Today's Moment

"You don’t have to carry yesterday to make today meaningful. Let the past stay where it belongs, and meet this moment with intention—because where you are now is the only place you can begin to become who you’re meant to be." - Caiden Garner 

We all have a hard time letting go. Whether it’s something that happened years ago or something that just happened yesterday, the past has a way of clinging to us. It sits in the back of our minds, plays on a loop in quiet moments, and sometimes shows up uninvited when we least expect it. And then, on the other side, there’s the future—the place where all our hopes live. The version of ourselves we’re striving to become. The success we want to reach. The healing we want to feel. We dream about it, chase it, and plan for it, often so much so that we forget the one thing we actually have—today. 

Today’s moment is all we’ve got.
Not yesterday’s mistakes. Not tomorrow’s what-ifs. Just right here, right now. And that’s not always an easy truth to sit with, especially when the past feels unfinished or the future feels out of reach. But the reality is, you cannot build the future you want if you’re not fully present in where you are right now.

Growth doesn’t happen in hindsight or in fantasy. It happens in this moment—in the way you talk to yourself, in the choices you make today, in how you decide to show up even when it’s hard. If we’re always looking over our shoulder or staring so far ahead, we miss the beauty, the lessons, and the strength found in simply being here.

Letting go of the past doesn’t mean pretending it didn’t happen. It means learning from it and choosing not to carry it with you into every moment. And focusing on the future doesn’t mean you can’t have hope—it just means you don’t live there yet. You live here. You heal here. You build here. Because where you are now is the only place you can begin to become who you’re meant to be.

So today, I’m choosing to show up for this moment. To breathe a little deeper, to think a little clearer, to speak a little kinder—to myself and to others. I’m learning to trust that this moment matters, even if it doesn’t feel perfect. Especially when it doesn’t feel perfect.

Thank you for reading. And thank you for giving me the space to take a step back when I needed it. I know it’s been a while since I posted, and I appreciate you sticking with me. I needed time to find the right words, and I needed time to live in my own “today.” I hope this encourages you to do the same.

With heart,
Third Quarter