An Aha Moment

"Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments." - Rose Kennedy


With only one cashier, the line in the small store got longer. Not only did the line get longer, it got quieter. So quiet you could hear a pin drop. Most of the time long lines just brings out frustration, anger, and a whole lot of heavy sighs. In this line everyone's mood or attitude disappeared; all in sync as if each of us were in a band procession performing at half-time of a college football game.

So, what brought the long line of customers to a quiet stillness and an attitude halt that gave us an appreciation for what we have, you may ask?

Standing in front of me was an elderly man with one leg. He was dressed pretty dapper in a polo shirt and shorts as if he were going to play a round of golf.  And by the way, he moved around with that peg leg (wooden leg) like he probably could play a round or two of golf!

 What impressed me the most was how comfortable he was with his disability, not just wearing shorts, but when he went to sit upon the windowsill to wait for his friend, he crossed his wooden leg so naturally and sat there as if nothing was wrong. He was comfortable with his disability.

 As I looked around at everyone else in that line, I could see we all had no noticeable physical disabilities within us. This surely was an aha moment to bring us back to earth, a moment to be grateful for what we all sometimes take for granted.

It is always when you least expect it when those aha moments arise. And it's always on a day when you either feel yucky, inferior, imperfect, or just having a bad day. Hmm, maybe that's why they are called aha moments!

Aha moments are moments of progress.

Moments to bring us to an appreciation for what we sometimes take for granted.

Thank God for aha moments!