What is a "defining moment"?

• In each person’s life, there are moments, both positive and negative, which have defined and redefined who we are. Consider the defining moments in your life. Those events penetrated your consciousness with such power that they affected the very core of who you are and what you believe. You will always remember them – and where you were at the time they occurred.

• Defining moments are a part of life. At various points along life's journey, we experience situations and circumstances that define us. Defining moments are those times where we are affected and change for better or for worse. It's those moments where things never were quite the same. Those moment can be big or small. It is the affect on that defines us as a result of that moment in time.

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