Personal Epiphany Locationless, Locationless, Locationless
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Lazarus_68 on 18-Jan-17. Waypoint GA9536
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| Proximity: | 161m |
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Description
Ever experienced a moment of sudden and great revelation or realization?
This cache requires you to share something personal, of a moment you exerienced new insight and transformation in your thinking, which at the time honestly felt like "Difficulty=5" but in making the change helped you do life significantly better; and by sharing it here has potential to help someone else's future. Consider...
Epiphany = a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something. A moment you suddenly become conscious of the importance, greatness, or true value of something or someone. It may include a powerful spiritual or religious experience.
Paradigm shift = a fundamental change in your approach, or underlying assumptions; changing your view of how things work in the world.
The penny drops - a belated realization of something after a period of confusion &/or ignorance.
We are relying on your integrity to only log what is true and sincere, including text insightful & helpful to others, worthy of D=5.
My own personal examples:
- As a teenager I awoke to the fact that my parent's couldn't babysit me forever. I had to grow up, take personal responsibility, be independent and stand on my own two feet.
- As a young adult, got revelation the world does not revolve around me, but is in fact more rewarding when you make it about others. Swallowing pride was not easy at the time, but now appreciate how walking in humilty keeps it real.
- Whilst smoking I got a sudden awareness that cigarettes were not my friend, but were my enemy trying to kill me. I threw the half-full packet on the ground, stomped on it, and went cold-turkey saying "no" to cravings lasting six weeks. Now I'm the worst anti-smoking advocate.
- Spiritual - after a life of disbelief, I had my own "road to Damascus" experiencing what I now recognise undeniably as God's presence.
Co-ordinates optional. See gallery for more thoughts. Feel free to add your own, describing how it changed your life.
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From Year 11 onwards both Mr & Mrs y’stassie became increasingly interested and then engrossed in chemistry. Both of us went to university and graduated with honours in chemistry. There were many aspects we enjoyed, chemical stoichiometry being one of many. As was the style in the mid 1960s, all teaching was very direct with formulas and isolated facts being drilled into us. We were very skilled at balancing chemical equations and completing a variety of calculations. However all these things were isolated facts or processes which, to us, lacked a master plan. For example, we accepted that a Faraday had a charge of 96500 coulomb, that equivalent weights were required to complete oxidation/reduction calculations but we never understood why – that was just the way things happened. We could never understand that the same chemical could have different equivalent weights depending on the chemical reaction in which is was involved.
Despite planning to be industrial chemists after completion of tertiary studies, we both became disenchanted with industry and decided to go into teaching. Whilst teaching science and mathematics, we were both fortunate to be able to teach chemistry. Initially we were taught the way we were taught – lots of facts and learning when to apply magic numbers and that was difficult for students to “get their heads around”. It was only when Mr y’stassie was required to teach an experimental chemistry course (because no-one else wanted to) that the penny dropped. There were only three pillars for chemical calculations:
• The fundamental quantity in chemical calculations was the “mole” (a mole is a collective term like a dozen; a mole of atoms is 6.023x10^23 atoms, a mole of caches is 6.023x10^23 caches etc – a very large number)
• The chemical equation showed the number of moles of chemicals which react to produce certain number of moles of products (eg 2 moles of hydrogen combine with 1 mole of oxygen to produce 2 moles of water)
• The charge of a mole of electrons was 96500 coulomb (that was an enlightening moment as it explained where the Faraday came from – it wasn’t a mystery number after all)
Using these three unifying principles, all chemical and electrochemical calculations could be completed in the same way. The only additional tasks were being able to convert physical quantities (eg mass, volume of gases etc) into moles and vice versa. No more equivalent weights, no more Faraday Laws, no more fiddle factors).
We started to teach our students using these unifying concepts and almost immediately, we noticed improved understanding, competence and confidence. That in turn led to a deeper understanding of chemistry and, consequently, greater satisfaction and success.
Our personal epiphany is not as dramatic as Paul experienced on the road to Damascus. It is different to those recounted by others and we do not expect others to fully comprehend the significance. However that moment when the unifying principles were identified was a very significant one in our teaching of chemistry and we believe that we had a much greater impact on students studying chemistry than we would otherwise have had.
Despite planning to be industrial chemists after completion of tertiary studies, we both became disenchanted with industry and decided to go into teaching. Whilst teaching science and mathematics, we were both fortunate to be able to teach chemistry. Initially we were taught the way we were taught – lots of facts and learning when to apply magic numbers and that was difficult for students to “get their heads around”. It was only when Mr y’stassie was required to teach an experimental chemistry course (because no-one else wanted to) that the penny dropped. There were only three pillars for chemical calculations:
• The fundamental quantity in chemical calculations was the “mole” (a mole is a collective term like a dozen; a mole of atoms is 6.023x10^23 atoms, a mole of caches is 6.023x10^23 caches etc – a very large number)
• The chemical equation showed the number of moles of chemicals which react to produce certain number of moles of products (eg 2 moles of hydrogen combine with 1 mole of oxygen to produce 2 moles of water)
• The charge of a mole of electrons was 96500 coulomb (that was an enlightening moment as it explained where the Faraday came from – it wasn’t a mystery number after all)
Using these three unifying principles, all chemical and electrochemical calculations could be completed in the same way. The only additional tasks were being able to convert physical quantities (eg mass, volume of gases etc) into moles and vice versa. No more equivalent weights, no more Faraday Laws, no more fiddle factors).
