Day 3539: Aha moments

I’ve had many aha moments in my life, including:

• life is short, so don’t waste any of it,
• nature sustains us and we better do our best to sustain it,
• most people are mostly good,
• all healing is mutual, so self care is never selfish,
• we can’t control anybody’s behavior except our own,
• we are all so caught up in our own experience that it takes hard work to understand and communicate effectively with others,
• people feel alone sometimes but no one is alone,
• repressed and disowned feelings will surface eventually,
• we all fear people who seem different from us until we open ourselves up to how connected we are,
• we unconsciously absorb biases from our cultures and our families so we need to be aware of them and challenge them constantly,
• it hurts to lose someone, even those I don’t know (like Queen Elizabeth),
• it’s not so much a matter of where you are but who you are with, and
• the best place to be is the here and now.

Aha! I just found this definition of “aha moments”:

Do you see any aha moments in my images for today?

Today is my late father’s birthday and I’m very grateful I shared so many aha moments with him before he died.

Several people on Twitter mentioned this song in response to my question about aha moments:

Thanks to all who help me blog daily about my aha moments, including YOU.