Today is the golden tomorrow that you dreamed of yesterday...I love those words.
They remind me that when we get our wish,
our dream comes true,
or our prayer is answered...
We have to take time to memorize that moment
be thankful
and cherish the way it makes us feel.
My mother always taught me to take time and memorize the special moments. She often told the story about Snow on a tangerine:
One Christmas when my mother was a little girl, she was sitting on the front steps leading to her door. It had begun to snow and Doris was busy watching the snowflakes fall. It was so quiet, the way snow cushions the sound. Her mother opened the door and handed Doris a tangerine. It had been peeled ever so slightly, so that she could peel the rest. The snow continued to fall and in her mitten she watched as snow fell on her tangerine. She said that the snow made it taste even better.
Eighty years later and she can still bring back that memory so vividly in her mind. She said that it was the first of many times that she was aware that something special was happening. She taught herself to be in the moment when those special times happened. It was the life lesson that she would use to get her through the difficult chapters. Most of all it would be the wisdom that she would impart to many including myself.
"take time to memorize the special moments."
Stand still at the moment you feel the knowing that this moment is worth memorizing. Embrace the taste, smells, sounds and sights around you as if you were able to capture it's essence. On those days when everything is so beautiful, stay up a bit later and cherish it's gift.
Memorize the snow on a tangerine
