Birth of my first daughter - most joyous moment of my life. Not that I love my second daughter any less, but her birth was full of complication. The best time of my life was when they were in the first five years of their life. I saw the world anew through their eyes. Life had calloused me emotionally, and they opened my heart back up again.

hmmm...I have several favorite moments when I was 19 I went to florida for about a month,...one of my favorite things...I was in a huge pool...just floating in the middle of nowhere, with no one around....the sky was perfect...the weather warm....

Boriqueron...Puetro Rico...hanging out in the water...

swiming at night in the beach under the moonlight

hanging out in Venice, listening to classical music in the early evening...

getting up ealry when everything is quiet...

I think it would have to be a moment when I was driving through the Gila Wilderness in New Mexico. It was a beautiful sunny day and I had just left my campsite and was driving through trees. The road opened up and I could see a beautiful valley. At that same moment, the clouds parted and a beautiful golden rays of sunshine poured forth. I heard the voice of the Goddess in my heart and I was at one with everything. It was the most amazing moment. Tears fell down my face and I was wrapped with overwhelming love from within and without. I never wanted that to end.

Secondly, would be the time I finally made it to Machu Picchu. I had backpacked five days and that morning had to climb over 2,000 steps to get to the entrance. This was a moment I had waited for for so long and it finally happened. I would recommend that everyone go there!

Ellie..........that sounds like a very blissful, serene moment.........one that doesn't need anything other than being in the moment!

*lying with limbs wrapped around my lover - just melting into the moment

*lying in a hammock at my friends beach house after having clams & beer - staring up at the sky and seeing the most awesome images in the clouds without either trying to see anything

*walking through the woods on a spring day - feeling the breeze through the trees - hearing birdsong and seeing butterflies pass so close to me their wings almost brushed my face

just mentioned the first things that came to mind.....still......there are so so many moments that were frozen in time for what seemed like an eternity but may have been only a few moments ........being at peace with myself and the world around me........feeling a deep connection to it

hope to experience many of these moments in the future.........hope you do too :-)

also - snorkeling along the coral reef in the florida keys........the water was soooo blue and the fish were so extraordinarily brilliant - felt them touching my toes!

these are so awesome to read!! floating and fireflies and sun drenched valleys and babie birthing and lovers melting and riding rhythms. wooooohooooo!! more more!!

lorenzo just told me there is actually a movie about this topic, where people die and then are to choose their favorite moment. link

www.sarudama.com/movies/afterlife.shtml