In the quick day-to-day pace, it can be easy to forget what is important in life.

I had slept in before my class. I was naturally stressed and worried about getting to my class on time. But as I was walking briskly to class I began to notice the stillness of the morning. Walking from the library to the classroom for just the smallest time  there was no one around.

In this fleeting moment of stillness, I began to feel a sense of peace. I could feel the air around me as the world was waking up. I noticed the beauty of the trees and the bushes around me. Every leaf and every blade of grass seemed like a painting meant for me to appreciate. In that moment everything felt right.

The stress of getting to class on time seemed meaningless inside of this moment. I realized that this was a special moment and walked slowly. It gave me inner-strength, my stress slipped away. Months of anger just disappeared.

Songs I had written about the beauty of nature, the magic of sublime moments like this, suddenly came back to me, songs that I had forgotten. Not just the words, but the feeling behind the words, behind the notes. Suddenly these songs were playing strong in my head. The songs were as loud as earphones in my ear. All at once I remembered why I had written them.  As a creative person and as a human being it was inspiring.

You don’t have to be a writer or painter to appreciate moments like this. It’s moments like these that make life good and worth living. The time that passed for my moment was maybe a minute at most. These moments are easy to find as long as you open your mind to them.  So I encourage people to find these moments. The stress and pace of a new school year at times seem so busy, so full of stress. It can be easy to lose yourself in it and make yourself miserable.

Yet these moments can make life livable at these hectic times. I only can guess what these moments can be for others. Perhaps it’s a loving moment between a child or a significant other. Perhaps you garden or meditate. Maybe you can find it in the adrenaline of playing your favorite sport.  Wherever you can find it, find it. Life overflows with these moments but you have to search, to look. It only takes seconds, but these small moments can make life so much richer.