Stories Collected While Living in France

French la Vie

Ah Ha Moment

While waiting for a friend I sat down on the step and soaked in the sun.

There on the rush-hour street, with
the screeching of mopeds, the coming and going of people with busy lives who have
places to rush to, and the time ticking by trying to remind me that my friend
was late; I could not be distracted from the happiness I felt welling
up inside.

Here and now, is all I have.

At that
moment I felt connected. The meaning of life answered. My thirst
quenched. Dark made light, empty made whole…life sat still with me
and it was good.

There of all places an ah-ha moment found me and I smiled; Welcome Friend!

*Antique cameo carved on a shell.

Comments

21 responses to “Ah Ha Moment”

  1. Barbara Sydney Australia

    Dont you love those moment of complete clarity. I live near the sea here in Sydney and I am try to swim every morning. It was 5.50am New Years Eve ( just 3 days ago)and I was at the beach, the water was as smooth as glass, not a soul around and I was in the water just as the sun rose over the horizon. It was a moment so perfect, so peaceful and I felt a contentment I haven’t felt before. Just magic!

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  2. Julie Ann

    Thats amazing Corey, everything really. I would treasure such a moment. Jx

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  3. herhimnbryn

    ….and such moments come quietly and when we least expect them. If we are wise we smile and accept them …………

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  4. Elizabeth

    How funny…I just have posted about my ah-ha moment from yesterday and I click over here and see you’ve had one as well.
    I wonder if 2009 will be filled with moments like this.
    I loved yours…

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  5. Candy

    Moments like that are priceless. Imagine how many we miss in our busyness. I’m so glad you shared yours.

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  6. pauline

    My daughter and I call them happy moments – we have agreed that they often arrive during quiet times when we are still and able to notice. Such moments are doubly delightful when they descend unannounced in the midst of some activity…
    thanks for sharing yours

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  7. Suzanne, the Farmer’s Wife

    Capture those moments. They happen at the oddest times.
    – Suzanne, the Farmer’s Wife

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  8. Margo

    How beautiful! I’m a first time commenter, recent lurker.. I lived in France 15 years ago and you had me at “screeching of mopeds” with time ticking by trying to remind you about your late friend – love it! The cameo and its photo are amazing. Thank you and Bonne Annee.

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  9. Alina

    It is such a gift to be able to recognize those moments.
    The cameo carved on a shell is amazing. I’ve never seen one before.

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  10. D writer

    Lovely…just wandered into your blog…is life still sitting with you? Send him across
    🙂

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  11. Elizabeth Ann

    Glorious! An ah-ha moment is rather like having a Butterfly land on your sleeve. When they do it’s absolutely “Life is worth this.”
    May we be still amongst the tumble, and capture more moments like this in 2009.

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  12. Sheila

    Wonderful..living in the moment is the only way.
    When you are happy and you know it..clap your hands!!

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  13. karlene

    what a peaceful, grateful, moment. thank you for sharing it.

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  14. Elaine

    My grandchildren were here for New Year’s. My grandson is 11 but more like a little old man inside I think. Anyway, we were lying in bed (soon he’ll be too “grown-up” to sleep with his gram) and he asked me if I knew why he always enjoyed spending time with me. A number of things went through my head before he told me. There was the obvious reason, because he loved me so much but the other one surprised me. He said because I always listened to him.
    Sometimes being still and quiet can give us love.

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  15. Denese Vlosky

    You must have been a reader of Ms. Magazine! They defined the “ah ha” moment, or maybe it was the Jungians. I always loved both.
    Or maybe you have achieved Nirvana?
    No I love those moments too.
    🙂

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  16. TR- Faraway Nearby

    Nothing like discovering old blog favorites in the new Year. I had forgotten how beautiful your site is.

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  17. susanna

    What a wonderful moment, Corey. It’s a good space to be in – personal contentment. 🙂

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  18. Jeanne

    one moment one magic moment to last beyond a dream beyond a lifetime.
    Love you
    Jeanne

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  19. ana

    I felt that sun and I smiled whilst I shared your moment. Thank you for sharing it with me .

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  20. Mary Kate

    I’m so glad you had that thought – so wonderful. Happy New Year!
    Thank you for the lovely medal. It got here safe and sound, even over all that eau.

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  21. Dee/reddirtramblings

    Beautiful. I’m catching up on posts, and I’ve been reading. What a lot of beauty I missed during December. Oh, that’s right, I was in the moment here, in Oklahoma. Now, for more reading now that most of the children are back at school. Happy New Year.~~Dee

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