As we put the concept of “Magic Moments” into place today, remember this key insight:
Even an everyday moment can be magical.
- In other words, there is nothing too “small” to be considered a Magic Moment if it is meaningful to you or to the person you create it for.
Your Lifestyle Creation Experiment for today is to consciously create an Everyday Magic Moment- something you can actually do and experience today.
Challenge yourself on this a bit in this way - if you’re the type of person who is really good at helping other people, but often doesn’t take as good of care of yourself as you probably should… give yourself permission to create a Magic Moment for yourself today.
And if you’re the type of person who takes great care of themselves but often doesn’t take time out for your loved ones or others who are important in your life, create a Magic Moment for one of them today.
Here’s some ideas to get you started:
- Take a cat nap in the afternoon
- Consciously enjoy the first sight of your spouse or kids in the morning - or the last moment with them before they fall asleep tonight
- Savor the smell of fresh bread right out of the oven
- Linger in a hug to really feel its power deep down inside you - and share that power with the person you are hugging
- Call someone in the middle of the day just to tell them you are thinking of them
- Hand-write a thank you note to someone
- Leave the office an hour early so you can cook dinner at home instead of rushing through fast food on your way home
- Go out and get some exercise while the sun is up and feel its warmth as you go
- Go for a hike or walk in the park
- Create something new by combining things you already have in a novel way - a new sauce for dinner, new outfit to wear, new arrangement of the furniture in your house
- Build something- pick up a set of Legos on the way home just for fun; or give yourself permission to goof around in your shop for a couple hours tonight
- Sign up for dance class, music or voice lessons, art class or learn something new about an area you are interested in
- Start your own journal and have fun writing about the GOOD stuff in your life tonight
Come up with your own Everyday Magic Moment, consciously create it today and share your experience with this whole Experiment by posting a comment below.
Then…
Your Business Creation Experiment for today is to do the same for someone involved in your business- partner, client, vendor… or even yourself! 
And hey, since today is all about fun… let’s have some fun with our Magic Moments creation.
I’ve got a special prize here for whoever consciously creates the most creative or most impactful Magic Moment
…so be sure to share your stories below to be eligible for the prize and all the recognition that goes along with it!
September 27th, 2008 at 5:55 am
I am still single and 1 hour before reading this post, i was in a shopping mall shopping for belts. Had my lunch, window shopped for couple hours before i stumble upon this kiosk selling leather belts, wallets, etc. It so happened without apparent reason i stopped there, clueless, blank in my head starring at this girl. I really do not know what caught my attention but i just knew that she had my eyes glued to hers. It’s like a sudden chemistry, that feeling of she might be that special girl i was looking for after all.
So i was blank that i didn’t know what to say. Of course feeling shy, i just said i wanted to get a belt for my jeans. It was around 50 bucks but because i didn’t bring enough cash with me, i said i would return, just need to go to the ATM to withdraw some cash. But she instead reply me she will follow me to the ATM and save me the trouble of walking back again. How thoughtful or is it because she scared i would never return? Haha.
Her smile alone is enough for me keep thinking about her as i am writing this. Well, i did not make any move yet, but i intend to go back there tomorrow to at least befriend with her. That would be my magic moment, trying to befriend a stranger especially a girl is kinda my weakness.(that’s why i am still single, lol) moment that i never thought would come in this manner. So many girls in my life, not one girl has really caught my attention until just now.
Well for the past four months my life has totally changed from being stressed, sad, bad tempered, negative thoughts, friends that were so discouraging, procrastinating, etc. I choose to change and had since seen lots of improvements. Come to think of it, those could very well be magic moments i never knew until now, thinking back. So u see, everything is smooth but still there is something missing in my life. That missing piece that would boost my current confidence, career, etc to the next level.
As of today, i think i have found that missing piece. I want to think of that moment everyday as it really makes me happy. But its not complete till i succeed. Wish me luck. So it’s a coincidence that your topic was about magic moments. I truly want to cherish this magic moment of thought and it would even be more magical if she became my wife!
