... I've had this happpen a few times in my life, though it seems it never happened when I thought I needed it to, but the timing was always perfect nonetheless. One in particular strikes me right now: I had this book lying around my book shelf forever, I picked it up a few times, but never read it. Then one day, as I was mulling over the terrible slights that had been done to me, thinking of the people that MADE me make those decisions that put me in this awful position I was in, I read it. "Who moved my cheese". In the beginning, I'm thinking 'OK, I could have written this, this is beneath me, a child's book', but as I continued to read it, the very simplicity of it became oh so clear ~ the older we get, the more complicated we tend to make things. Then I got to the end, where a very simple question was posed to me, the hapless reader: "What would you do if you weren't afraid". I was awestruck. How could I have not seen this ? I thought about that one line for the rest of the day, and that evening as well. It was a supreme paradigm shift, where everything is exactly as it was a moment of before, but that one additional piece of information changed everything. Suddenly, I had an extreme moment of clarity with so many things: my relationship was where it was because I was AFRAID of offending the one I love; my career wasn't what I wanted NOT because of those people that worked against me, but because I was AFRAID of failure, so I didn't go for what I really wanted; I even realized that I was unhappy with my boring life because I didn't go after those adventurous hobbies. Why ? Because I was afraid of looking stupid. "What would you do if you weren't afraid". Amazing. So, now it goes to you, hapless reader ~ what is an epiphany YOU'VE had ?

I realized that they are out to get me

I am to (too?) young for epiphanies. The closes I came is finding out my breast attracted guys and I could use them to get things.

Aren't most epiphanies unexpected?

Ah yes, an AHA MOMENT. I had one of those myself this morning. Won't share it as it is quite personal, but I realized I have some things to do! I think the key is to take these moments and use them. Not just think about them.

sorry to burst your bubble but the only epiphany I am having at this time is that apathy can only be cured by my still brewing coffee, oh good I think its done..........

coffee.........kudos to your enlightenment though

A good friend once told me: Do not underestimate yourself.
AmberRose!

You are not too young to have deep, meaningful realizations. I'm 20 and I have at least 3 a day! (jk)


CChristo, this realization has the potential to change everything.****Everything****

Here's the catch -- *It is not easy*. Everything you are, all the words you say, how you look and act, what you do - examine them closely. You'll find that fear has an adverse effect in many if not all aspects of your life. Humans are ruled by this emotion, suffocated and stifled by it.

If you overcome these fears...well, look out, you're life with not be the same.

I'll start you out with one: From reading your post, you seem a little self-important and arrogant. The way you introduce the book, the problem, etc....

Well, you can get offended! Are you too afraid to look in the mirror, to really look at yourself, to find out? Are you afraid that what I say may be true?

Don't be afraid - find out!

the book The Four Agreements changed me. not just my life... not my day.. not my brain. me. totally and utterly.

i changed me after reading it.

and that was the best thing i ever did.

another epiphany i had... the reason i can't stand my frenemy at work is because she used me to cheat on her husband and i allowed it. gullible is not an excuse in life.