We started to teach our students using these unifying concepts and almost immediately, we noticed improved understanding, competence and confidence. That in turn led to a deeper understanding of chemistry and, consequently, greater satisfaction and success.
Our personal epiphany is not as dramatic as Paul experienced on the road to Damascus. It is different to those recounted by others and we do not expect others to fully comprehend the significance. However that moment when the unifying principles were identified was a very significant one in our teaching of chemistry and we believe that we had a much greater impact on students studying chemistry than we would otherwise have had.
In my early adult life I worked in far western Queensland and stayed in hotels a lot. So what happens when you are young and know everything when you stay in a pub. I bumbled along for the next twenty years not worrying about what my other significant half thought but one day I heard a statement that was going to affect and improve my life and save my marriage and keep the family together. I had tried to give up the drink many many many times and thankfully I did not smoke as well. One day I thought this is not working and was told very strongly that only I could fix the problem and no one else could help much. I went cold turkey and twenty five years later still have not touched a drop. Drink and lose the family or wake up and keep the family. This process to me is a personal Epiphany.TFTL Lazarus_68 
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For me, this has been very recent. After my husband decided to leave me on my 50th Birthday earlier this year, I have had to take full responsibility for my life and my happiness. I have changed how I think about the world - in that I now realise that I should not be living my life pleasing others, that it is okay to say no to things that don't serve me at this time, and that if I want to not be alone, then I must make an effort to get out and talk to people. This has been huge for me as I have always been crippled by shyness and my husband was the extrovert. It is a tough lesson but I'm getting there.
I ended 2017 feeling totally burnt out, working a full time job that I was stressing about, and keeping the family business going which meant I was making product every night after work, making and packaging all day Saturdays and selling at markets on Sundays. No time to myself, no time to just enjoy life. So, I decided to stop watching TV which has given me back hours and hours!!! I can't believe how much more I can get done, how much caching time I now have. My puzzle solving is improving as I now have the time to concentrate and think about things more.
Life is good
I ended 2017 feeling totally burnt out, working a full time job that I was stressing about, and keeping the family business going which meant I was making product every night after work, making and packaging all day Saturdays and selling at markets on Sundays. No time to myself, no time to just enjoy life. So, I decided to stop watching TV which has given me back hours and hours!!! I can't believe how much more I can get done, how much caching time I now have. My puzzle solving is improving as I now have the time to concentrate and think about things more.
Life is good
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I like Ikkibrady's log. A very insightful thought for us to ponder upon, and act upon too 
My p.e. was in high school at a point where I was really alone and one day I had that realisation that friends don't always just happen and that to actually make friends you need to put effort in. From that point I pretty much devoted myself to fitting into a friend group otherwise I may have continued being alone for a lo ng time
I retired from work in Dec 2012. As it was the time of year when folk take some form of leave, and some of that extended, it felt like I was just on holidays to start with. When the school holidays were over and things returned to normal with kids back at school (not mine, they are well past school age)and folk were back at work, I thought, now this is retirement.....and that was when it really struck home, I didn't have to go back to work.
Of course not going to work was a good feeling, but the realisation also set in that there was no more talking with work mates about 'life things'. No more Monday mornings standing around the smoko room talking what we did on the weekend. No more talk about the weekends cricket games in summer, no more talking about the footy during winter. No more footy tipping comps in an office. No more hearing about peoples upcoming holidays. No more hearing about those holidays when they came back to work. And certainly no more watching the clock to see how fast, or slow, the day was going.
Being retired is great, no doubt about it, but there is still that realisation, so a personal epiphany if you like, that the way I use to spend my mornings have certainly changed.
Remember this when you retire....as those things you did at work, wont really happen again. It's all been in a good way of course, but things do change.
Thanks Lazarus_68.....
Of course not going to work was a good feeling, but the realisation also set in that there was no more talking with work mates about 'life things'. No more Monday mornings standing around the smoko room talking what we did on the weekend. No more talk about the weekends cricket games in summer, no more talking about the footy during winter. No more footy tipping comps in an office. No more hearing about peoples upcoming holidays. No more hearing about those holidays when they came back to work. And certainly no more watching the clock to see how fast, or slow, the day was going.
Being retired is great, no doubt about it, but there is still that realisation, so a personal epiphany if you like, that the way I use to spend my mornings have certainly changed.
Remember this when you retire....as those things you did at work, wont really happen again. It's all been in a good way of course, but things do change.
Thanks Lazarus_68.....
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What an interesting geocache that I have stumbled across. Mine is a spiritual epiphany that has certainly made life easier to cope with - that God is in control of what happens not me and that there is a plan even though I am unaware of it at times. I experienced several miscarriages and an eptopic pregnancy and pre-eclampsia which resulted in a premature baby. I have ended up with four wonderful children that are healthy, intelligent, loving and caring individuals. Knowing that God is in control made it much easier to cope with the trauma and heartache
Hi Lazarus68
For me, the day I was taken caching for the first time was a PE
That day gone and four years later I took the sport up for myself - April 2009
Geocaching has not just been hunting plastic in great places but after attending my first EVENT, I've made many good friends through the sport
I realised caching is not just a game, it's a way of life filled with a diversity of adventures and people
LIFE is like that too
Thanks to all those cachers that have given me the joys of life through their involvement in our game
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint.
For me, the day I was taken caching for the first time was a PE
That day gone and four years later I took the sport up for myself - April 2009
Geocaching has not just been hunting plastic in great places but after attending my first EVENT, I've made many good friends through the sport
I realised caching is not just a game, it's a way of life filled with a diversity of adventures and people
LIFE is like that too
Thanks to all those cachers that have given me the joys of life through their involvement in our game
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint.
Rated: for Overall Experience
I had an epiphany recently regarding caching.
Luckylion said to me "don't stress about getting caches. Accept that you can't get them all"
That was liberating for me, and I enjoy the sport more than ever!
Luckylion said to me "don't stress about getting caches. Accept that you can't get them all"
That was liberating for me, and I enjoy the sport more than ever!
My epiphany was life-changing but I had a little help in realising it. I was having counselling for a work-related matter and in around the twelfth session, the counsellor looked me in the eye and said "you really want a child, don't you?". We hadn't even discussed it, nor come close to the topic, but she somehow sensed it in me. With her help, I realised that underneath all the problems at work and home, underlying it all was that specific, deep sadness. In the end, I went home, finally had the courage to say my piece to my husband and 12 months later, we had Lachie. TFTC Lazarus_68
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Sometimes I frustrate myself when I try to tackle a good mystery cache but just can't seem to get anywhere.
I had a particuliar cache that I thought was way to difficult.
Just kept stumbling into brick walls.
I was determined not to seek any hints.
Well I put it aside for what seemed like a few months but was actually a few years.
Then one day out of the blue the page popped up on my screen.
Within a few seconds "The Penny Dropped"
What! How did I not see this.
Within a few minutes I had likely co-ord's and was on my way for a smiley in a few days.
TFTL
I had a particuliar cache that I thought was way to difficult.
Just kept stumbling into brick walls.
I was determined not to seek any hints.
Well I put it aside for what seemed like a few months but was actually a few years.
Then one day out of the blue the page popped up on my screen.
Within a few seconds "The Penny Dropped"
What! How did I not see this.
Within a few minutes I had likely co-ord's and was on my way for a smiley in a few days.
TFTL
Rated: for Overall Experience
I've had a number of moments when I thought something quite D&M.
The one I'm logging today is when I realised one day that there is ABSOLUTELY no point in complaining about anything at all, ever. Unless the person you are talking to is actually able to do something to fix the problem.
So this means that moans about the late trains, the heavy traffic, the hot or cold weather, the price of anything and everything, the youth of today, etc etc are just that. Moans that make you into a less interesting person to be around. So don't complain and be a nicer person.
Now if you want to moan about the quality of caches placed these days and you're talking to another cacher, that IS ok because you can both plan to do something about it and hide an interesting cache of good quality
The one I'm logging today is when I realised one day that there is ABSOLUTELY no point in complaining about anything at all, ever. Unless the person you are talking to is actually able to do something to fix the problem.
So this means that moans about the late trains, the heavy traffic, the hot or cold weather, the price of anything and everything, the youth of today, etc etc are just that. Moans that make you into a less interesting person to be around. So don't complain and be a nicer person.
Now if you want to moan about the quality of caches placed these days and you're talking to another cacher, that IS ok because you can both plan to do something about it and hide an interesting cache of good quality
Rated: for Overall Experience
After losing my husband several years ago to cancer, I thought "How are we going to manage?"
Several months later I woke up one morning & decided, "That's enough, I can do this!"
the decision - "seize the day" - none of us know what is around the next corner, so grab life with both hands, take that unexpected holiday, eat the cheesecake, appreciate those around you & give lots of hugs.
Several months later I woke up one morning & decided, "That's enough, I can do this!"
the decision - "seize the day" - none of us know what is around the next corner, so grab life with both hands, take that unexpected holiday, eat the cheesecake, appreciate those around you & give lots of hugs.
Rated: for Overall Experience
After hearing the joke "Q. Why did the chicken cross the road? A. To get to the other side" for my entire childhood, I thought it was the classic anti-joke. Something that is told and has a mundane response so not that funny. It wasn't until a few years ago that the penny dropped and the double meaning of get to the other side of the road, or die occurred to me in a flash. Now that was a personal Epiphany!
Thanks for the locationless Lazarus_68, and the chance to own up to being an ignoramus for 40 odd years.
Thanks for the locationless Lazarus_68, and the chance to own up to being an ignoramus for 40 odd years.
