Epiphany: 3. a. A sudden manifestation of the meaning or essence of something. b. A sudden intuitive realization or perception of reality. (Webster’s 2 new college dictionary ISBN 0-395-70869-9)

One day, while I was working on framing up the roof of the new addition on my old house, I had an epiphany.  I was working off the old side porch roof, using it as a platform.  I had my tape player in the existing upstairs window and was listening to Joel Goldsmith tapes concerning the Infinite Way.  Suddenly, it dawned on me.  The secret of life.  It all became so clear.  I wondered why I could never see it before, it was so simple.  I realized that from now on life was going to be so much easier.  I continued to work on until late, doing the normal things I would usually do.  I cooked and ate my meal, read or perhaps watched television, basking in my new insight that was going to make life so simple from now on.  The next day when I awoke, I could not for the life of me remember what it was that I had been so excited about.  I knew something marvelous had occurred, but I just couldn’t remember what it was.  Try as I might, I could not get it back. 

I guess it was similar to trying to recall a dream that just moments before you knew was so clear.  The only thing I could seem to recall about the experience of the day before was that it seemed to be a letting go of doing and just being. I do remember how excited I had been and so amazed that I had not been able to comprehend this before. I guess while I was working on the house and listening to the Joel goldsmith tape, I had slipped into another dimension where everything was much clearer.  When I came back into this dimension, like a wonderful dream experienced during the night, it was gone.  At this point, I don’t even remember which Joel Goldsmith tape it was.