Even though it may feel like it does. Especially when things are painful. Or hard to acknowledge. Or scary.
But those moments will pass. The sensations we feel are simply that. And in the next moment we will find that time has moved on. Nothing lasts forever. In fact nothing lasts longer than a moment. We are living sensation to sensation. Moment to moment. Time is always steadily moving right along.
I’m not sure if this is comforting or not. Perhaps it is. Perhaps it’s helpful to realize that now will pass into a new now. A new opportunity to experience something better. Something more hopeful. Something that isn’t the past.
There is hope in this. Something to hold onto when the moments are difficult. It will pass. Take comfort in knowing you are a survivor. And you get the chance to have another chance at something better. Time will always take you there.
PS – this is how I deal with sleep deprivation. With the anxiety and fatigue and fear of a child not sleeping. Of an uncertain future. It passes. It always does. And then I see my babies smile and I know it’s alright. And we will get through it together.
