Those signs warn us to slow down. That we should be cautious and take an extra moment. Too often we see this sign or the Yellow light and speed up, often paying little attention to events outside of our immediate destination.

I am guilty of this and it has gotten worse as life’s demands have continued to grow–a demanding and rewarding job, kids activities, a desire to at least attempt to exercise (when will desire automatically manifest into action???).  I find myself exhausted more often than I am content.  I find myself reprimanding my kids more than enjoying them.  I find myself criticizing my husband more than loving our time together.  It’s like being on this fabulous road trip through the south of France in a bus with no windows.  Where it becomes only about the destination and the journey is completely lost.

Most of the time we don’t notice that we are missing things.  Life just gets in the way and before we know it, we are at a destination without any real recollection of how we got there.  Ant that thought makes me sad.

I spent the last 2 days looking though old videos of the kids and it filled my heart with such joy to see them.  I remember many of the moments, but there are others that even though I was physically present for, I completely missed the beauty of them.

It made me realize that time already goes so fast, that it is so important for me to take time to have fun with the kids, my husband and myself.  The stresses of life aren’t going to go away, but I have to make sure that they don’t take over and cover the windows so that I miss all the amazingly beautiful moments that will tell the story of my life.

It’s my life and I certainly don’t want to miss it.  It’s time to pay attention to those yield signs.  They are there for a reason.