So Little Time

I will touch Carol's cheek and kiss her hand.

I will hold her hand and kiss her cheek.

Whenever I want to.

Because there is so little time.

I will hug my sons emphatically.

Spend random moments with them

for no other reason than to be with them.

Tell them I love them.

Because there is so little time.

I will cherish my friends and the 

easy laughter we share.

Appreciate the truth that these are people

I have chosen to be in my life.

No obligations. 

Pure, vulnerable, trust.

Because there is so little time.

I will appreciate what I have.

A life that is not what I imagined, yet

so full of love and luck and comfort.

I will sharpen my perspective and ignore

the superficial.

Because there is so little time.

I will be vigilant in beating back regret 

and worry, while nourishing hope.

Moving forward relentlessly, refusing to look 

over my shoulder.

Not allowing doubt to weigh me down.

Because there is so little time.

There is so little time to appreciate the 

remarkable people in my life, and the special 

moments of my life.

I will make the conscious effort.