Life Changing.........

[lou100]

Evening everybody, just wondering if anything has ever happened that changed your life forever, either good or bad. Has anybodys life ever changed dramatically in a year? Such as meeting somebody, new job, new life abroad, babies - Just anything that you can share.

As you can tell, new year I have the January blues and am looking for imspiration! xx

[dot.hawkes]

I think I have always been true to myself and remained the same character wise, but circumstances have hindered me over the years, it has taken alot of grit and fighting to get where i am now, and when i sit on a beach somewhere not i often think it was worth it.

[Theland]

I became a Christian some years ago. That changed my outlook on life completely.

[RATTER15]

I have been through some crap over the years but since meeting carakeel my life has changed dramatically, I am more chilled out, stopped smoking tobacco and weed, very rarely drink (but still enjoy a pint) I am content at home and at work, I am now working as a carer, a job I would never have considered before but loving every minute of it now, wish I had done it years ago. I am now a better person for the experience of meeting this amazing Woman

[Theland]

Ratter 15 - Is Carakeel your wife / girlfriend?

[notfrom-oz]

At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done.

We will be judged by 'I was hungry and you gave me to eat, I was naked and you clothed me, I was homeless and you took me in.'

Hungry not only for bread -- but hungry for love. Naked not only for clothing -- but naked for human dignity and respect. Homeless not only for want of a room of bricks -- but homeless because of rejection.

[-Zorro-]

I discovered on a thread on here that i had Aspergers Syndrome a couple of months ago..it explained a lot about myself...and apparently am in good company according to Google

[Panic Button]

Reminds me of the Abba song 'The day before you came'

[Pinky99]

I had a baby at 18 and that changed my life forever - turned it from just thinking of me to thinking of someone else and my baby is just about to take the exam for a local grammar school so fingers crossed I did ok

[meltoadhall]

deciding that after my girls were all at school to change me and i became a student nurse - real eye opener to the world and i love it.
only 15 months till i qualify.

[netibiza]

I left my abusive partner, left my secretarial job and my lovely home in Golders Green and became a hippie in Ibiza. Have never looked back it was the best thing I ever did. Since then (1971) my life has been wonderful.

[noxlumos]

Got divorced, lost everything financially but had my kids, went to stay with someone I thought wouldbe kind enough to help us, which she was , she helped me level out all ways round and I fell in love with her and married her some ten years ago now.

[RATTER15]

Theland, carakeel is my girlfriend / lover / soul mate / partner.

[RATTER15]

notfrom-oz, that is the truest words I have seen on here for a long time!!

Money, heroics, big houses and flash cars mean nothing!!

If I am judged, I hope I will be judged for how I have helped others in recent years.

I may need forgiveness for the little ****** i used to be in my younger days though. :-(

I don't mean judged by god, I will be judged by my fellow Man / Woman.

[freak_unique]

Sent a message to someone I thought was hot on faceparty when I was 19 - who then became my soul mate. Met up about 3 months later, chatted every single day on msn / phone/ texts, went to see Trisha in Norwich and got super close, went to see a My Ruin gig at Birmingham Academy and finally got together. Went out for a year, moved in with her and her parents to Kidderminster 5 months into the relationship, (Was living in Tamworth with my parents before that). Unfortunaltely broke up after about a year, still lived In kidderminster as she didnt want me to leave, now we are best friends, work together in Telford and have own place in Kidderminster. Sometimes i just think back if i had never messaged her (which i nearly didnt)i wouldnt be here with all that I have right now, wouldnt know al the good friends i do now.

[freak_unique]

Sorry forgot to add - i am now 22 been here about 2-3 years, i dont regret it. Theres sometimes a few problems due to being exes what with it being sore when we meet other people but time will work through that.

[Scragend]

Hi folks - yeah, I had a year of amazing things last year. At the beginning of the year I was self employed as a graphic artist, struggling to pay the rent in a damp house, quite miserable and with no real direction. I'd fallen into graphics as it was the easiest way to make a living as an artist. In just a few short months I was 'found' by an amazing company on the basis of my skills as an artist, taken on on a permanent contract on great money. Then some good friends of mine who lived in this beautiful house decided to sell it and gave my partner and I first refusal - I never thought we'd ever get a mortgage or be able to afford it, but we did - so now I am sitting here in our gorgeous house getting ready to return to my exciting, creative and challenging job tomorrow. It was very weird!