Change and magic.

January 22, 2021

I don’t remember what time it was. But in an instant, everything changed.

Like a lot of people who write, I write a lot of things that never see the light of day. As it should be. Writing is always deeply personal. Some of it we share, some we don’t. Every time I read an article or poem or book I take time to remember that someone somewhere was sitting at a laptop or scratching out notes on a well-worn pad with a favorite pen. I can almost see and feel the person behind a great piece of writing.

I don’t remember what time it was. But in an instant, everything changed. 

I start a lot of my writing rambles with this set of words because I’m fascinated, okay obsessed, with this fact. I’ve had people confide in me over the years about moments that have changed everything in their lives. And usually the only comfort I can give them is this:

Well, you didn’t see this happening (usually a thing they’re perceiving as really, really bad), so what’s exciting is there’s more you can’t see happening in front of you.

And some of it could be really, really GOOD.

 I know it’s a weird logic to find that comforting but I do.

 Because life is like that.

 We make little changes and choices every day that collectively change the course of our lives.

Do this. Don’t do this. Eat this. Walk away. Stay. Be honest and speak up. Don’t say a word. Reach out. Let it go. Take the job. Don’t. Start something new. Something that makes your heart beat a bit louder in your chest. Walk five miles a day. Write every single day. Meditate. Make little shifts to create a life you love.

All those little “instants” are as powerful as the BIGGER “instants” that change the course of our lives. Try seeing the little decisions you make in life as part of a collective magical whole.

And know. You won’t remember what time it was. But in an instant (or maybe many, many instances), everything will change...