"Defining Moments." I encountered this
phrase a few times over the past two months already. When I was reading my “Daily
Meditations Book”, I flipped through the pages and stumbled on the story of St.
Ignatius of Loyola and his defining moments at the “Battle of Pamplona” when
his leg was shattered by a cannon ball. It was during his darkest hours that
prompted him to make a key discovery of his true vocation. Then, the second
instance I saw the phrase again was when I was reading "Chicken Soup for
the Writer's Soul" on its 3rd Chapter: "Defining Moments". There
is a story there which was entitled: "Writing Can Be Magic." I
believe that the Universe is giving me "subtle" messages that I must
write something about "Defining Moments" and so, here I am taking me
weeks upon weeks to write down the final draft of my blog on this day. I
believe all things happen in Perfect Timing- always. And today, I heard another
soft whisper of the Universe prompting me to publish this writing at this very
moment.
How can we describe defining moments? Each one of
us may have experienced this period in our lives in one way or the other. It
could be a time when we had to make a life-changing decision affecting our
career, our personal lives, or any endeavor or vocation we are engaging in which can affect the other areas of our
lives.
To some, it can be a defining moment of
conversion, breaking up the chains one is trapped in and obtaining freedom.
This breakthrough can also happen after one undergoes a certain kind of
darkness achieving a complete turn around from previous ways and habits. It may
come in different forms but it acts like a catalyst for one to metamorphosed
into his Higher Self, to live in tuned with his inner self and to be able to
carry on his ultimate calling or purpose in life.
A defining moment then is that time after going
through some kind of darkness that one finally sees the light and can actually
feel total alignment with all things. He can already see the clear road ahead,
the path to his penultimate redemption.
That precious moment is when you feel that all
seems to make perfect sense and you will have this realization that you had to
go through some things, learn the hard way in order to bring you where you are
now. To be able to mold you into having a better version of yourself.
Each day can be your defining moment for we learn
a lot of things about life every waking hour. From dusk ‘til dawn, we are given
wonderful opportunities to be students of this world and to be teachers to
those who need our guiding light. I believe that “nothing goes away without
teaching anything.”
