What Defining Person or Event Made a Differnce in Your Life? (16)
On "the bright side of life" it was when I saw the very first show of" Monty Python's Flying Circus" and I thought thenk god, I'm not alone anymore! Their outlook on things is one that I can really really relate to!
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Hi Solitaire,
I agree that their wild and wacky of looking at the world and everything in it is hilarious and their outlook is correct on many points.
I have spent many enjoyable hours watching that show.
Joanne
I agree that their wild and wacky of looking at the world and everything in it is hilarious and their outlook is correct on many points.
I have spent many enjoyable hours watching that show.
Joanne
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Hello Joanne! nice to "see you" again!
I have spent many enjoyable years seeing,observing and living that show. It's been a reel to real to reel life and it's really the only way to live!
I have spent many enjoyable years seeing,observing and living that show. It's been a reel to real to reel life and it's really the only way to live!
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About 5 yrs ago i had been dating a man in Tennessee for 3 yrs. I was was still working at the jail which i had been at for 8yrs and was totally completely miserable. Well, that summer i was going to move in with my man. He decided our age difference was too much (he was 16yrs older. I was 31, he was 47) and broke up with me. I was was devastated. See, i loved him very much but i needed a way out of the jail more than anything and i didn't think i could afford it on my own. Now i was stuck there indefinately. I lost it. I tried to kill myself. Couldn't even do that right. I was in the crazy ward for a week drugged up on antidepressants. It was the lowest and worst time of my life. I hated everyone and everything. Well, i got out, waited about a month and took myself off the antidepressants so i could deal with my life and fix things. (i didn't tell my mom at the time i did that tho. she would of had a fit!!) I fixed so many things and learned just how strong i really was. 2yrs later, i quit my job at the jail on my own. I have never ever been happier. We def have alot less money but my daughter and i want for nothing. Because of all that, i'm a better person now, happier, healthier and i know i can handle anything on my own in my own way.
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Wizzy,
It sounded like you dug yourself a hole and wanted to crawl right down into it. It aslo sounded like God was hacing a bit of fun with you, presenting you with that CD. I guess a lot of people question His existance, and you certainly cannot force one to believe.
One has to search and believe on their own.
I am happy that today finds you in a better place.
Joanne
It sounded like you dug yourself a hole and wanted to crawl right down into it. It aslo sounded like God was hacing a bit of fun with you, presenting you with that CD. I guess a lot of people question His existance, and you certainly cannot force one to believe.
One has to search and believe on their own.
I am happy that today finds you in a better place.
Joanne
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Hi Beauty,
I feel for you, I still have days when I don't know if I can make it through another day because of the pain of being alone. But somehow I am able to get through the day and onto the next. I never attempted suicide, but I did start to drink heavily a while back and had to snap myself out of that before I destroyed what was left of my life. I had to realize that I had two children that depended on me and it was about more than just me. I knew I wanted better for myself and life went on and one day I will find that perfect someone, even if it took a lifetime.
He is out there and you will find him.
I also feel good about the fact that I was able to go out on my own without anyone's help to raise my kids on my own. We don't have much, but what we do have , we got on our own.
Joanne
I feel for you, I still have days when I don't know if I can make it through another day because of the pain of being alone. But somehow I am able to get through the day and onto the next. I never attempted suicide, but I did start to drink heavily a while back and had to snap myself out of that before I destroyed what was left of my life. I had to realize that I had two children that depended on me and it was about more than just me. I knew I wanted better for myself and life went on and one day I will find that perfect someone, even if it took a lifetime.
He is out there and you will find him.
I also feel good about the fact that I was able to go out on my own without anyone's help to raise my kids on my own. We don't have much, but what we do have , we got on our own.
Joanne
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Thank you Joanne. What satisfaction we gain knowing we worked hard for what we have and our happiness. However, I wasn't upset that he left me, i was upset that i was still stuck in a job that was making me physically sick from the stress of what was going on in that jail. I've never been that upset if a relationship didn't work out and i hope to never be. He and i are still best friends and visit from time to time. I've never been the kind of girl who needs a man to make her happy or to depend on and i'm proud of that. Sure there's someone out there for u and i both and we deserve the best so girl don't ever settle for less. You're a very kind hearted person.
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Another event that changed the way I percieved the world was about three years ago I had a vision. I was walking around in this desert, that looked a lot like the one in the movie the Matrix. The sky was black and the earth was cracked and grey. I did not want to be there and it was seriously oppressive. I do not know how long I was wandering around there, there was a timelessness about it, but I recall that just when I was about to give up hope in finding away out of it I heard a voice that said look down.
I looked down imediately and what I saw was this tiny little blue and yellow flower, a forget-me-not, (I think that is what they are called). I became full of emotion and hope after seeing this little beauty and the next thing I knew I was back in my bed meditating.
