She’s T E N. A glorious number. Double digits. She has her whole life ahead of her. But where did the past ten years go?!
So let’s get this straight. Essentially the theory goes that the faster you go the slower time moves.
Truth be told…There is no real way to make time stand still or slow down.
But I can tell you how to make it stop… for a moment… In your mind. As if time was frozen. So that the memory will last forever.
I took a trip across America about 13 years ago. Every morning I would run in a different city every morning. Every morning I would wake up and run. In NYC. In Montana. In Venice Beach. In Seattle. In Washington D.C. I would stop every day and close my eyes and take a picture not knowing if I’d ever return to these places. The moments stand still in my mind. OF THAT MOMENT. Not on a phone. Only in my mind. Kind of like the “core memories” that are described in the Disney Pixar movie “Inside Out.”
I’ve locked them into my “long term memory” and pull them out when I want to dream about the places I’ve been to or would love to see again. Just like I’ve done with the billion moments I’ve been blessed to witness with my kids.
I don’t know that time will ever stop or what the universe has in store for us as we live here on Earth not knowing our destiny, but I’m cramming my brain with moment and memories that I never want to forget.
Time moves at the speed of light and I’m not sure I want to miss a moment. So I’m going to do the opposite. I can’t move faster than the speed of light to stop time, so I’m slowing down. Waaaaaaaay down.
Life moves too fast. Stop. Breathe. Soak in the moment. Enjoy it. Remember it.
The past 10 years were amazing with this one and the billion moments I have in my mind of her and our life. I’m looking forward to the next hundred billion moments I get with this one and the others. I’m sure I’ll have enough space, right?!
Happy 10th Birthday Mia!