Life Lessons
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My Own Coming Home Story
You see I'm the first to admit I've had more U-turns in my life than I can count on both hands where I wished I could have had the chance for replays to right my mistakes. To get a new lease on life, a chance to start over, to relive what I did wrong and make things right.
But, if I had to pick the most poignant life experience to do over again, it would have been this. How I defiantly moved away from home, wanting nothing more than to get as far away as possible from my parents for college. The photo above, which I grudgingly allowed my father of blessed memory to take of me on the day I graduated from high school, does a great job capturing that fireball of snarkiness of yesteryear.
It wasn't until I grew into a mature woman, graduated from the university, and started my career that I realized how much pain I had caused my mom and dad during that rocky phase in my young and reckless life. From that moment of awakening forward, every time I went to visit my parents, coming home to embrace the family that loved me so much, it never felt so good.
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I don't think I can really pinpoint any one time that I hurt someone else's feelings. I know there are times thought. We all do silly things when we are young and we can't always take them back. I just do my best to be the most loving and compassionate person I can now. Thanks for sharing this story with us Janis.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great little story! Yes, there have been many times in my life that I had I known better I suppose that I would have made better choices. I was a rebellious teen as well :) But whenI look back at it all, I am glad for who I have grown to be. All of those experiences were my learning blocks and got me here.
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