And the beat goes on.......

Remember when you were little days went by slow, weeks lasted longer, and months, well, they seemed to never end................
We were so innocent then, we would hear the same advice from our parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, basically any adult........
Enjoy the time that seems to last so long now because as you age the time seems to speed up and the days are like a blink of an eye, the weeks are a blur, and the months disappear like daylight does at the end of a day.
What were they talking about? I use to wonder, we're all living in the same time.....how can they possibly think time zooms by so fast???
Well, fast forward to now...........me, the parent of 4 children, the wife, the aunt, still the daughter, the sister, the grand daughter. I think back to the days of playing, skating outside on the sidewalk, watching Fraggle Rock............there was so much to do, so much time.
Life moves along, we continue to grow, we begin to make mistakes, we learn, we still have fun, laugh, smile...........
Why is it that we learn our most important lessons as we get older when those lessons could've really helped us out a few years before?
Yes, we did learn from our mistakes but now what? We continue to grow, live, become wiser through our life experiences.......but it's done......we can't go back now and use what we've learned to fix our past mistakes, we can't relive that age and make a better choice instead of the one we chose at the time.
Oh, okay, I get it...........it's called life!!
Do I regret any of my past?? Mmmmm, nah, it made me who I am!
Maybe we didn't have the knowledge of those important lessons that we learned later in life for a reason. We wouldn't have been that careless teen or that early 20's person with nothing to worry about but ourselves and having fun.
Yes, as we age along comes the wisdom we slowly pick up along the way.
Today is my Brother's Birthday. He actually told me he feels healthier now than he did years ago. Did he figure out something I have yet to stumble upon? Maybe.
I'm still in that "days fly by" mode. I know, I can hear my Mom now "you just need to make time for yourself, it's your fault, you don't take time for yourself".
What can I say to that? Well, if I had another hour or two to put it all out there I would.

To my Big Brother, today you start a new year in your life.........may it be one that makes each new day a little brighter for you. I hope and pray this next year brings you more love, strength, and happiness that you can feel deep within your sole.
You have always been a bright light in my life, with your weird sense of humor (and you know what I'm talking about...) to your protectiveness of your family. As I think of all that we've gone through since we were little till now one thing stands out for sure..........us.
Happy, Happy Birthday Brother!!!!

Just a Mom understanding the feeling of how fast time goes by but can still remember what it felt like as a child when time creeped by..........