Inspirations in your life……who or what…..
Has anyone or anything in your life inspired you to become who you are today, could have been a negative remark from a teacher that gave you the determination to prove them wrong, or maybe a positive one that gave you the confidence to follow a chosen career path………maybe a parent who set the seeds of wisdom and sound advice that you have tried to live your life by……..or something that happened to you, good or bad that inspired you to change your way of thinking and outlook on life……
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My parents always instilled in both my siblings and I to always be honest In everything that we do. I have always tried to be honest in everything. My thoughts have always been that if you cannot be honest then how do you expect it of others?
So true Tania…….I have always found that in life you get back what you give out…you stay your own sweet self and you wont go wrong, my dad always told us……… “.God does not pay his debts with money “…..xx
A friend of mine who is a physicologist made me realise there was a me , allmy life I had given totohers with absolutely no thought for myself, as most Mothers and wives do,, it wasnt until we were discussing one day this situation with most womenof the 60.s were the same , she helped me to realise that i was a person in my own right and i must always feel as though it,s ok to say no sometimes, it was a real lightbulb moment in mylife , even though i can love everyone and help where I can it is ok to sometimes put myself first without feeling guilty ,and take timefor the things I want to do and allow others to realise that sometimes , they have to look to someone else to fill their needs.I try to pass this on toother women in my talks and discussions in my groups I hold for older women
to help them find the ( ME) inside of them….xxx
You know Lani it seems to be an in built conditioning that we as mothers must always put our off springs first…yes when they are young we have to, its our duty……..when do we ever stop, why do we feel guilty if we are not always there……when do we let go of the responsibility…….. the answer is never I would think as a parent…….and such a shame that the confidence to say no sometimes takes us years to be able to say….such a very small word…….but oh Lordy the biggest word ever to say…….so the lady in question certainly changed your outlook about yourself to some degree…and for the better most definitely……xx
Thank you Star, I have become a much stronger person and lovet o pass that on to others …laugh at those who scoff and cry with those when you need too , but take care of yourself as well …. xxx.
Indeed Lani, not much help to anyone if you become ill….and no one wants to become a burden to others…….xx
Though parents have the primary responsibility of instilling moral values in their children… in my case my maternal grandmother was the one. She was quite a strict and stern woman who I admired and have always tried to live up to her expectations. Many of my relatives have said that I remind them so very much of her. RIP, my dear agüela (grandmother).
Pam I agree, many things we learn at the lap of our parents and family……and to be taught moral values at an early age would serve you well through life……xx
As many on SC know, I am the mother of a special needs son. My life changed the day he was born and has been evolving along a path of true inspiration. He has several times shown such a will to live, and the tenacity to overcome more obstacles then anyone would ever believe. I have seen with my own eyes how he changes a person wary perception of special needs. His wonderful laughter and his kind heart, and love of life, leaves me in amazement. As I watch people gravitate towards him, they smile and I know he brought a moment of awe into their lives. He is my inspiration and the love of my life. Thank you Lance for bringing ME along for the ride!!!!!
My Daughter suffers from cerebal palsy blush was told at birth she ‘d only live for 12 hours any more and she’d be aveg thats what i was told she is 42 this year on 4th july and so independant
Blush as you may or may not know my career was spent as a manager in homes for people with learning difficulties….and yes indeed we can learn a lot from them, they have such a lot to contend with, not least the ignorance of others…but thankfully that has changed somewhat as time goes by………some have been an inspiration to me also…….learned a lot from them…..
It’s interesting that women seem to inspire us most………including me. I had two of the most wonderful lady teachers that inspired me to go into teaching. One was my teacher in junior high and high school. One of the schools in that little town is now named for her. She was truly an inspirational person to everyone she met. At Christmas time, she always made sure the poor kids in town had something special. The other lady was my Spanish professor in college. She was just as positive as was the high school teacher. I never heard a disparaging remark from either of them. They always found the good in everybody. I will never forget them.
Hello Scotty, so these special ladies played a very big part in what was to become your path in life, the teacher that inspired me the most was my English teacher, she always made reading so interesting, would read to the class every week, made the stories so interesting, took us into another world full of drama, suspense and fun, hence my love of reading and writing, and of course with reading comes knowledge…..hope there are still many teachers around like that today………xx
Oh what a tough theme you have chosen my friend, what a hard question to be answered?
Life can only be live forward but never backwards. So your question to me goes; what have I taken out of the backwards into the forward???
Most ol all the are my parents which I didn’t have the pleasure to have them long enough. Often very often today I catch out myself by asking me ** how, what would my father have done in a situation like this??**
The teachers I had came came all out of the Nazi movement, were soldiers when they were young and followed different ideals.
At the time when Elvis appeared and his music but also the flower power has given me more flexibility in practising my life stream.
Consequently I can only hold on some episodes I’ve lived in than people.
Today I admire the life of a British politician who has said; Never before have so many owed so much to so few!!! xxxM
Hello Michael, so in one way or another people ,places era’s have all played there part, as they do with us all…….funny how some sayings always stay with us, for some reason they make an impact and we remember them…and the saying you remember is one I think most of us do….xxx
The person that I was most inspired by was a priest that had been held prisoner in China for many years .He came to my little country town to recuperate and I was so amazed by his love of the people that had imprisoned him.I spent many hours listening to his stories of China and waited for one word of condemnation,they never came.I asked him one day how he could be so loving to them ,he replied “I always seen the child within”.that has taught me to look for the good in people no mater what.
He must have been one very special man to have no condemnation of the people who had imprisoned him…….. but to actually profess his love for them too……..would take a lot of doing, even for a man of the cloth……great example….big shoes to follow in……..x
I once knew a fully honest man – nothing would sway him from honesty. When he was dying I took the time (and courage to some extent) to tell him so at length. He died two days later and his partner told me he was so glad at what I had said.
Better to tell the people who inspired us methinks? If one is given the opportunity.
You always make me think Star. Keep it up.
Oh Dave,it must have made your friend so happy for you to have told him how much you admired him, was worth plucking up the courage to do, and bet you were so glad you did, in my dads later years i started always to tell him i loved him before i left, may sound a simple thing for many, but i was brought up in a family where although there was lots of kisses and cuddles, the words i love you were never spoken. at least not when we got older, so i found it quite a hard thing to do, but so very very glad i did…xx
nothing to be ashamed about telling some one you love him or her,my 3 boys are real hard guys, yet they still say to me, love you pops, thats with meaning to
John you did a fine job with your boys bringing them up open and confident enough to show their feelings……and I don’t doubt for one minute that they truly mean it……….xx
Like Macathy I was inspired by a Padre (priest) who was a POW of the japanese during WW2.
His name was “Happy” Harry Thorpe.
He usta come to the orphanage where I grew up and tell us of his experiences.
Google him…I think you would find it worth you,re while 🙂
Oh I most certainly will capps……..love hearing about peoples lives……..and that is why I only read biographies /auto biographies……and I would say the stories he had to tell of his life were both tragic and awesome…xx