Wednesday, January 04, 2006
A Human Eureka Moment (HEM)
HEMs are rare, but exquisite. I had one recently.
It is not the first HEM I have ever had, nor will it be the last. But oh, it was what it was: A Human "Eureka" Moment, where all of the man-made barriers between two people fall away and what you are left with is the feeling of a powerful connection that transcends logic, explanation, or definition.
It's magic. But, as with all magic, there is sort of a process to it. Here's how it went for me:
Near the end of every year (in that glorious week between Christmas and New Year's Day), I do a lot of writing, looking both back - over the year that's ending, and forward - to the year that's beginning.
Often, I will recognize that certain people came into my life during the past year, and, if I am lucky, will stay there, weaving in and out and enriching both of our lives as we create a tapestry of loving moments.
Today, I got to tell just such a person of this "Eureka!" feeling I had about her just last week, during one of my "looking back" moments of reflection.
First, though, a bit of a disclaimer: This is not the admission of a crush (though I am known to have them), nor of a pedestal measurement for a new friend (she, wisely, doesn't want nor need a pedestal), nor any other kind of narrow-minded or narrowly-focused or -defined feeling of "Eureka!"
This person of whom I write has a full, complete life of her own, without me. She has a life partner with whom she is in love. She has a vocation in which she believes deeply and displays great skill in executing.
She is creative in both large and small ways (and it's the small ways I am most attracted to, actually). She can transform a space that is in your everyday life into a shrine or temple or cathedral of the senses. She has one of those smiles that spiritually lifts you and a hug that does so literally.
She's blessed with one of those rare "angelic" faces with a disposition to match. Oh, I'm sure she has her down and/or devilish moments - as we all do - but she is mostly able to transcend even those and sublimate them into something healing - that's just the way she is built on the inside.
And so, when I experienced a thrilling recognition of the alignment of our two souls, and the excitement that attends such a realization and raised my awareness, I knew I had to tell her.
I know, from experience, that this kind of moment brings me as close to the "feeling" of beauty, eloquence, and grace as I shall ever experience.
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¶ Wednesday, January 04, 2006
It is not the first HEM I have ever had, nor will it be the last. But oh, it was what it was: A Human "Eureka" Moment, where all of the man-made barriers between two people fall away and what you are left with is the feeling of a powerful connection that transcends logic, explanation, or definition.
It's magic. But, as with all magic, there is sort of a process to it. Here's how it went for me:
Near the end of every year (in that glorious week between Christmas and New Year's Day), I do a lot of writing, looking both back - over the year that's ending, and forward - to the year that's beginning.
Often, I will recognize that certain people came into my life during the past year, and, if I am lucky, will stay there, weaving in and out and enriching both of our lives as we create a tapestry of loving moments.
Today, I got to tell just such a person of this "Eureka!" feeling I had about her just last week, during one of my "looking back" moments of reflection.
First, though, a bit of a disclaimer: This is not the admission of a crush (though I am known to have them), nor of a pedestal measurement for a new friend (she, wisely, doesn't want nor need a pedestal), nor any other kind of narrow-minded or narrowly-focused or -defined feeling of "Eureka!"
This person of whom I write has a full, complete life of her own, without me. She has a life partner with whom she is in love. She has a vocation in which she believes deeply and displays great skill in executing.
She is creative in both large and small ways (and it's the small ways I am most attracted to, actually). She can transform a space that is in your everyday life into a shrine or temple or cathedral of the senses. She has one of those smiles that spiritually lifts you and a hug that does so literally.
She's blessed with one of those rare "angelic" faces with a disposition to match. Oh, I'm sure she has her down and/or devilish moments - as we all do - but she is mostly able to transcend even those and sublimate them into something healing - that's just the way she is built on the inside.
And so, when I experienced a thrilling recognition of the alignment of our two souls, and the excitement that attends such a realization and raised my awareness, I knew I had to tell her.
I know, from experience, that this kind of moment brings me as close to the "feeling" of beauty, eloquence, and grace as I shall ever experience.
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¶ Wednesday, January 04, 2006