September 27th, 2008 at 7:08 am
I have to work this weekend, two twelve hour days, But I will count my blessings, and I will
tell everyone I speak with to do the same.
Y’all have a great day!
Atman
Free Quote a Day
http://www.gainuniquewisdom.com
September 27th, 2008 at 9:46 am
It is hard to choose a magic moment when every aspect of your life is magical. Today is dogfood day, By this, I mean I have to make dogfood and my friendly dogs wait patiently for something to fall. Sometimes they will sing in time to the meat cleaver cleaving. This moment I will thoughly enjoy as I know my friendly critters can not wait to get thier dinner.
September 27th, 2008 at 10:13 am
I regularly create the Magic Moments, although I hadn’t thought about them that way. Here are a few (one of my favorites is the last one, which always gets a laugh out of my kids):
- cooking a very tasty yet simple meal - usually something that has five or fewer ingredients, such as artichoke dip - three ingredients (mayo, artichokes, parmesian cheese), homemade shrimp alfredo (pasta, shrimp, butter, heavy cream and parmesian), mini-meatloaf (done in a cupcake pan, quick and tasty)
- noticing the beauty of the sunset and how unique it is everyday
- watching my 8-year old play when he doesn’t know I’m watching
- feeling the hot water on my scalp when I’m in the shower, as I let go of everything that’s been on my mind and just enjoying the sensation
- shouting “Hooray! Another successful drive!” as I pull into the driveway, appreciating the fact that we made it home safe in spite of all the stupid drivers.
September 27th, 2008 at 11:41 am
After reading your day 5 action plan I decided to create a magic moment. I walked in the kitchen where my wife was cooking and give her a big hug.
She immediately went into shock and almost had a heart attack.
Talk about creating a magic moment. I created 2 magic moments with one action.
If you haven’t hugged your wife in a while you might want to create a different magic moment, because you might get the wrong magic.
September 27th, 2008 at 11:58 am
My daily magic moment is first thing in the morning. I have been blessed with a man who gave me a wonderful home where our bedroom and our kitchen face east. We live on top of a plateau and wake up to the most beautiful sunrises almost every morning. We live in western PA so we experience a lot of rain. But I remember very easily to thank my husband every time I see that sunrise!
Sunita
September 27th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Jeff,
You’re right - magic moments are special and should be enjoyed every day. My way to start the day is being thankful for at least five things. It is a good way to begin the day by really feeling thankful for things that I’ve experienced, special relationships, the joy of a beautiful morning - seeing the sun filter through the trees, a call or visit by a family member, a visit by an energetic little neighbor girl that brings joy to my heart. These are the things that make every difference in the world.
Thanks,
JoAnn
September 27th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
One thing that you can do for yourself, daily, is allow yourself a bit of time to just daydream. Not at all think about what is going, bothering you. Just daydream about stuff, like when you were a kid. If it’s hard to get into it that way, then look out a window or, better, sit outside for awhile and just watch what’s going on with animals, people, the enviroment and observe but not analyze or make judgements. Still not quite there, then you can make up small, fun little stories about what’s going on around you. Key is fun and imaginative ; like a little childrens ‘ story not judging the scenario just embellishing on it in a light-hearted manner. Or at other times, to just listen to music that I enjoy and not think about anything in particular.
Alot of these things can kind of replicate mediatiion. I know that’s not for some people to think of it in that way, but many of the benefits can still be achieved. And part of the entire point is to take out a space of time for yourself, not to think about troubles and to just be part of those moments in time… Cool thing is that a lot of this you can do alone or with someone you are close with. The other thing I enjoy about these types of things is that most don’t require a very definite plan and can be more spontaneous in their nature.
I try to do one or more of those types of things, on a regular basis. It’s pretty interesting what you can find out about hopes and dreams that you’ve kind of buried and/or walked away from in your life. And at times, it’s very enlightenting to be able to look at how you look and feel about things and people by doing some of what I talked about above, as well.
Other times, I will go somewhere I love to go and look at it as if I have never been there. Which can be done on daily walks or even in your own backyard.
