Saturday, December 13, 2025

Live For The Moment

 

Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.
Omar Khayyam


The Captain lived for the moment and lived it to the fullest.  I can say with confidence he had no regrets.  He did what he wanted to do, what made him happy.

It allowed him to live a very happy life, finding humor in just about everything and always tried to make everyone around him laugh.

You would never know that he also lived with PTSD from his military life that brought him nightmares that never left him.  He saw lots of death around him yet he survived and it could be why he chose to live for the moment.

Living for the moment is not how I lived my life before I met him.  His attitude was that God was leading his way, so he should not worry about anything.  I worried about everything even though I have strong faith in God.  But I worry anyway, although not as much and I am getting so much better as time goes on, getting stronger by the day.

For that, I am so grateful he was a part of my life for the time he was with me.  He taught me many lessons.  Grief hit me hard and I didn't realize a lot of things until recently.

When you think about it, the moment is all we have since the future is not promised.  So you must live it with gusto and be grateful for the moments you experience.

That quote really made me think and I will continue to ponder the concept of living for the moment in honor of The Captain. 

May he rest in peace.







Posted by Gina Alfani at 12:45 AM
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