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One day, you’ll look back and realize: these were the good old days.
This morning, I woke up at the beach with my family. Sounds perfect, right? But the reality is three kids under six, sand in everything, someone always crying, and me wondering how we’ll survive the day. It’s beautiful chaos—and I know I’ll miss it.
I struggle with being fully present. Part of me misses the past. The other part is chasing the future. Do you ever feel that?
I catch myself reminiscing about college or the early hustle of my career. I also find myself thinking, *when the diapers are gone… when we’ve paid off that loan… when I hit the next goal—*then life will be better, easier, more fulfilling.
But here’s the problem:
When we spend too much time looking back or looking ahead, we overlook the very moments we’ll long for later.
Think about it. The parent juggling screaming kids and a broken appliance feels buried in stress. But years later, they’d give anything to have one more day with little ones who still need them. Or the founder pulling late nights, stressed about payroll—later they’ll miss the tight-knit team, the energy, the shared mission of building something from scratch.
We tend to romanticize the past and idealize the future. Meanwhile, we miss the magic of right now.
And here’s the truth:
Today doesn’t have to be perfect to be precious.
These exhausting, noisy, messy days at the beach? I’ll miss them. I’ll miss being the center of my kids’ world. I’ll miss the way my 6-year-old lights up over a seashell, the way my 4-year-old still reaches for my hand, the way my toddler squeals with joy every time a wave hits.
We’re not promised a perfect life. But we are given fleeting, priceless moments.
So wherever you are—whether you're in the thick of parenting, building something from nothing, or just trying to make it through the week—don’t miss this.
Pause. Notice. Soak it in.
Because one day, sooner than you think, you’ll realize: these were the good old days.
