In every moment is an opportunity.

No, that doesn't mean you can seize every moment.

What being gets it right 100% of the time?

Knowledge of the potency of each moment and awareness of the capacity within each moment can help us seize them.

We are wherever we're at in a given moment: full of energy, completely tired, overjoyed, or burdened with grief. It's dynamic. Our moment-to-moment capacity determines what we can do.

The good news is there are lots of moments.

Holding the belief that there is an opportunity in each moment—even if it's a small opportunity—empowers us.

I've had some challenging interpersonal interactions. Egos were at stake. Emotions ran high. Triggers were triggered.

In each of those moments is an opportunity. A misstep or a rude word can be a lesson, whether said to you or said by you.

The tension is a test: how long can you stay in the thick of it and keep your cool? How can you transmute the tension into a moment of healing for yourself and others?

Next time you find yourself in a moment, ask yourself: what's the opportunity here?

The result may surprise you—or not. But the exercise can open up horizons otherwise out of your immediate line of sight.