More specifically, though, I can do this for myself and someone I know that needs to get away from thinking about a few things today. We can go to the beach, which we both enjoy, and not think or talk about the issues going on in our lives, but just spend some time in the moment, in an enviroment we both love. And walk around or sit and watch the waves and surf and sun and sand etc. And find things that are unique or won’t last for long; like what the waves do to the sand on the beach, etc. I love to do this with my camera in hand. The excellent thing about that is that I can share those pics. with people. Or, in the end, as I have plans to do, look to start selling some of them. Biggest point there is about how I capture certain things may translate to someone who connects with that picture to wish to purchase it..
September 27th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
My Magic Moments:
– the way my dog greets me at my arrival from work.
– sitting back with my feet up and reflecting on the good things of my day.
–watching the multifaceted leaves gently blowing outside my kitchen window.
–a hug just because.
September 27th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Hi,
I’ve always thought magic moments were around every corner. I like to try to show others some of that magic too. I really think the most magic thing today is just your training report! I hope all pay attention and look at all that comes your way each and every day.
Thanks for your words,
John
September 27th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Well,
Actually I came down to my office this morning to review my wish list for the future and read your e-mail. While I was thinking about my wish list and my Magic Moment , my 38 year old daughter provided me with one . I opened her e-mail( she corresponds with my wife every day via e-mail as she lives a few hundred miles away… I get a copy sent to me from my wife).
My daughter told my wife I was ” the best dad in the world”. I will cherish this magic moment for some time .You see I am actually her step dad. ( I married her mother when she was twelve). I am her fourth dad and for many years it was difficult for her and I to get along ( me coming into the family , her mistrust of men in general). It has only been in the last few years that she and I have forged a great relationship.
It is quite funny now … her and I will be on the phone talking while she is sitting at her place with friends listening in and she will say “goodbye dad , I love you.” Her friends are astounded that she would openly express those feelings for me in front of her friends like that ( may be perceived as ‘uncool’ I guess) .
Anyway, I will stop ranting , but I know that everything in this world happens for a reason,and it was no coincidence that I read her e-mail right after I read your lesson,
Thanks for listening,
Ken
September 27th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
To have a routine, three times a week to take health walk in the park. Spare one hour everyday to just sit and relax and reflect to give my mind a fresh start either focusing on my business or my family. Make it a habit to always tell my Boys (2 aged 20 and 22) that I love them so much despite they are grown ups.
September 27th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
I’ve just read your 5 day Action lan email re magic moments. I’ve been so busy but still made time to bake a cake.Guess it will create the magic moment for my friends when they receive it tomorrow. Mine was in the making to please someone!
September 27th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
The neatest Magic Moment today was when my 8 year old grandson, Christian, took my hand as we walked together. I told him that when he holds my hand I feel very special and I hope he will never get too big to hold my hand. Now, he takes my hand regularly and smiles at me - we have a special bond and it show in holding hands.
In my business, my Magic Moment was when I approached a woman at a garage sale who was talking about health problems and I gave her my card and brochure for the natural products I sell. This was a huge step for me and she was touched that I cared.
Thanks for reminding me there are Magic Moments around every day and I can be the one to create and share them with others!!
September 27th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Hey Jeff, hows your day going? Just wanted to tell about my magic moment today; I run
a retail sale spot at the flea market on the weekends to make a little mad money, actually I get mad when I dont make any(haha) but I always keep a box of toys for the kids under a table
which is right at their level. Today a couple came to my spot with several children and ofcourse they were not behaving very well,go figure, one of them seen the toys and started to pick one up and his father got all over him really hard, Well I stepped in and told the gentleman
to please calm down, that his boy was not hurting anything. He got very angry with me and
started cursing me up one side and down the other, I politely told him (when he was done)
that I had those toys there for the children to play with while their parents shopped in my booth
and his attitude changed instantly! He apologized repeatedly and thats when I told him ; I
have 7 children of my own and I am very familiar with the “breaking ” point, so no harm ,no foul!
I gave each one of his three children a toy to take with them and managed to sell him
several pieces before he left. The moral is never underestimate the power and persuasion
factor of “what you say” I try to generate a Magic Moment with everyone I meet everyday!
