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Finding Waldo: The Aha Moment

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As the time on the clock ticks down to the very last seconds, dribbling down the court, weaving in an out of defenders, getting to the three point like as I am able to pull up and drain a three-pointer as the buzzer sounds and time expires. That day I was able to find someone in the stands watching me. He is not normally found, but I found him. Waldo, the “aha” moment, is someone everyone wants to find, but only a certain number of people succeed in doing so. Those who have trouble finding Waldo never take the chance to spot him for granted. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, an “aha” moment is a moment of sudden realization, inspiration, insight, recognition, or comprehension. “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most

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