Moments

I've been thinking about life's moments lately. I'm not really sure why I've been focused on individual moments rather than entire events. Maybe it's because I've been working on checking off items on my Bucket List. Maybe it's because of a song I can't get out of my head by George Strait called The Breath You Take. Whatever the reason, I can't get the words "life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away."

Every time I hear this song, my eyes well up. Trust me, yours will too.



The Breath You Take by George Strait
He looks up from second base dad’s up in the stands
He saw the hit, the run, the slide there ain’t no bigger fan
In the parking lot after the game he said
“Dad I thought you had a plane to catch”
He smiled and said “Yeah son I did”

Chours
Life’s not the breaths you take
The breathing in and out
That gets you through the day
Ain’t what it’s all about
Ya just might miss the point
Try’n to win the race
Life’s not the breaths you take
But the moments that take your breath away

Fast forward fifteen years
And a thousand miles away
Boy’s built a life he’s got a wife
And a baby due today
He hears a voice saying “I made it son
He said “I told you dad you didn’t have to come”
He smiles and says ”Yeah I know you did”

Chours

Just like it took my breath when she was born
Just like it took my breath away when dad took his last that morn

Life’s not the breaths you take
The breathing in and out
That gets you through the day
Ain’t what it’s all about
Ya just might miss the point
If ya don’t slow down the pace
Life’s not the breaths you take
But the moments that take your breath away

Then this morning, a friend of mine posted the RadioLab video "Moments" below on Facebook.