I feel this, too. I feel it most keenly with parenting. I see the moments leaving as they happen. I think it does enhance my awareness and helps me focus on really being present for the fleeting things and times and not taking them for granted.
Thank you - I love this post! I am plagued by both nostalgia and future nostalgia. Two summers ago I stood near the shore of Lake Michigan - a place I normally visit once a year - breathing deeply, attempting to fix the moment in my long-term memory, tears in my eyes, knowing how much time I would spend recalling that moment in the year to come (as it has turned out, years to come). I knew I would miss the moment, even as I was in the moment.
I feel this, too. I feel it most keenly with parenting. I see the moments leaving as they happen. I think it does enhance my awareness and helps me focus on really being present for the fleeting things and times and not taking them for granted.
It is the permanence of death that gives meaning to life, although fleeting.
Thank you - I love this post! I am plagued by both nostalgia and future nostalgia. Two summers ago I stood near the shore of Lake Michigan - a place I normally visit once a year - breathing deeply, attempting to fix the moment in my long-term memory, tears in my eyes, knowing how much time I would spend recalling that moment in the year to come (as it has turned out, years to come). I knew I would miss the moment, even as I was in the moment.