Sometimes a song catches us off guard not because it’s catchy, but because it speaks the truth we need to be reminded of. That’s what 100 Years by Five for Fighting did to me this week. It held up a mirror to life, showing how fast it moves, and how little time we really get in each chapter.
Take a moment to listen to it:
100 Years carries us through life’s milestones, noting how each one slips away before we even notice. It’s a quiet reminder that we won’t stay in the same moment forever. Not at this age, not in our current role, and not in this exact season.
And that’s not something to fear. It’s something to feel. To embrace. Because even on the toughest days, when the world feels stressful or chaotic, or when we are stretched too thin, it’s all temporary. That version of us won’t stay long and that’s the gift. We’re always becoming. Always evolving.
So, if today feels a lot, if the bugs won’t resolve, if the handoffs are messy, if the feedback loops feel endless; remember: this too is just a season. A fleeting chapter in our much bigger story. With faith, focus, and intention, this pressure will pass. And one day, we’ll look back with pride, knowing we were brave enough to live through it.
So it matters that we don’t check out. That we don’t wait for the “perfect time” or the “easier sprint“. Whatever the moment looks like, we must show up fully. Imperfectly. Courageously. Lean into the now and give it everything we have.
Here. Alive. With skills to offer, people to grow with, and things to create that hold meaning if the heart is in it.
And we don’t get infinite tries. We only get now.
The messy, meaningful, blink-and-it’s-gone now.
The days ahead may be uncertain, but today, we have the power to shape it.
