In the blink of an eye

 And just like that, reality shifts. Someone passes away that you saw last week. A relationship is over that was meant to last a life time. Children get older, faster and faster. Something that has been on my mind over the last couple weeks is that you can't take life for granted. That phrase is thrown around so much, that it almost isn't paid much attention to. But one moment you see someone at church, someone you've seen weekly for the last 20+ years, and the next they are gone. It makes sense that this will happen more often as I get older and older, but I always feel immune to the reality of life, that all things come to an end at one point or another. In my mind I'm still 18, fresh out of high school, seeing the world as my canvas. Between then and now I've had great high's and great low's, experiences that many would never understand. My mind and body have aged a bit, but my heart is still in the same place. The goal of that young women almost two decades ago, was to help fix the hurting with the experiences of the hurt. Never did I anticipate the length of time it would take to cross the threshold from broken to brave. On top of that, the thought that I still had a purpose despite the fragile state I was in, never crossed my mind. I imagined that I had to arrive before I could give any kind of hope to anyone else. By the grace of God, I've been surrounded by people who support me and my dreams. No longer will my struggles and anguish I've experienced be in vain. Who better to help the hurting then the one who has walked that road? My personal experiences can be useful in the recovery of others. I can truly look someone in the eye and tell them it gets better. And that can happen in the blink of an eye. In the blink of an eye things around me change and I adjust to new situations, new people and opportunities to the best of my ability. I embrace the changes, and anticipate hard moments which brings me right back to where I began, life can not be taken for granted. Existence is fragile. My hope is to cherish all the moments I do have. The good, the bad and the ugly.