September 27th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
So many really good things happen that I don’t regard as “magical moments” and truly appreciate — I now have a note on my refrigerator, along with my “blank page”, to look for the good things I do and that happen to me every day so I can appreciate them for what they are, Magical Moments. It’s hard to be stressed when you have magical moments!
September 27th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Today for the first time in a while I got busy doing things around the house that were screaming for attention. In the process, I was not able to spend much time or attention to my 7 year old son. He is so sweet and just wants to play since he is the only child but I didn’t because I was on a mission to get some of the tasks off my list of things to do.
Tomorrow, I will take a moment to enjoy his laughter and take time to play with him.
Judy
September 28th, 2008 at 2:05 am
well, except for the fact I’m playing catch up with my projects, this afternoon was more than a magical moment for all of us. My two oldest girls were at Barbizon where they have been going for 5 months. They were preparing for their graduation ceremony and show in which they would be singing and performing monologues, and struting down the runway. As you can imagine their l0 year old brother had zero interest in watching that. He gets enough of that at home! So he had many opportunities to do Boy things so he was off doing just that while my youngest daughter and I rode the carousel and went to the Museum of Modern Art until time to watch her sisters
perform. Everyone was happy!
September 28th, 2008 at 2:37 am
Magic Moments: Spent the evening with my 10 and 12 year old grandsons while Mom and Dad spent a rare moment with friends at a lovely dinner house. The boys and I had fish and chips at a local restaurant, then came home and watched Spiderman I, while we all consumed a bowl of fresh popped popcorn.
Then this Grammy sat down and reread emails from this past week to see what I garnered in my walk for self improvement in the business world.
September 28th, 2008 at 4:17 am
Wow, (have I started every comment this way?) Magic moments, today I actually did take a little nap on my easy chair, that was pretty magic. But what really comes to mind is the fact I am getting laid off from my J.O.B. and this coming week will be my last week there. I have been handing out business cards kind of randomly for the last two weeks and have gotten some good response from that. I even have a couple of people that are likely to become clients for me. I have been asked several times how I can be so cheerful and happy about getting laid off? I just tell them I don’t look at it as losing my job, I see it as gaining my freedom! And that, ladies and gentlemen is a magic moment. I can now concentrate 100% on growing my business and improving my customer relations. This next week at the job will be mostly useless for the company, but I can stop randomly handing out business cards and make it a concentrated effort, I mean, what are they gonna do? Fire me? LOL Personal Magic moments do happen on an almost daily basis for me. I am blessed with a wonderful wife and two wonderful kids, 3 dogs 2 cats, 1 bird and multiple fish and a turtle….and a partridge in a pear tree!!!! Just kidding about the partridge, what would I do with one of them? Anyway, my kids are both adults and still living at home, We live in the San Francisco Bay Area and it’s very tough for a young person to get started here, especially if they weren’t born with a silver spoon in their mouth, which mine weren’t. But I can keep an eye one them better at home. Not that it does a lot of good, they do what they want anyway. Nothing bad though. Whoa, now I’m rambling. It’s an exciting subject!! What can I say.
September 28th, 2008 at 4:35 am
Its Sunday here. My husband is home briefly from a long business trip. He said I gave him relaxation by inviting one of my co-workers over for dinner so we laughed a lot. Today we went to a countryside buckwheat soba shop but we had to wait a long time (about an hour) as the noodles are hand-made. The clerks felt very apologetic and I just said ‘ no problem, I just wish I could take your shop back to Canada with me!’ She seemed so grateful. On Sunday folks drive a long way from the city and often get impatient on their only free country day. Another magical moment is if I bake biscuits I try to share them with my neighbors who only get store bought bakery goods. I love to see their smiles. And one which seems odd is perhaps one of my favorite treasured moments is hearing students learn musical instruments in neighboring homes-it gives me a great lift, even if I can’t play.
