Oprah had some devastating early setbacks in her career, but that one concept allowed her to move forward with greater clarity. In her article about what an Aha! moment really means to Oprah, Samantha Vicente explains that you can pave the way for a moment of insight by staying open to what you can learn from life's curveballs. Merriam-Webster defined it as “a moment of sudden realization, inspiration, insight, recognition, or comprehension.” She later explained it further as “a moment of insight into yourself-and one that hits on something that, on some level, you already understood.” The way she sees it, it’s “a resonating with what is somehow buried or suppressed." But she definitely popularized the expression, and because of her, it made it into the dictionary in 2012. I had always assumed she had coined the phrase for her lightbulb moments, but to my surprise, it goes back to the early 1900s, depending on what reference you consult. Oprah was famous for her “Aha!” moments when interviewing experts.
And then, suddenly, it comes into our awareness. Metaphorically, it made me think of the many times in life when something is right there in front of us, plain as day, but we don’t see it until the right circumstances arise or someone brings it to our attention. It was curious to us that the prints were only visible in certain lighting. Our little guys have appetites the size of Texas, and often place one hand on the freezer side for leverage as they pull the fridge door open with their right hand so they can survey the snack and drink choices. There they were, multiple prints on our side-by-side stainless steel fridge. It was in the evening, and I had turned on a kitchen light I don’t typically use. The other day, weeks after their last visit, I noticed some we’d missed.
We usually spend the day putting all the toddler equipment away and wiping fingerprints off all the surfaces they can reach. On the other hand, we start missing them the moment we wave goodbye from the porch, knowing it may be months before we see them again. On the one hand, since we’re night owls and the little ones are always up by 6:30 a.m., by the time they go we’re usually anxious for a little R&R. The day our grandsons leave after a visit always brings conflicting emotions. “With an open mind, we gain insight into ideas and expressions that we may have overlooked or not noticed at all.”
0 kommentar(er)
