A moment of my life...

We all have one...those one of a kind exhilarating moments.  It defines us.  Those moments in our lives  knowing from somewhere deep within ourselves we have been part of something unseen...magical, full of wonder and love.  Something rare and very powerful.  Where everything goes amazingly right.  A cherished treasure carrying our hopes and dreams.  The moment we hold onto when we need our courage and strength.  A bright shining moment we revere with awe and gratitude forever.  

I have told the full amazing, story in my earlier blog piece "And what a plunging forth," about The Ride my beloved horse Patches and I made one morning long ago.

It had rained early that morning making the scene surreal. And what an entourage we had with us!  A newspaper reporter, photographer, and television station crews were there.  Besides two policemen, since Patches and I had to travel on sections of busy highways and backroads.  One policeman escorted us from the front; the other, behind us, both with the blue lights blazing.  At the very rear, a friend with his horse van followed if needed for any reason.

So there we all were on a busy highway.  When our story began playing out the next day, Patches and I were on front pages, and television screens, and a million hearts fell in love with us.

In the video pieces everything seemed in slow motion.  It only appeared that way because Patches was a pony...a two year old pony still growing pony whose pace was "The Patches Pace."

Anyway, as the video clips begin one sees a hill, then slowly the blue lights flashing of the first police car.  Then it blurs.  As it does, one begins seeing two horse ears bobbing up and down.  Slowly, Patches sweet bobbing head comes in view, and then I slowly come into view.  Bobbing with Patches.

Gradually we slowly come into full view with the flashing blue lights of the second police car behind us.  At that exact moment bright shining sunlight momentarily burst out of the clouds upon the scene.  It was stunning.  We couldn't believe it. 

We began saying to each other, "Wow...did you see THAT?"

"The timing of it!"

"Incredible!"

"Not even Hollywood could have made that happen!"

The Ride went on to become an astounding success, touching and inspiring many.

Yet the image of that one moment became my touchstone...the bright shining moment I will forever hold in awe and wonder.