Fleeting Moments

Sometimes, life gives us these moments—fleeting, delicate instances of pure joy, serenity, or connection—just before something shifts, just before things take a turn we never expected. It’s almost as if the universe is giving us a last glimpse of beauty before a storm hits, a final chance to breathe in the calm before everything changes.

We’ve all experienced them. The laughter with a friend you haven’t seen in ages, the warm embrace of someone you love, the sunlight streaming through your window just before the clouds roll in. Those moments feel like everything is right in the world, like time has paused, and nothing could possibly ruin it. But soon after, the inevitable happens—an argument, a loss, an unexpected challenge—and that fleeting moment feels like a distant dream, a lifetime ago.

It’s a reminder of how fragile life is, how quickly things can shift. But there’s something beautiful in that fragility too. Those fleeting moments hold a kind of magic—an understanding that even though something bad may follow, the good we experienced wasn’t any less real. Those moments are precious not because they last, but because they remind us of the beauty that still exists in the world, even amid chaos.

So, here’s to the fleeting moments—those little glimpses of happiness and peace that make life worth living, even if they are just for a second. Hold them close, because you never know when the next storm will hit, but at least you'll have that memory to carry you through.