by, I can honestly say that I am so happy and proud of where I am today. One year ago I never expected to be in this place of my life. But, I guess some parts of those precious moments are not controlled by our hopes, wishes or even dreams. There is a purpose in THOSE moments, and I do believe that it is God in those moments. Sheer moments make up one year, and my challenge for the next year is to work towards being very conscious of how I spend my moments. In one year I hope to look back to this particular moment, remember the feeling of accomplishment and peace and be able to say that I truly have lived my moments to the best of my abilities!
"86 400 seconds in a day to turn it all around or throw it all away, you better tell 'em that you love 'em while you got the chance to say...gotta live like you're dying"
take it to heart...even if its just for one of those 365 days!
Peace
S
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