Even simple people like me have spiritually enlightening experiences. Enlightenment happened when I did not expect it and did not really want it. It was not on my list of needs. I think it happened when, over a too-long period of time, I was hanging over a cliff by the skin of my teeth on a tree root . . . so to speak. It was a blessing from God.
"Lightening" is also a good word for it. The lesson is so simple it is shocking. It is a Truth that should have come in the package at birth. "God is Love" just knocks me off my feet. It vibrates through all substance to the stars, beyond, and back again.
Life looks, feels, and IS different. Everything is changed. Everyone is changed. I am changed. The dangerous cliff and skinny tree root are nothing but a rough road to travel and a flower to pick when I am finished. Personal faith in God and God's Love is stronger than ever before. Permanent change happens. I will never see things the way I used to . . . not ever again.