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Responses to blogs about personal failure becoming positive

30DBC:Describe a time when a personal failure became a positive experience

I need time to respond to this and until some other issues are settled I won't have that time. I did respond to various bloggers however on this and other topics.

To Robert:

I couldn't afford a decent camera when I was young and film was expensive, but I did love my little Minolta. Got some great pictures. I should've taken more... but life went on.

Maybe I should've become a gardener or a landscaper or a chef? Too old to worry about it now! Plus I travel and take pictures... thousands.

To Char:

I've survived. 'Nuff said... but why and how? That's what's interesting. But there are limits to my introspection because it triggers traumas... which means I REALLY should do that when I feel safe and capable of looking back and looking inward without getting caught in the vortex of the downward spiral.

But if we are talking about changing paths... yeah, got a few. One regret was that I didn't change majors. I should've realized that linguistics/anthropology or geology would've been better. Or horticultural landscape design.

To Dragon:

I had issues writing papers in college... avoided classes with papers. So glad to hear you now know how to write a thesis.

Ah... milk tea.

To Elycia:

Two quick thoughts:

First, I don't put any pictures of myself on Facebook. I'll send one in Messenger. I remind myself that once I had a socio-psychopath in my life and I do not want him to find me. I remind myself... because I really would love to share a picture or two. I don't dare.

Secondly, a friend once told me that I hadn't offended him... (October 3, 2002 ... but don't ask what I did or ate last week though!). The point? One chooses to be offended. He chose not to be offended. Tried calling him today... no answer.

To Wake up and live:

*scream* They need a screaming emoticon!

I've mentioned so many times how being homeless was a pivotal point in my life... do I dare write about it again? At that time WdC and blogging was a lifeline.

I really am overwhelmed at the moment. This shall pass, but it's important for me to just breathe and do what I can that doesn't jangle my nerves and make it worse. Some days I can only do ONE thing that may unbalance me. This is one of those days.

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