What this experience taught me was to really look at all the blessings in my life, no matter how big or small. Its all the little things that add a touch of color and add up. The world would look so different without the flowers, the ones in our gardens, and the ones in our hearts.
I looked down imediately and what I saw was this tiny little blue and yellow flower, a forget-me-not, (I think that is what they are called). I became full of emotion and hope after seeing this little beauty and the next thing I knew I was back in my bed meditating.
What this experience taught me was to really look at all the blessings in my life, no matter how big or small. Its all the little things that add a touch of color and add up. The world would look so different without the flowers, the ones in our gardens, and the ones in our hearts.
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Wizzy,I can relate to what u said.I was in the same state of mind,i had lost everything and was about to lose my mind.I had christian friends and my mother praying for me for years,I got to the point where it was gonna be God or death.So i said a little prayer,didnt ask for a cd though,just asked to be able to feel again,anything love,hate,pain,joy...i was so numb.It didnt happen right away,but bit by bit.Just curious,have u been to church at all? I saw the devil in the 9/11 thing too...freaked me out.I hope things are going better for u. At least we r still here,there fore there is hope!!
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Hiya's Single. To answer your question, yes I have gone to church but found myself in alien territory. I would have rather been in "No man's land", aka the womens clothing dept. Anyways I did try to make myself one of the locals but got excommunicated right from the get go. Although some did try to warm up but they couldn't relate to me and I could not relate to them. So now my church is sitting on a rock while staring at at a pool of water.
As for how I am feeling since then, i've never felt better. I am very greatful for what I have and what I have learned through what I have been through. The only thing is that I do wish I had more people to share stuff with. But that is not to say it won't happen. One day I shall publish what I have and we shall see where that takes me.
As for how I am feeling since then, i've never felt better. I am very greatful for what I have and what I have learned through what I have been through. The only thing is that I do wish I had more people to share stuff with. But that is not to say it won't happen. One day I shall publish what I have and we shall see where that takes me.
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I don't think there is just one defining person or event I could say was all the reason. I think those people and events happen for all our lives and we may even meet a person or people or be inspired for a few minutes in this lifetime and they could even have a big impact on your life too. I can think of my parents and family and teachers off hand as people who have shaped my outlook. I can think of some peoples deaths and my divorce and say it had a defining impact on events in my life and outlook. If you can see the sad in a positive way you see the benefits from them.
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I totally agree, there are just to many event in our lives to choose. Although some had more of an impact than others, it does not negate the importance of the others. As for what you said about trying to see the positive in what we find sad, I believe that everything happens for a reason. If we ask ourselve's what can I learn from this, instead of saying, this sucks, we open ourselves up to a new perspective and understanding that can truly help and heal whatever situation we may be in. It works for me, at least.
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I can't say theres just one event, or one person that impacted me, but there is someone who influenced me; My Grandma.
She was my best friend, and still is to a degree. She passed away 2 years ago, and I swear I never felt a hole in me until that night. But growing up she was always there for me, and always had that "grandmotherly" advice. Plus she could cook food like nobody else on Earth! Also she was one of those "rebel" elders who always said their peace and made sure everyone heard it; but not in the normal cranky fashion, she had her own charm that made people listen.
Anyway enough rambling on. I hope I meet someone like her later on in life, cause she was a trip =)
She was my best friend, and still is to a degree. She passed away 2 years ago, and I swear I never felt a hole in me until that night. But growing up she was always there for me, and always had that "grandmotherly" advice. Plus she could cook food like nobody else on Earth! Also she was one of those "rebel" elders who always said their peace and made sure everyone heard it; but not in the normal cranky fashion, she had her own charm that made people listen.
Anyway enough rambling on. I hope I meet someone like her later on in life, cause she was a trip =)
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two people..
My dad and my granddad. They taught me so much cool stuff...... i know its daft but how to kick a football real high, how to drive, ride as bike, manners, milk a cow, enjoy life, that the world is a small place if you follow the beaten path but huge if you cut your own path.
Most importantly though how to love.
Rob
My dad and my granddad. They taught me so much cool stuff...... i know its daft but how to kick a football real high, how to drive, ride as bike, manners, milk a cow, enjoy life, that the world is a small place if you follow the beaten path but huge if you cut your own path.
Most importantly though how to love.
Rob
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I had a dear aunt who was a super,super lady. She never married or had kids of her own ( a shame). She was in the WAVES in WWII, came home when my grandmother had a nervous breakdown, and raised my father. She then went to school nights, got her Masters in Elementary and Special education at age 51. She worked for years at Sears and Roebuck and was fired because of her age. She fought them in court on an age discrimination charge and lost (she went hungry many nights because she scrimped to pay her lawyers). She went blind later in life but went to school for the blind to help teach her how to live independently.
She had a strong faith in the Lord, who helped her through all trials, Her hero was John F Kennedy.
She helped me see that you should always follow your dreams and no matter what the outcome,persevere.
That's why I am still going to school 8 years later.
Joanne