This Moment Is Your Life

Spark #87 - Not someday. Not when things settle. This is it.

Apr 02, 2025

Life is happening now.

“We keep missing the moment that we're in.” – Pema Chödrön

Overwhelm can feel like your default setting. The endless tabs open in your mind. The constant shifting from task to task. Always producing, planning, pushing. And still—there’s that hum of not enough.

But life isn’t later. It’s not when the inbox is empty or the house is quiet.

Life is now.

Pema Chödrön’s words stop me in my tracks:
“We keep missing the moment that we're in.”1

Because this is it.
This moment matters just as much as the big ones.

Some moments shake you—like walking into the house and realizing Joey, my little dog, isn’t there to greet me anymore.
Others whisper—like waking up and remembering both of my daughters are home for the weekend.
Some light you up—like signing the first copy of my book.
And some arrive soft and unexpected—like catching the scent of hyacinths on the counter.

These aren’t background details. They’re real life.

So pause. Breathe. Feel your feet. Look around.

This is what being fully alive feels like.

Not later.
Right now.
Don’t miss it.