I am definitely also one of those people.

For so many years I was always "running away from home" in order to get something even vaguely close to such moments, or even to just slow down to a "mild panic" lol - and I always hated that I had to find that kind of momentary "wholeness" somewhere which was not "home".

Things are a little better now that I have removed the heart attack causing stress from my life (ie. my business) and re-located myself to a place where those moments of stillness are in a lot more abundance than they are in the city.

I know that feeling you describe a little more closely now than I did some years back and they do - catch you by surprise, but it is the best kind of surprise!! I will be doing something mundane like carrying the laundry out to hang, or moving the sprinkler and suddenly I will just be completely overcome with gratitude and... yes, "wholeness" - as I circle my eyes around me, inhale all the beauty and be filled to the brim with the recurring realisation that it took me a very long time to get here, but I got here.

I have to admit that though I loved it all when I was much younger, and I do still love to have a nice time out with family or friends from time to time, my tolerance for people and crowds has diminished dramatically as I have gotten older. I just don't need it as much as I used to and to be perfectly honest, I find that in many instances of being around a lot of people (especially strangers), I am soooo drained afterward that I actually DO need the "nap" kind of stillness in order to recover lol.

our lives were far from perfect, but that moment was.

I think the goal should be to have a lot more moments like this - regardless of where they are "made".

In this hectic world of busy-ness and frequent stress, having these "crystal moments" to think back on and sit with offers a sense of peace and healing wholeness.

I think our souls not only crave it, but need it.