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When did you feel really alive?

GoneButNotForgotten — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 15:21:31 GMT

Has there been an event in your life that made you feel alive as you'd never felt before?

Oddly enough, there were 3 and they all came as a result of a baseball team that I normally despise, my own Seattle Mariners.

When Edgar Martinez set the record for double-plays, I was there. The crown yelled and screamed for I don't know how long and I was yelling and screaming and cheering right along with them.

When the M's tied the record for wins in 2001, at 116: the crowd went utterly insane. We all danced and sang and cheered and stomped our feet for nearly a half hour after the game was over.

(I even said a little prayer of thanks to God for letting me be alive to be there.)

One 4th of July my son took me to a Mariners game--a rare, at-home game on Indepence Day--and I saw Ichiro rounding 3rd base for home. I've never seen anyone run that fast and I'm not 100% sure his feet were touching the ground.

I felt so fortunate to be there, that I was alive to see something I never expected. And these moments made me feel so alive...

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Nancy Drew — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:30:05 GMT

I grew up in the San Fernando valley in Southern California. When I was 16 we would go to Zuma Beach and boogie board in the summer and go skiing at Mammoth Mt in the winter. I was blessed.

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GoneButNotForgotten — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:32:49 GMT

Nancy Drew, I grew up in LA and I remember Zuma Beach!

Those were the days.

Now I'm up here in the NW and I SO miss going to the beach. My son grew up here and I'm so sorry he's never had the experience of the warm sun, the blue water, and the sun on his skin. I especially miss the salty smell of the ocean.

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FS74 — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:33:12 GMT

Since you are talking about sports. Hubby and I had season tickets to Penguin hockey years ago. During the playoffs 2009 we almost broke the bank with the ticket prices. Best money ever spent. To see and be there with the fans and all of the excitement of the games, it truly was an experience I will never forget.

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Biftu — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:43:02 GMT

Whenever I attended a Rolling Stones concert. Everyone happy dancing and singing. Always made me come alive.

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deepwaterdotter — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:46:44 GMT

Since I cannot recall a time in my life where I haven't felt "really alive", I would say now. I try to fill the rest of my monents here on Earth with as much joy and productivity as I can muster each day.

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itsmagic — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:47:02 GMT

A few years ago we went on a trip to the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone (we had never been out west before). Taking a float trip down the Snake River and also just taking in the breathtaking views of the mountains where the air felt so fresh and clear made me really feel alive at that moment.

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SilleeMee — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:49:42 GMT

When I went white water rafting for the very first time, down a stretch of the Colorado River called Cataract Canyon.

When I touched the back of a gray whale in the Sea of Cortez.

When I climbed to the top of Pikes Peak and saw the 'world' from up there.

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dulwich — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:53:02 GMT

Watching Stones/Queen/Springsteen concerts being in middle of the crowds dancing!

Watching Trooping of Colour- especially when members of family participating - such joy, such feeling of pride in my country.

Rugy matches at Twickenham - love the singing- love the teams - especially when we win!

This a,m, when I jumped in the pool for first water aerobics class in a year - yahoo!

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Spurt — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:19:54 GMT

@GoneButNotForgotten

There are many serious moments--- like a good health checkup for me or a loved one!!! But for the more non-serious kinda things....as another sports fan---my NBA Spurs 5 Championship Finals which I attended!

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nana59 — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:01:35 GMT

whenever i'm at a Billy Joel concert.....with my daughter....lost count how many times we've been!

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SloopJohnB — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:19:28 GMT

@GoneButNotForgotten Probably when they placed my firstborn in my arms. It was after I woke up from being under anesthesia as a a result of my C-section. It's when I really felt alive and I knew I had meaning to my life. 👶

Then repeated the whole process again 20 months later. 👶

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Porcelain — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:24:44 GMT

Whenever I dance.

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GoneButNotForgotten — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:27:29 GMT

I'm so glad I started this thread, and a loy of you are reminding me of some of the events in my life I had kind of forgotten about.

Please--keep them coming!

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FastDogWalker2 — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:29:52 GMT

At the start of a live performance: fireworks, parades, concerts, plays, etc. I always tear up!😊

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chickenbutt — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:32:33 GMT

Scuba diving was the best thing this life ever brought me. Being under the water in that beautiful environment with all those amazing animals, from the tiniest fish to the sharks and the ginormous Napoleon Wrasse, was a wonder that I hope I never forget.

It was like you weren't tied to gravity, like when you're out of the water. I logged a couple hundred dives over those years. I felt alive in a whole new, beautiful and wonderous way. I miss it so much.

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patbz — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:35:01 GMT

At Sapporo Olympics when I ran into Jean Claude Killey ( he was another spectator, not a contestant that year) and at Innsbruck Olympics when I saw Dorothy Hamill win her gold. When I walked on the Great Wall of China. So many more but those immediately come to mind.

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FiddleDeeDee — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:42:59 GMT

When riding horses.

I have been riding for as long as I can remember. Bare back, English (forward seat) and then Western when I moved out West. Love it, love it, love it. I loved grooming, mucking out the stall....cleaning tack. When you take a jump; it feels like you're flying. Galloping over open land.....amazing. You and this poweful creature...it's magical. Everything about it; riding just feeds my soul.

Sadly, one of my children has a deadly allergy to horses. It's rare so we had no idea. We almost lost him due to second hand exposure....no horses in any way for me. Some day I'll be able to ride again ( I hope) but until then, I have the memories.

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KingstonsMom — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:47:51 GMT

Every time I take my blood pressure......

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godi — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 17:04:34 GMT

Swinging so high on a swing on a summer afternoon in my youth.