September 28th, 2008 at 8:15 am
Today I took mother to visit my only daughter and 2 beautiful grandchildren. We went there for afternoon tea. The children as usual were up to their tricks and performing for us. There was music playing, lots of cakes and goodies to eat, when all of a sudden mother stood up and wanted to dance. We turned the music up and she started dancing and shaking her booties. Well if I wasnt shocked then it really happened at that moment when we all stood around her and started clapping hands. The kids were laughing because they had never seen Great Grandma dancing before. My daughter grabbed her movie camera and started filming and thats when I thought this is what magic moments are all about, things, happenings that can never be forgotten and just one silly happy moment can bring so much laughter and happiness when we least expect it. I know now that behind that cool exterior of my mother, there lies a little girl who never had the chance to be and just wanted her magic moment for the day.
September 28th, 2008 at 8:27 am
I have been really distant from my Mum for the last two months. Over the last week she’s wanted to see this movie with me because she wanted to spend some time with me for a change.
I was reluctant to do this because I’m normally bored at the movies she likes but after reading this post, I decided that I was going to make this a magic moment. So I went to the corner store, got some chocolate and lemonade (she likes that kind of thing) and sat down to watch the movie with her.
I thought the movie would be boring, but it turned out to be one of the most interesting films I’ve seen and the look on my Mum’s face after it finished was a REALLY profound experience for me as I haven’t done this sort of thing since I was very young.
I’m now thinking of a way I can do the same for other members of my family who I’ve distanced myself from.
Thanks Jeff!
Gordon
September 28th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Hi Jeff,
I followed your advice and took a Sunday Afternoon Nap together with my wife. Lovely and a shared little Magic Moment.
My other Magic Moments during the day was:
* My 16 k run. I’m fit and enjury free and the sun was shining. Magic!
* The smell of a fresh espresso in my kitchen just before enjoying it.
* A hug with my wife in the kitchen. Our Golden Retriever grumbled and felt outside
My next magic moment will be when I lay down in my fantastic bed and my wife
fall asleep in my arms as she does everynight. I just love it.
Best!
Lars
PS Jeff, I miss your comments in the blogg. It would be nice to see your feedback and to know if someone really has grasped the message of the day or if you see anyone misunderstanding todays message.
September 28th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
First of all, I want to send a message to those of you who are caring for special needs children or parents with health challenges: you are creating magical moments for them every day. I hope you take the time to appreciate yourself and honor yourself…so few people step up to that challenge. I work in health care and I create magical moments for myself by greeting the residents by their names as I pass by on my assigned duties. I’m always amazed by how much pleasure that (or throwing something away for them, etc.) brings to their faces. I usually do not mention this, as I like to consider them my “random acts of kindness” for which I do not ask recognition. I KNOW they are magical moments for them, and so much fun for me. I mention it as food for thought for others to possibly apply in their day
Another source of pleasure/magical moments is my playful cat. He always finds a way to make me laugh, especially when I’ve been too wrapped up in myself and/or my work. He will shimmy himself into a tiny box then poke his head out daring me to laugh! Or hide my keys so I can’t leave the house. And to think, I almost thought I was too busy to own a pet.
I have always been attuned to the beauty of nature and especially the healing powers of water. That is why I bought my present condo: overlooks a small lake with a fountain. I do have to remind myself to take the time to sit on the lanai at the end of my day and just listen, letting my mind wander and wash away the worries of the day. Thank you for encouraging me to make this a habit rather than a treat!
September 28th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Jeff -
Incredible! What a sense of profound joy I experienced in reading Day 5’s message and assignment. I realized that I had experienced many magic moments, but do you know what? I failed to recognize them as Magic Moments or capitalize on them that way. I am briefly saddened for that. However, now my goal is to “create” two daily magic moments, one in my personal life and one that supports and grows my business objectives. Thank you for the sheer simplicity of this message. I will not have to worry about losing the point or forgetting about this one. Believe it when I say it is ingrained in my brain. Thank you.
September 28th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
I can’t believe you are telling us to do this, just yesterday I learned from someone how to jump start my business and the Idea is to send a greeting card with a box of brownies and tell the person to call when they get the brownies! this costs some investment money and I am going to take a leap of faith and do this, I think it would be nice to get a box of brownies even if there was more to it, no?
http://www.greetingcardreminder.com
You to can do this.
