Life changing experiences

I just read an article about Paris Hilton's experience in jail, and she said it was "life changing". I believe that it was a life changing experience for her, and I hope it continues to mold and shape her life in a new direction. However, I've found that most people's life changing experiences don't usually last a lifetime. Most people change for a week or a month, and then they are right back to the place they were. I know it's true for me. I know I base so much on my emotions and how I feel at that moment, but my feelings are bound to go away or change at some point. This doesn't mean that those experiences weren't real or that things in our lives don't need to be changed, but it means they need to change even when we don't feel like it. Once Paris settles back into her life, she will lose some of those feelings she has right now about her time in jail, but I hope she will make changes in her life that go beyond feelings and emotions. Changes that will last even when she doesn't feel the same as she does today. I also hope that will be something I will remember. God has opened my eyes to so many things during a time of worship where my emotions have been off the charts, but He wants me to remember and obey what He has revealed to me, even when I don't "feel" like it.