Instances of Sublimity

Longinus describes sublimity as being moved or obtaining a higher feeling.

I have had a couple occurances of the sublime in my life, one happening just this last summer. I was working on a remodel on the outskirts of Bellevue, a very nice city neighboring Seattle. It was my first day on this particular job. I remember walking out on the back porch of the house, a porch that stood on the second story, and seeing the most amazing view i had every seen. Off in the distance I saw Lake Union and the surrounding banks covered in evergreen trees. On the right I saw the Bellevue skyline and on the left, the Seattle skyline. It was a beautiful day outside, without a cloud in sight. I remember just standing there staring at the view. It must have been at least a couple of minutes before i realized that I was supposed to working, not looking at the view. I now realize that I was in a state of sublimity at that time.

Another instance of sublimity I have had occured in the summer of '04. I was playing summerball for Snohomish and pitched against the Washington Wave, a pretty good ball club. I remember that I had everything going that day. I ended up throwing a no-hitter, just one hit batsman away from a perfect game. The funny thing is is that I didn't even realize I had throw a no-hitter until someone told me. I think it was the feeling of sublimity that made me not realize how well I was pitching that day.

Driving around the logging roads Levenworth...it's beatiful out there.

Set it Off by Audioslave: the song makes me feel good everytime I hear it

Beating Cascade in football on Homecoming Senior year. Cascade was good that year and we were pretty bad. But, we worked hard all week during practice and it paid off. I'll never forget the feeling I had when we won.