Once yoga and meditation become part of your life, your increased-self-awareness makes it easier to observe ‘epiphany’ moments.
You know something is right for you when you feel super-duper excited, content, joyful and happy.
The energy becomes lighter than usual (more on this in the
Energy
section).
My ‘what-makes-me-truly-happy’ epiphany happened one evening after I had spent some time sitting on a bench with a woman in my community discussing relationships.
During our chat, I could tell she was unhappy, even though she was not outwardly showing it.
I shared one of my experiences to help her have a different perspective. This simple exchange resulted in the unhappiness fading and her being lighter and happier.
This simple but beautiful moment, when my words were able to change someone’s darkness to light (even though it may have been momentary), brought such joy and happiness to my being.
In the past, I have always offered help, but this moment was a moment of clarity.
I no longer had the pressure of a busy life and was able to be fully in the moment to experience the fullness of that emotion and feeling.
After I went back to my apartment, I looked back at my old job and thought of all the moments that brought me happiness.
It wasn’t completing a report or a project. The happiest moments were:
1) connecting with people
2) having a one-to-one discussion where I was able to spot a talent that someone could not see for themselves and share it with them
3) creating opportunities for well-deserved people that changed their lives and their families
My epiphany was that ‘helping others made me truly happy’.