This picture was taken almost 2 years ago, celebrating my daughter’s first birthday.
I love looking at old pictures. With digital cameras (and now iphones) it’s so easy to take multiple pictures, at any time. There is something about looking at the pictures and remembering that moment, relieving it. Pictures enhance our memories.
And there are other times, that when I look at a picture like this, my heart pings a little and I long for time to slow down. Everything moves to fast. They grow so fast. The ache is not as much about sadness as it is about fear. Fear that I will miss something. Fear that I will forget. I work hard to seize these moments. To not only take a picture, but live it.
I need time to slow down.
How about you?
I keep looking at my daughter and panicking – I tell her to “stop growing!!” It’s definitely scary to know that these moments pass without coming back. To slow down, I try mindfulness – whenever I can, I will remember to check in with my senses and ask myself “what do I hear? what do I see? etc.” It really works!