2002 to infinity

 The feeling doesn't rise up so much as it just "is."  Suddenly you've done something right, you've understood the path, the gamble has paid off.  You take a look around to see if anyone else notices but you're not living in the same world.  You start to celebrate the intangible.

Strange things start to occur in sequential order just as someone in your position might anticipate.  You brace for the impact of truth but still it always seem just out of reach.  Somehow you know you'll be okay.