tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160021015821033799.post1364471189067293689..comments2024-03-13T13:10:03.122-04:00Comments on Writing Life Stories : Glenda Beallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953170428175025248noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160021015821033799.post-58321347776501061352009-08-02T02:10:36.864-04:002009-08-02T02:10:36.864-04:00This is an old post, but I had not gone back to it...This is an old post, but I had not gone back to it due to circumstances about that time.<br />I agree, Kathryn, that tough times help shape who we are and I also believe we can choose how to deal with those events we'd rather not have had happen to us, Pat. I have seen how women react who have lost loved ones, many in my family, and for the most part they go on to make new lives for themselves and seem happy. But I don't see many who have as happy lives as the one they had in the beginning. <br />I tell my family I am tougher than they think, but sometimes I wonder who I'm trying to fool.<br />Those weeks in the hospital wore me down and now I am just plain tired. I fear a lonliness that can't be filled by anything on earth. But maybe in time I'll know how to deal with it.Glendahttp://glendacbeall.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160021015821033799.post-46029714771523205802009-06-24T22:16:03.851-04:002009-06-24T22:16:03.851-04:00Life is TOUGH no matter how you slice it and dice ...Life is TOUGH no matter how you slice it and dice it; and yes, I believe demanding times can make us stronger if we "choose" that route. Sadly, many folks don't realize coping well is a Choice and requires nothing more than the desire to survive with style and a modicum of aplomb. <br /><br />If we are still breathing after the mayhem subsides, there will always hope for new and better beginnings. It sure can take a long time to find the energy to stand tall again--but oh boy, when you do, air and water were never sweeter. Not only do we acquire wisdom and a deeper sense of what is truly important for our personal journey, I believe our senses are actually heighten so we can better perceive and appreciate the simple precious things that might have gone unnoticed had our world not been shaken to its roots.off-linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066472351410695644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160021015821033799.post-59729236151759746782009-06-21T08:04:59.894-04:002009-06-21T08:04:59.894-04:00I have come through some tough things in my life a...I have come through some tough things in my life and they shaped who I am. Would I rather have not gone thru some things? It seems so, but then there is that dilemma of: who would I be if I'd not have gone through that?<br /><br />Taking care of an ill loved one is one of the most difficult things, and one of the most rewarding even when one thinks they will run screaming out of the room! But it is exhausting - I've never had to do it for an extended time. . . not yet anyway.Kathryn Magendiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.com