Sieze the day!!!!

Since I became a parent, everyone is always saying enjoy them, they grow up fast, live in the moment ect and I truly try to take it to heart and enjoy the little moments. Everywhere I go, someone is telling me to seize the moment, raise my awareness, be happy, enjoy every second, etc, etc, etc.I know that this message is right and good. But, I have finally allowed myself to admit that it just always doesn't work for me. This reminder makes me stressed out and panicky. Especially during this phase of my life - while I'm raising young kids. So many moments when raising my young kids, I am unpresent, stressed out, over worked and not really conscious of the here and now period! Every once in awhile though, time stands still long enough for me to truly seize the moment. It's in those magical moments that I can truly cherish how blessed I am. Like when I actually stop what I'm doing and really look at Brooklyn. I notice how perfectly smooth her skin is and how perfect she really is. I notice the perfect curves of her little mouth and her beautiful blue eyes, and I breathe in her soft unique smell. In these moments, I see that her mouth is moving but I can't hear her because all I can think is -- This is the first time I've really seen Brooklyn all day, and my God -- she is so beautiful. Thank you! Or when I'm stuck in chronos time in the grocery line and I'm haggard and annoyed and angry at the slow check-out clerk and the never ending line. I look at my cart and I'm transported out of my own head space and suddenly I notice the piles of healthy food I feed my children to grow their bodies and minds and I remember that most of the world's mamas would kill for this opportunity. This chance to stand in a grocery line with enough money to pay. As I stare at my cart and my kids I am greatful for the abundance, the bounty and once again I say Thank you God, thank you universe.... Or when I am curled up in my cozy bed and I hear a soft voice say mom can we come in. Into my bed we all pile and they both drift off to sleep and in the stillness and the quiet I listen to them both breathing. For a moment, I think- I am so blessed, how did I ever get so lucky? Each night I go to bed surrounded by this love, this peace, this warmth. Thank you!!! These cherishable moments leave as fast as they come- but I have noted them. When life becomes hairy and hectic and crazy...it is those small moments that remind me it's all going to be alright and that makes the pain of the daily parenting climb worth it.