Jimmy.
September 28th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Hi from Assie land.
Thanks for the opartunity to do this course. Have to catch up with a few days as have to go to collage to open my e-mails and at the moment we are having some problems with the net.
Good luck with every one else that is doing the course
In love and light
sabrina
September 29th, 2008 at 10:43 am
I’m late with this, because I was at day school on Saturday and try not to turn my computer on on Sundays.
However I can report 2 magic moments 1 on Saturday, when I could actually answer most of the questions on the specimen exam paper and the other yesterday, when we stopped for a drink, in a pub I’ve never been in before and we were invited to lunch at a christening party.
Which just proves to me, that many magic moments are completely unexpected and often come from total strangers.
Jane.
September 29th, 2008 at 10:49 am
I have always had the special ‘gift’ of recognizing and appreciating every magic moment that presents itself to me. I get a special feeling of accomplishment when I reach out to strangers to create these magic moments. I do this because well, it just plain feels good and it sets a very positive example to my kids. I suppose it’s been a few days since I have reached out to someone, so I’ll take this lesson to heart today and look for the opportunity to perform a good deed for someone and I’ll let you know what transpires.
September 29th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
I am so greatful to have majic moments on a regular basis. I am reading this on Monday because I am a bit behind on my lessons. I would like to share some common majic moment I enjoy on a regular basis and one I would not have thought of as a magic moment until I read this days assignment. But when I have yelled at the kids all day for fighting and arguing and pushing each others (and mine) buttons all day, one of my kids will come out of nowhere and say MOM. I am thinking “oh what now” and answer back “what do you need.” They will come up to me and say “I just wanted to tell you I love you.” and then gives me a big kiss. Well you gotta love ‘em!
Another magic moment I enjoy everyday and this one I have to brag about. I have an 11 year old boy who started middle school this year. All my friends have told me that once your child is in middle school they act like they dont even know who you are and dont dare acknowlege them if you are at school. Well my child will kiss me at school in the car line, at the school dance, where ever he sees me in front of his friends. I look at the other envious parents and smile. He says (at least for now) he does not care if his friends see him kiss me because he loves me and does not care who knows!
But the moment that was my unknown magic moment happened this weekend. I am a cub scout leader and one of the kids in my den invited us to a birthday party this weekend. We are working on space derby cars for a race on Tues. night. She is a single mom, lives in a trailer, no help from her child’s father, her car is broken and she is helping take care of her grandfather who has had a stroke. She told me she has not even started working on her son’s space derby car yet and didnt have the stuff to sand it or anything. So I told her to come over after the party and my husband and I would help get it made so he could race it on Tues. with his pack.
She brougt it over and my husband and my son helped the child make his derby. I have never seen any child so happy to have another father help him do anything in his life. He was so proud of it when we got it done on Sunday. His mom cried because she just knew he would not get to race because she could not help him.
So magic moments are small sometimes to you but to others they are huge.
Thanks for bringing magic moments into perspective.
September 29th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
My husband and I took my 4 year old son to the OSU-Troy game this weekend. I have been putting this off because I don’t get to enjoy the game when my 4 year old goes. He is always wanting something. So, last year we didn’t go to any (my son and I) and this is the first time in a long time I have been. I decided before we got to the game that I would let my son do what ever he wanted and that it was about him and not about me, or anyone around me. We had the best time. We tailgated before the games for about 2 hours. They have activities for the kids that we let him play in. Moon bounces, slides, facepaint… Then when the game started he was ready to go in. About 10 minutes into the game, he was asking when we were going home… uh oh… I asked him what he wanted to do, so he said he was hungry, we got icecream and watched Bullet ride out on the field. We went back to watch for a little while longer. Then he wanted to walk around a little, so we did. He’s 4 so pretty much anything entertains him, like escalators and elevators. We would go back to the game for a little while, then we would walk around again. He was happy and I really enjoyed watching him have fun. It was a great day for all of us.
