It's All Temporary!!!!

Lately, I keep having the same thought over and over. There have been alot of changes in my world. Future goals have changed drastically multiple times and have finally settled quite nicely. People have come and gone from my world. Work has been agonizingly sloooow and then ridiculously hectic. The future of my job has seemed unsure in our current economy. But one thing keeps going through my head; IT'S ONLY TEMPORARY. Everything is temporary. Everything! Good, bad, hot, cold, rich, poor.... it's only temporary. This idea has been comforting for me, but it's also bittersweet. My current stress... temporary. The bruise on my leg... temporary. My kids believing that I'm the coolest Mom ever... very temporary! The wrinkle-free face I see in the mirror every day... temporary. (Hopefully not TOO temporary!) Either way, it all changes. Part of me wants to grab on to something heavy and not let go. To hold on tight and close my eyes because I will never be who or where I am right at this moment. Everything will change. But this idea isn't feasible. It isn't reality. I need to keep on truckin', so I can learn about myself, grow, make mistakes, laugh at my mistakes and move on. My kids need to grow up and find that I'm only human and not exactly the coolest person they know. But for now, I'm going to relish in what is RIGHT NOW. A smile from a stranger, a hug from my babies, a precious goodnight prayer, a kiss from John, a beer with a good friend that I don't get to see enough, a laugh with Vicki, the sun on my arm as I drive, an afternoon nap. Each one of these small things amazing in their own way. All of them shaping me into who I am. And even though it's all temporary, I have faith in the idea that no matter what, good or bad, after it's over, I will be OK, just fine, maybe a little wiser, but definitely one step closer to who and where I strive to be.