At what point in your surfing experience did you have a "ya, Im gonna do this forever" moment?

Mine was when I successfully duck dived. I felt the wave crash over, and i slowly submarined my way up to the surface. Seeing how thats such a trivel skill/task but was a huge step for me made me realize that everyone has a moment when they conquer a fear or problem and now the possibilities are endless. I almost felt one with my board. I have surfed a little before but I just got really into it in the past few weeks and i am loving it. When in your surfing career did you have a similar epiphany?