231229 What I learned in my studies this morning 4

Regretting some things.
Evenings made melancholy
Through my past actions.

Today's Meditation(s):

I think about this a lot. When will be the last time I read a story to my kids? It's already happened, years ago, for two of them, but I couldn't tell you when. I didn't notice when it slipped out of my life.

I know I'll miss these, too. But I'm trying.

So I do try to enjoy the loud sounds and energetic displays, the messy rooms and the misbehavior, the odd decisions and quirky preferences.

I already have a child whose crying would sound like heaven to me. I'm trying not to waste any of the time I have left with those I still have.