Foreward:
In 2018, I am finally going to start a blog working through 365 days of impacts on my life.
This is meant to tell the story of who I came to be in bits and pieces. This exercise is meant to show we are all shaped by the people, situations, circumstances, joys and sorrows that have impacted our lives. Sometimes we are influenced just as much through learning about what we don't want to be like, than what we turned out to be. Sometimes it is a stranger who makes a lasting impression on us, and we may never know their name. Sometimes it is those who've been the worst to us that actually teach us the BEST lessons. If nothing else, since I don't have kids, this will serve as an autobiography of experiences that have shaped my character since May 3 1965. I will try to include pictures where I needed. Some will not need pictures. As I enter my 5th decade, I can look back and say that
- In my teens (as most are) I was extremely insecure, unfocused and had stage fright towards life.
- In my 20s, insecurity was compounded by seeking unneeded attention while placing undue importance on everything - living by 'perception is reality'.
- I hit my 30s I realized I was in control - that life was not just "happening" to me. Others perceptions were not - did not need to be MY reality. I learned that my choices were impactful and important to my success.
- At 40 I was comfortable in my own skin, speaking my mind, deciding my path before others did for me.
- Now that I'm in my 50s, I am happy to say that this is the best decade YET. I know what I want, what I will not put up with and I do not live in fear.
