Can you name someone at CS who has made a positive impact in you? ( Archived) (146)

Bien sûr , mon cher ami!

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Nah, don't worry...most of us understand exactly what you were referring to. As you can see, some of the guys will take this rather different sometimes in jest but sometimes in seriousness and get carried away a bit too much.
Your question is very sincere and hopefully you will get some very good answers.

I will answer your question from my experience in life. My father's sister who took my brothers and I in to her home after my parent's died is the person who inspired me most in life and has had a serious impact on me.

We were 13,15,(my age) and 17 yrs old when orphaned with our parents dying 4 months apart from different diseases. My aunt stood up against her own husband and challenged the rest of our family and even the so called friends that said she was doing the wrong thing to take us in. Everyone else turned their backs and didn't want to bother with 3 teenagers. The loss of our parents and what we saw and lived through as they were dying at home was unbelievable for a child to witness. Her courage to stand up in the face of adversity and listen to her own heart almost caused her a divorce after many years of marriage.
Well, her marriage endured and my brothers and I were not split up and sent to different orphanages as was prior arranged. I was so close to her all my life and so very grateful for what she taught me what it means to stand up for what you believe in and do the right thing.
I was at her bedside as she was dying at 99 yrs old and we talked about life as best as we both could recall. She told me also who was in the room from the spirit world and what they were saying to her to tell me. It was amazing to speak with a woman who knew what was going on in this world today still and yet was able to communicate with those who died before. She had no dementia whatsoever either and told me what her body was going through in the stages of dying at the time also.
She died on my birthday in 2005 and about 2 hrs later than the time of day that my birth certicate records state that I was born many years earlier.
And yes...she still makes her presence known to me all the time when she leaves me pennies when there is something I am very seriously worried about. And she has literally shown her spirit form presence to a neighbor to give me a message back in 2007, as showing herself to me would have terrified me at the time. Her message was very accurate.
So yes, this is the person who has made the most impact on my life and in my life.

Still cute HJ

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Sorry, I missed that you wanted to know of a CSser who made a positive impact on our lives. Well...everyone is my answer!!

What a sad story LILLYLADY.
It is wonderful you got inspired by your aunt, what a great woman she must have been.

Bon soir Jeepers, looking good tonight!
Have you been working out?

All natural my dear.

There is not enough thank you's in this world to ever say to my aunt when she was here. I always thanked her and let her know how appreciative I was throughout life, believe it or not.
My older brother called her the General for short or General Kahn as he would say. When she spoke...you listened and acted appropriately. No slagging off in her book for anyone. Slackers would be in for a big battle with her...all 5 feet tall of her at that.