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Those Perfect Moments

By: Gil Price
Original: 1/4/2004
Modified: 11/4/2005

Have you ever had a "perfect moment"? You know what I mean, those moments in our life, maybe a day, an hour, an afternoon where everything seems right with the world, everything perfect. We often find ourselves totally immersed in the moment and don't realize until days, or years later that it was a "perfect moment". Maybe it's my age, or maybe I've just grown more observant over the years, I am now looking for those perfect moments so that I may extend them for as long as I can. One of my recent moments happened in 1997, my family traveled to Wyoming to visit my sister before she died from Cancer. My son and I were sitting in the grass of the front lawn with the late October sun streaming down on us through a large tree. I remember the day was warm and my son was about 18 months old and starting to talk.

We were sitting on the grass and I was taking some close up pictures of him while we talked and enjoyed just being in the moment - one on one. Believe me, getting a toddler to sit still and for any length of time is very unusual, but sit still he did and our "perfect moment" lasted for about an hour. I often think back to this time and realize how happy I was in that moment. How much joy I felt just talking and being with my son.

Recently I had an opportunity to spend some quality time with my daughter and son at a local park. Again the sun was streaming through the pine trees and the temperatures were an unseasonable 70+F in December (just before Christmas). Watching them play and have fun, I was totally mesmerized by the joy and happiness that only the very young exhibit in their innocence.

Yes these "perfect moments" are few and fleeting, but recognizing them when they occur can bring extra joy and understanding to the moment. Digital cameras are getting cheaper and even many cell phone have integrated cameras, if you recognize one of these moments, snap a few photos, write a blog entry, keep a journal/diary or whatever, life affords us so few "perfect moments" that we must capture and record them to allow us to remember the moments in later years.

I find these moments allow me to get through rough points in my life, when I'm having difficulty, looking through pictures or reading journal entries from these perfect little moments in time allow me to reset my thinking and realize there are many more "perfect moments" ahead.

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