September 29th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
I count myself the luckiest person in the world because I have horses in my life. ( along with many other 4 legged friends). Every morning is magic to me when I go to the barn and they all nicker to be fed with their big kind eyes waiting for their hay. I have done this for over 30 years and it never ceases to start my day off right. On the mornings that I can go for a gallop - - well, that’s just the most magical thing there is in this world - - to fly through the countryside and feel the power of this magnificent beast. “The best thing for the inside of a man is the outside of a horse”. I have loved creating this magic for others as learn about horses and the beauty they bring to this world.
September 29th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
My Magic Moment was to bring three beautiful bouquets of flowers into my small apartment. the fragrance filled the room! They are magnificent to look at and I felt so enriched!
September 30th, 2008 at 1:25 am
I am a soccer coach. I have understood the reason behind “Magic Moments” for quite some time, but this is the first time that I have been able to share them with people who can genuinly understand there deeper significance. As a youth soccer coach, my life has been filled with these “Magic Moments” and I will describe a couple of intense personnal satisfaction.
Just this past Saturday, my U8 girls soccer team played against the best U8 team in our league. We were focussed and excited at the same instant. I have a couple of girls on my team that have never played soccer before and are not quite technically inclined. One girl in particular has extraordinarilly intense parents and she was apprehensive as we did our cheer and took the field. I had put my more technically inclined players on the feild to start and allowed them to settle in to the game. I noticed this girl on the bench with her head hung low and frowning, almost in tears. During the game, I played all of the girls and towards the end of the game, she was back on the bench with the same pout as before. The score was 3-2 in favor of the other team with about 4 minutes left to play; I put her in again, and let her know that her team needed her support. She played marvelously and scored the tying goal!! The first goal she had scored all season. I believe that this was a “Magic Moment” and I’ll always remember the smile on her face and the look in her eyes as we celebrated that goal. I’m certain that it was the first of many to follow.
Stephen Huff
U8 Girls Soccer Coach
September 30th, 2008 at 4:32 am
FOCUSING IN ,ON THE POSITIVES IN OUR LIVES AND SHARING THEM WITH OTHERS, LOVED ONES AND BUSINESS ASSOTIATES AND CUSTOMERS IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF EVERY DAY! ‘SUCCESS IS 90 PERCENT ATTITUDE AND 10 PERSENT SKILL’. GERRY R.
September 30th, 2008 at 10:27 am
I have a friend who rescues & cares for worn out battery hens. They live a wonderful life in her yard after being caged for months with no room to move. They reward her with beautiful free range eggs . Today I received a gift of wonderful just laid eggs & a bag full of lemons from her tree. ” magic”
I took time out to make several jars of lemon butter and bake fresh bread ( we had lemon merangue pie for desert ). and I was able to surprise friends and neighbours with home made goodies ” Just because…..” There is always something magical in receiving an unexpected gift & it was “magical” to return the favour.
Barbara
http://www.munymunymuny.com
October 7th, 2008 at 9:02 am
My 2 kids add magic to my life.
Everyday I look at the picture of my children on my desk at work. That really makes me want to get home to be with them. It always puts a smile on my face.
Then often when I get home my kids will run up to me and hug me, another magical moment. Talk about feeling important.
At the end of everyday I check on my kids before retiring for the night. The look so peaceful sleeping tight in their beds. I feel so blessed and I thank God for the gifts he has given me.
Just think that the above magical moments happen every single day in my life, and that is just one area of my life. I do feel lucky, I just need to remember that. I am sure that it happens more often in your lives also.
October 7th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Morning magic moments are when I take the time to hug each of my children and say goodmorning before anything else get’s done or said. They are when I quietly waken my children in the early morning hours on school days with a kiss and a hug.
Midday magic moments are when I see the autumn colours waving through the tall trees lining my street on my drive home.
I find my evenings are a little more rushed or exhausted these days. So my intention is to recreate the evening magig moments I used to have with my children around bedtime - a story, a song, a hug, a kiss, a chat - whatever they want or need.
There just can never be too many magic moments so don’t any of you put your wands away!
October 8th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
Personal Magic Moment: Play a game with my daughter everyday. Give my husband a morning and night hug everyday.
Business: Communicate with my clients and make one phonecall towards each business idea everyday.