at this moment

I just took a break from studying and wondered outside for some fresh air. As I stood in the sunshine, huddling in my jacket against the somewhat chilly wind- it suddenly dawned on me:

At this moment I was meant to be here.
I was meant to be feel the sunshine on my face, to feel the wind on my skin.
At this moment, I was meant to be and not six feet under.

At this moment, I was meant to be in school, in Nashville, in the USA. I was meant to live in this time and place and understand all the associated dynamics.

Because I was meant to be here at this time, because I meant for this- this moment is mine. I own it (maybe as much as it owns me?).

What I do with this moment is my choice- I can choose to succeed, to pursue my dreams, to walk in my destiny, to grab satisfaction. That choice is mine- in this moment...this moment that spans my life.