Twenty years from now you will wish to return to this age precisely. You will wish to return to this health, these features, these details of your daily life that you once found ordinary. You will realize that the normal days you used to complain about were in fact a blessing you never really paid attention to.

So pause a little, take a deep breath and be more mindful of the present moment you are living in. Live life with gratitude rather than resentment. The trips to the grocery store mean that you have a home and can afford to put food on the table, the worn out sneakers you wear are a sign that you are able to exercise and prioritize your health, the regular cup of coffee which you see as mundane is a delicacy to have handed to you in your very home, your loud family? A sign that you are part of a family and that you are not alone… all of these things which seem mundane are in fact details of a happy life. That is why a lot of people live as prisoners of the past because they only realize the beauty of the present after it has passed.

So book that trip, take in the warm breeze, get that tan on the beach you were dreaming of and eat that last piece of chocolate soufflé. Life is happening right now, in the midst of the ordinary. Do not postpone living or take the present for granted for what you see as normal today you will miss tomorrow. Treat today as a miracle and you will see the miracle of your life unfold before your very eyes.