My big “aha” moment !
Imagine living your whole life with the feeling that something may be terribly wrong with you because no one stands by you when you need them to..You are convinced about it because one experience after another had taught you the same thing.. ‘You stand alone’.
It is but natural that bitterness and self doubt would creep in and injure your confidence.. But what if someone were to tell you that you don’t stand alone because you are not loved, BUT because people around you have no capacity to support the magnitude of the strength you exude. They cannot stand by you because they themselves depend on you to stand up for them.. Your whole life could turn around in that one instant.. Time would stand still and relief would wash over you.. Like the Gods themselves validate that you are a good person after all !!! AHA MOMENT !!!!
Everyone has these moments that they live for, moments they seek, moments that drive them. They could be seconds of fame, of love, sinful pleasures, achievement, revenge… you name it.. Our life is in these moments which may be very few and far in between.
Like small lethal packets, these precious flashes of deep understanding, too could contain the greatest joys, the confrontation with success and the biggest lessons ever learnt. Oprah calls it the “aha” moment, when something new dawns in your mind and changes the way you think and act. Forever !
For most people struggling with an unhealthy body image, the next two lines could be euphoria..
“If I didnt know better , I’d say I was thin. However the fact is that I’m not thin. But here is my new found reality: you don’t have to be thin to look good !” - Lisa Kogan ( writer)
My aha moment made it so much simpler for me to take decisions without guilt and trauma.. I live by this mantra now..“ If you make a choice that goes against what everyone else thinks, the world doesn’t fall apart”
I walk through each day not, seeking more moments like these, which would make my life lighter and light up.. Its one more reason I look forward to the beauty of everyday.. the exposure to new experiences..new encounters with varied people..
If you keep your eyes open, you realize that “AHA’S” is life..and life is “AHA !!”
