In your lifetime, and how did you deal with it?


My hardest and pivotal change was moving to this area took me three
years to adjust.


I was so far away from family and friends.

I have lived here for 8 yrs. Am still not crazy about it.

I survived it through support groups, and new friends.

It was a long journey, and now I know I can do it again.

By reaching out to community resources.



And that is how I dealt with it, and came through it.

Death of my wife & confronting my past.

Totally different person writing here now, than 10yrs ago.
More changes coming as I learn more.

Pivotal changes???

Oh Kim, my life is spent on a pivot...as soon as I have a slippery grip
on the here and now...whoosh!!! it heads off in a different direction...

All the light times, all the dark...constant change and adjustment..I
just hang on now and enjoy the ride for whatever it may be.

And find the humour in every circumstance.

<------------Happy Idiot

12 Years ago the Birth of my son and going thru major
Brain Surgery and learing how to live all over again..

Life is forever changing I have learned that i can deal
with what ever comes my way..

The deaths of my Fiance,Mother,and Grandma's all so closely together
really affected me. I relized life really is too short to waste it away.
I believe I have learned to live-life one day at a time and as if it
were my last. I also have relized to watch my actions of what I do
daily. Because we may not get a 2nd. chance to back up and do things
differently.

I was a career soldier. My chosen profession.

Due to circumstances beyond my control I became a civilian.

The injury was not enough to prevent me from being functional. It was
enough to prevent me from being combat deployable.

I had no skills that translate into the civilian job market. (Police
departments don't use m1Abrams tanks (yet)).

suddenly being a single parent of 4 kids, just take it day by
day

I've had several, but the most recent (still ongoing) has been a move,
as well.

I moved to my current location almost a year and a half ago, on the
advice of s friend who told me this would be a perfect (quiet) place to
work on a book. Which turned out to be true, BUT the people are the
most insular, unfriendly, and standoffish individuals I have ever
encountered. I have yet to have a conversation with anyone here which
did not involve a business transaction.

Friends have informed me that is impossible to meet new people here
unless you go to a bar or a church. Because I don't drink and because
I'm an atheist, these are not really options for me.

There are some logistical issues which will prevent me from moving for
awhile, but I intend to get out of this town as soon as possible....

thank you all for sharing a part of yourself.



Lee! ahem, tell me one thing in your life that was tough getting thru,
please

share a piece of yourself

Eight months pregnant with my second eldest and a friends two year old
drwoned in our dam..I was the only one who knew cpr, an hour and a half
from any help, ambulance, hospital doctors...no helicopters back then...

I have spent forever advocating fencing yards, not dams, but making safe
space for kids, and visitor's kids, away from dams...

* can't even spell it...I remember it so clearly...*typo* drowned.

Surviving Breast Cancer!

Thanks Buds!

(((((denise)))))

Nasty 2yr divorce battle. Accused of molesting my daughter, guilty till
proven innocent. It ruined her & any chance of us ever having a decent
relationship. Judge told ex, his opinion, she should have never started
that battle.

Leaving my abusive husband with my 5 month old son. Left and stayed in a
women shelter alone with my son. It was scary, I was alone with a baby,
having to start my life all over again. But when ever I looked into my
son's eye's he was the one that reminded me that I was doing the right
thing, and that with him we could get through this. I stayed strong just
for him.

sorry old sage


nascar hope all is well



Thank you Lee for letting me pull your teeth.

And a sad story and a great visionary once again!

thank you whisper... and all is well I hope now!

Read my page.

It will be 6 years this July and I still can't believe the turn my life
made. It's no exaggeration when I say I don't get out of my house more
than a few hours a week, sometimes I don't get to leave at all. While I
hate living like this, there's something to be said about being able to
look yourself in the mirror each day and know you've stood for
something...no matter the cost.

I will darkspartan and thank you .

your words were written nicely.

thank you lamom all is well?

omg too many...

I'll just add on when I can.

when I was 12 years old, and the ambulance folks had me hold a bowl for
my mother to vomit in. She'd taken pills.
I remember thinking "please don't go!" as my step-dad was yelling "*****
got what she deserved!"