Life moves fast...

I'm at work...in a place, that I would have never even imagined I would be. I am currently an intern...yes, a 28 year old INTERN...with The Recording Academy...the organization responsible for producing The Grammy Awards among many other more noble acts (helping recording artists gain access to information, resources, and opportunities...etc.). As I plowed through my list of to-do's...Pandora was doing her thing in the background...and I was compelled to write (finally)!

Pandora belted out 3 Bob Marley songs this morning...reminded me of a dear friend that I lost this summer...Jarronnn Jackson...big homie...I miss him so! And then, Lauryn Hill's "Sweetest Thing" rang out...reminded me of the loves I've lost and the ones that pull on my heart strings every now and again. And then, I googled the lyrics for Jay-Z's "As Real As It Gets" and was compelled to adopt a few lines for my Facebook status...because I truly am rare! As quickly as each 3-4 minute song played, my mind raced between thoughts, tasks, and websites...and I was reminded that life moves fast.

I am one of those people who holds on to every detail of every moment of life...so my memory box is uber-full! The downside of holding on to so much is that anything that happens in the present triggers nostalgic flashbacks that take me to a different place...reliving those moments...wanting to hold them, experience them just one more time...replaying what I would have done differently or the joys of knowing that things went just right! Memories make me smile, keep me grounded, and remind me that life, in all of its bumpiness, is GRAND!

Soooo as I return to my work, just thought I would tell the world to slow down and appreciate the moments, but speed up and grind hard to create even more moments to remember! Life moves fast...stay present...