Comments on: When Do You Feel Most Alive? (The Best Moments of Life)

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Mon, 30 Dec 2019 17:01:12 +0000

In reply to She's FIRE'd. Oh I love this moment. You could have turned a stormy moment into a miserable memory, but instead you made the most of it and found a way to laugh in spite of the rain or perhaps because of it. Thank you for sharing.

By: She's FIRE'd

She's FIRE'd — Mon, 30 Dec 2019 02:01:07 +0000

On vacation this year with my family, my youngest son and I hiked a brutal 1000 feet up a trail in a much higher altitude than we were used to. When we got to the top, we took a few pictures of the fantastic view, and then it started hailing, and then pouring rain. We laughed and headed back down the trail, which by that time had turned into a stream up to our ankles. We saw a sort of cave (I could see through to the other side- no bears) and we crawled in and were soon joined by other wet hikers. Cold and wet, we laughed with a bunch of complete strangers about the weather and then trudged to the bottom in wet sneakers. We’ll remember that hike forever!

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Sun, 29 Dec 2019 19:21:50 +0000

In reply to Angela @ Tread Lightly Retire Early. FinCon was such a highlight of 2019. It was such fun to meet people that I've been reading about for decades. The people in our lives are so important. I try to remind myself of that daily.

By: Angela @ Tread Lightly Retire Early

Angela @ Tread Lightly Retire Early — Sat, 28 Dec 2019 16:20:41 +0000

Maybe not quite the same, but the most contented with life I’ve been has been when we were just living together with our old neighbors – both when visiting them in Texas and when they were up here for a long weekend. For me, life really is about the people. FinCon is up there for me for the same reason.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 03:38:37 +0000

In reply to Steveark. Steveark - I love this comment, because I could picture this moment in my mind. I almost felt like I could relive the fun you had. It sounds like an amazing moment to remember the past year. Doing something you love and winning while you did it!

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 03:37:21 +0000

In reply to Revanche @ A Gai Shan Life. Oh I love the small moments because you can experience them so much more often than the big ones! Big bonus they are usually free! I love your list. The sound of my children singing often stops me in my footsteps. We constantly play music in our house and when the music isn't on they keep on singing!

By: Steveark

Steveark — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 00:17:51 +0000

I can’t say for certain but one fun one was a win that clinched the state title for my seniors tennis team. Sometimes in the past I have gotten very conservative at the end of a match, let the other team lose rather than go for an aggressive shot to win. Not this year, the final shot in the final match I smashed a forehand past the other teams net player for the win and the championship! Yeah that wasn’t at all important but it sure was fun!

By: Revanche @ A Gai Shan Life

Revanche @ A Gai Shan Life — Sun, 15 Dec 2019 23:16:35 +0000

I don’t know that I have any single moment where I felt that Big Alive feeling. I’m more in the little moments: blow-drying JB’s hair while ze sings, enjoying a silent car ride, achieving the perfect taste profile on my first attempt at dove stew, cuddling Seamus without him grumbling at me. Small but pure moments of utter contentment.