What Makes A Moment Special?

A lifetime is divided by many years, years into days, days into hours, and hours into minutes. But out of these minutes, some stand out the most making our most memorable of our memories. Whether you felt joy, anger, or sadness, it is the way that we felt at that second what makes us remember that moment and what made us change from who we were. It is an experience where you know you can’t go back. In the following passage, I will talk about my rite of passage.

There are many times in our life that shape who we are, most of these “moments” go unnoticed. Things happen and change us in an instant so we often don’t remember these “moments” simply because they do not come across as something memorable. They just happen. If you’re lucky enough, you can remember this defining moment, and be able to reflect on this moment in a time of need, to remind yourself of the long journey that got you where you are at today.

It all began with shopping. First with my girlfriends over the years, goofing off on trips to the mall trying on gorgeous flowing gowns for fun, and then it was finally time for me to buy one, finally a formal occasion where I got to dress up in a fancy gown with high heels, my Mom took me to the mall. Even though it wasn’t quite prom, it was still a formal dance, a celebration of completing middle school and entering into

Soon enough, time for Prom came. We were all rushing to do the last touches of our makeup as our dates were waiting in the dining room with our parents. My friends and I made our way downstairs. Our heels clicking every step we took.

When you don’t have to do anything or be anywhere in particular…but mostly in that moment may you realize here and now what a gift your life is not just to you, but to everyone who knows you.

I couldn’t wait for that. I literally wanted almost every dress in the store. I loved all of them. I couldn’t decide from all the styles, all the pretty colors and forms of the dresses. I was super happy; my emotions were all over the place. I tried all the ones I liked and after thinking over and over again about it, I finally chose one. I got a turquoise one that I loved as soon as I saw it. I looked at my mom; I told her, “This one mom! I have to I want it I love it!!” My mom was looking at me like I was crazy. The lady from the store was looking at me like I was crazy too but she still helped me try it on and when I had it on and looked at myself, I knew I was taking this one. The lady started showing me the rest of the stuff that came with the dress. My faced hurt from smiling a lot but I just couldn’t help it; I was just so excited and

A moment is defined as a brief period of time. The average lifespan of a person consists of 27,375 days, that is 39,420,000 minutes (Center for Disease Control and Prevention). Within those hundreds of thousands of minutes, humans have the endless opportunity to experience a moment. A significant moment in my life was when I was sexually assaulted seven years ago. For a long time this moment held a negative impact on my life. Nonetheless, this moment is also what taught me how to love myself, forgive and that life keeps going. My sexual assault taught me, one moment will not define the rest of my life.

I’ve had many memorable moments in my lifetime, but one stands out more than the others. When I watched the Clemson Tigers win the College Football National Championship, I thought I would never see something as exciting ever again. This was the very moment that stands out from the rest.

A moment is defined as a brief period of time. (Merriam Webster) The average lifespan of a person consists of 27,375 days, that is 39,420,000 minutes. Within those hundreds of thousands of minutes humans have the opportunity to experience a moment. These experiences can be either good, bad or neutral. A significant moment in my life was the moment I was sexually assaulted. For a long period of time that experience held a negative impact in my life but also taught me that there are too many ongoing experiences to let one moment define the rest.

too. That was the first year going to prom and I knew it was going to be a good one.

Memories: they can cause us grief, bring us joy, or make us regret the choices we made. There are some memories that we hold close our hearts, so strong not even oceans can wash them away. The memories we hold all remain the same, even when everyone else changes. One thing is true; memories are best when you make them.

I disagree with what is being said in this sentence about how moments are not significant. Personally, I think moments are very important and they last in your brain for a very very long time. They don’t just disappear like this sentence is saying. For example, going to college is a moment in your life, and that doesn’t just disappear because it is a significant moment in your life.

These moments are the ones I cherish. The moments filled with bare skin and intertwined limbs. The ones that I look back on most when a day is particularly stressful and it feels like all the forces of the universe are working as my opposition. The darkened bedroom that smells of coffee with an antique couch shoved against a wall. This room feels more like home than anywhere

“The most beautiful moment in life may not come as soon as you think and once you have it, it doesn’t always last forever or end the day you have it. It lasts for however long you wish for this moment to last within your own life,” read the colorless poster on the wall above my bed. I honestly thought this was complete and utter idiocy, considering the fact that this quote were to be based on their absolute perception of this world. The creator of this quote were to have been refusing to fully comprehend that not everyone is treated with the same respect as others and may live a devastating life to the extent that they cannot create a beautiful moment in life now, nor in the future.

Many people influenced and events my reading and writing development throughout my childhood from my mother, my elementary librarian, and Sesame Street, to getting my first pair of glasses. We all have defining moments in our lives where we can look back and say, “That moment changed my life.” This is the story of the defining moment that changed the way I read and write, and I learned it from a whale!