much Has Left, But Thankfully, Much Is Left

​Nothing lasts forever in this world. That is hard to accept. So hard, in fact, that it's easy to become so focused on the things that have left us that we deprive ourselves of the chance to embrace all that is still to come.

We fixate on all that has left and not on all that is left.

Yes, I'm talking about people and relationships. But it goes beyond that.

How many of us focus on the youthful appearance we once had but has now left us?

How many of us focus on the great job we once had but now has left us?

How many of us focus on the simplicity of the hometown we grew up in but we no longer live in?

How many focus on the financial security we once had that now looks more like paycheck to paycheck?

How many of us are so deeply mourning the loss of what was that we live incapable of seeing - let alone embracing - the possibilities that can be found in all that we have left.

How many of us have heads looking behind, faces painted in loss - and not forward, faces overcome with belief and hope?

And expectation.

Do we expect that life is over because of all that has left?

Or do we expect unexpected beauty coming at us from all that we have left?

Which we expect is a choice:

All that has left.

Or.

All that we have left.

The weekend has left you. I truly hope it was a great one.

But today is the day to begin focusing on all the days you have left.

And from them - create and anticipate beauty.