Time is a constant. It’s always moving at the same speed. Sometimes we swear it’s stopped; time stood still. Other times, we blink and feel as if the world has rushed past. But time, faithful time, is always moving at the same speed. We don’t have the luxury of slowing down moments we never want to end or speeding up those we wish would end. Each day, the same (depending on how long I sleep for). Time is always chugging along, we’re always moving somewhere. At any speed there is something or someone to be appreciated, to be loved. Including ourselves.

Why do we make new resolutions only on New Year’s Eve? Why do we break our diets by lunch? Why do return to studying only when the time reaches a rounded hour? Why do we wait for birthdays to celebrate loved ones or holidays to sit down with family? Why do we make excuses to keep distance rather than to break it? Why do we wait to mend bridges until other ones burn? Why do we settle for reading statuses in place of connecting? What happened to picking up the phone or writing a letter? Can we stand boldly in the tide of letting connections get sparser and do the opposite? Can we bring ourselves back together?

Change your life and others' lives for the better. Make the chan�ges that drift through the back of your mind and drop the excuses that keep them from making it to the front of your mind. Start creating reasons to do something rather than not to do something. Get your laundry done, put the dishes away, make the gym plan, stick to the gym plan, study for the exam as you go, read a book, help someone, pick your guitar up, learn a new language, dig out your paintbrushes, sit down at the piano, plan a date with your husband, take your kids on a walk. Why put off until tomorrow what you can do today? Instead of promising yourself you’ll start in an hour, tomorrow morning, next month, next season, next year... Why not start now? Re-prioritize. Make more out of the time we have here.

Reach out to a lost connection, remind your parents of why you love them, tell an old friend why you’re proud of them, support the passions of those around you, stand with those who are hurting, build a bridge. What people know you see in them changes what they see in themselves, and what they see in others. The same chain of kindness you may find at a drive-thru window, you can create in the world around you. Be the change you want to see in the world. It’s corny, but it’s true. We have the opportunity to build. Why not be the person with open arms? Be the helping hand or the hand to hold. Reach out, past the screen. Connect. Inspire others to aspire. We are who makes tomorrow. Give love, make peace. Take time and spend time, on both yourself and others. These moments are opportunities and this moment matters.