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Kelly Clarkson said that people would wait a lifetime for a moment “like this.” We would wait for that one moment in time that you feel on top of the world. Whether it is with friends, family, complete strangers, or the ones that you love, it would be so special that you will never forget it for the rest of your life.

So what happens when this moment ends? I mean let’s face it. Moments do no last a lifetime. We are lucky if they can even last for more than a day. So what happens after the moments that we have waited for pass?

Before I answer that question, here is some background information. First of all, there is no definite answer as to how many defining moments we will have in a lifetime. Special moments are like energy. They can not be created. They can not be destroyed. They just happen. If you try to force a moment, it would not mean much. At the same time, if you wait for it without doing anything, the moment will pass without you. The trick is to jump at the moment when the proverbial window opens. Especially since we don’t know how many chances we will have to get these moments.

Second, special moments can be described like this. They are nothing more than a moment that has one common factor. They all have you feeling that for a moment in time, you are on top of the world.

So now that we know what our defining moments are, and how we have no clue as to how many chances we will have to experience them, we can answer the original question. What happens when our defining moments end?

The answer to that is pretty simple. Even before our current moment ends, we are working on the next one.

No, I did not just contradict myself. There are two explanations of mine.

First, God (whatever he may be) has a plan for all of us to do. We just have to find it for ourselves. And while we are finding out this master plan, we are also living out are lives.

Second, we are always thinking ahead. We are already planning our next moment. If we are on vacation, we are planning what we will do when we get back home. If we are in high school, we are planning what we are going to do in college. If we are in college, we are planning what we will do for the rest of our lives. While we are living the current moments, we are already planning for the next one.

So then what does this all mean? We all live life for the moments. Why do I say that? Because Life is nothing more than a bunch of defining moments strung together by what we do to reach them.

One more thing. I don’t have all the answers. But I do have My Two Cents.

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Tune in next week for part two of After the Moment. What happens when you don’t want your moment to end?