Inner Dialogue

"John and I were at a newcomers' dessert-type thing, a get-acquainted deal where, as part of our introductions to each other, we were to share what our family motto was. In our little group was an older couple we had been drawn to. The gentleman had a twinkle in his eye, a spark, as if he had discovered the secret to life and it brought him much joy. His wife was a tiny woman who I can best describe as being very present. She was not a woman hiding, nor a woman afraid. She was a woman at rest, at home with herself and with all pistons firing. She was alive and beautiful.

The gentleman looked to his wife and asked, "Do we have a family motto?" She answered, "Well, it's been on our refrigerator for the past thirty years." He asked, "What? Amana?". After some laughter, this is what she shared. This is what she lived by. This is what she invited others into.

"Now we should live when the pulse of life is strong. Life is a tenuous thing... fragile, fleeting. Don't wait for tomorrow. Be here now! Be here now! Be here now!"

~ John & Stasi Eldredge, Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul