That Random Moment of Complete Joy and Peace

[PonyFunk 155]

It's hard to explain, but sometimes a random thought of something will randomly pop in my head, perhaps something nostalgic or just plain heartwarming, and I'll get this overwhelming feeling of joy and peace. Sometimes, it's so overwhelming that I want to weep. Do you ever get that once in a while?

[Sceethe 704]

i think i know what you mean.

 

It usually happens when i get an idea about something, or when i finally got the solution to a problem that i´ve been thinking about for a while.^^

[IcyHaze 594]

Yup. DO you ever act out a memory without realising it?

[Night Wing 387]

Yup. DO you ever act out a memory without realising it?

the better question is: have you experienced a vision of a future event?

[StoneCold 144]

I know what you mean, it's how I feel whenever I have a new idea for a story.

[NuclearBurg (Dawn) 622]

the better question is: have you experienced a vision of a future event?

Yes. And I freak out every time it happens. I just sit and stare for a minute or two and then realise that I've seen it before.

[TheJLeeTeam 914]

Sometimes I would get some sort of idea and then I some how forget about it. I think it's weird that happens.

[SCS 7,537]

This has happened to me before, but it tends to revolve around unusual events in my life, such as paranormal happenings or spiritual occurrences. 
 
For example, once when I was a young child I have a memory of falling into my bed from the ceiling. It didn't hurt or anything, and I'm pretty sure I was sleeping in a bunk bed at the time so it was pretty high. I remember seeing a light, even though it would probably have been dark in my room at the time. I had this inexplicable feeling that I had been gone for a very long time, and that wherever I had been was very far away. This feeling was deep and lasted all morning, along with a very deep feeling of love, peace, and contentment that far surpassed the emotions I usually felt, even though I was generally a happy kid. Curiously, I couldn't remember what had happened at all. Nothing like this has ever accompanied any dreams I had, even the most intense or acroamatic that I remembered, let alone dreams that I didn't remember. 
 
I have only felt that way on a few other specific occasions. One such occasion was more recently: I believe it was late last year. I was in a particularly deep pit of anguish, despair, and desperation. It was around midnight and I had school in the morning, but I was so upset and stressed out I couldn't sleep at all. I went out into my living room and grasped a branch of my Christmas tree and stood there in the pitch black, praying one of the first sincere prayers I had prayed in a very long time. I went back to my room, and laid back down. I was continuing to feel stressed out, but within minutes I felt a peace, love, and warmth come over me that distinctly felt as if it were from an external source. I started telling myself that everything was going to be okay, and I actually genuinely believed it, which never happened. I became immensely relaxed and fell asleep pretty quickly, but for a time before that I felt as though I was about to rise up out of my body. I have had experiences with what I believe to be OBEs before, and they are quite rare and distinctive experiences for me, and this felt like I had almost entered into that state. When I woke up I felt a peace and contentment very similar to what I described above from my childhood, and it stuck with me on various levels even in my worst moments afterward.
 
For awhile I've felt myself heading toward atheism and farther away from any kind of spirituality or religion, but events like these reaffirm my faith in at least a general spirituality even if I don't feel like I fully agree with any particular religion.

[CC_Maud_Pie 6,431]

Yes I get this. Sometime I'll think of notable historical events and what I've been through in life that'll get me this feeling of hope.

[Sommar 1,289]

Yes, I get those random feelings occasionally; whether it be when I'm reflecting over a passage of the Bible, or thinking of the wonderful friends I have. But what makes these moments so special is when I am undergoing a moment of despair. I've had times in which I experienced so much anguish and sadness, I felt a sense of utter hopelessness. Sometimes out of the blue, these special moments would appear. During those moments, calmness would wash over me and I would feel peace, and even joy. As a Christian, I can connect these moments to God intervention. It's as if God is saying everything will be alright, in a way.(: