The Space Between

Creating the moments that define us

I’ll let you in on a little secret: there is magic in the world. 

While all of us have felt it, identifying it and accessing it is another story altogether. It can feel like trying to grab inspiration and peace out of thin air, only to come back empty-handed. At the same time, what makes you feel alive is often different than what makes me feel alive. Yet, such philosophical reflections hold very little weight.

What really matters is that meaningful experiences are available to us. This is something only life can teach you.

Young or old, our very identities are shaped by those impactful moments that resonate deep within our souls. A single instance is enough to change your life’s trajectory. When there is magic involved, one passing moment can be enough to change your identity.

The crux here is to leave yourself open to possibility. For some people, this opening comes through action and engagement. Others simply make themselves empty vessels open to new experiences as they flow with the passage of time.

Great or small, profound or simple, these meaningful moments color our memories and give life its texture. Meeting your spouse for the first time can be like switching a movie from black and white to color; you see things so much differently, and know your life will never be the same. For another, healing an old wound with a simple conversation can feel like tapping into a deep wellspring of energy, where you discover so much inside you and suddenly have so much to give.

The key to experiencing impactful moments lies in being open, inquisitive, and curious. If you can hold this intention in your mind, a great shining light will eventually break through even its darkest corners.

The reality of life in the modern world

Yet, no matter how much magic might be hiding in the background, the reality is that life is really hard.

Even the brightest and sunniest days are easily overtaken by dark clouds of fear, anger, and confusion. Many of us experience these dark clouds on a near-constant basis, as if we are seeing the world with only partial illumination. Important details are easily overlooked or lost. Weeks and months fly by, where each day seems to bleed into the next; nothing impactful stands out. 

Simply being alive and conscious in the 21st century is no easy feat. With so many distractions in front of you at any given time, your attention is pulled, twisted, and knocked until you don’t even resemble yourself anymore – and this is just while looking at your phone while having a morning coffee.

When everyday looks and feels the same, life blurs together into an endless stream that extends over the horizon in both directions. Amidst this flow of nameless time, days begin to lose their meaning, one stretching into the next, undecipherable.

What if there was another way to live?

Your life is a living laboratory. Experiment.

“When you are willing to look deeply inside and ask the bigger questions, the details tend to work themselves out. The key to a full life is simply living it.”