Golden Moments

by Garold L. Markle

When Canadian hockey player, Sidney Crosby, flipped the puck past Team USA’s stalwart goalie in overtime of the final contest in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, an entire nation erupted in elation. Two hours later, in the Closing Ceremony, Canada officially celebrated two weeks full of resounding success and four years of steadfast preparation. For the host nation’s 34 million people, this became a veritable Golden Moment. A “peak experience” that, through a series of serendipitous acts of luck and will, I was privileged to share. I returned grateful that I had made the effort and eager to renew my quest to be part of as many Golden Moments as possible.