tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post4058763771070459942..comments2024-03-28T08:54:28.654+08:00Comments on Cresting The Hill: HAVE ALL YOUR WISHES COME TRUE?Leannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-35425479856097857992016-11-25T15:24:31.462+08:002016-11-25T15:24:31.462+08:00I think I "suffer fools" less as well Ca...I think I "suffer fools" less as well Carol - and I'm also coming to terms with which wishes are actually important and worth fulfilling and which one I can leave behind without a backward glance.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-82029944140226484082016-11-23T22:17:55.731+08:002016-11-23T22:17:55.731+08:00Not only have all my wishes come true, wishes I d...Not only have all my wishes come true, wishes I didn't even know i had came true. Even though I have to admit to being crabbier these days.Middle-aged Diva (Carol)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01568652518759320329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-26079718122405513012016-11-23T19:28:19.259+08:002016-11-23T19:28:19.259+08:00I completely agree Rebecca - it's just a matte...I completely agree Rebecca - it's just a matter of figuring out what is important to us and going after that - rather than wasting our time on old dreams that aren't relevant anymore. :)Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-37925324195933268302016-11-23T19:27:15.998+08:002016-11-23T19:27:15.998+08:00Thanks so much for sharing my post - and I love jo...Thanks so much for sharing my post - and I love joining with the #BloggingGrandmothers - they're a great group!Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-46940124597337264882016-11-23T19:26:33.340+08:002016-11-23T19:26:33.340+08:00I'm a bit the same Candace - but I think it...I'm a bit the same Candace - but I think it's good to know that choose not to do those things, rather than seeing them as unfulfilled wishes. Maybe that's what midlife insight does for us?Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-60816909340450924732016-11-23T19:25:38.958+08:002016-11-23T19:25:38.958+08:00Doreen you are a goddess of fulfilling your own wi...Doreen you are a goddess of fulfilling your own wishes - I love that you have accomplished so much at midlife and you definitely inspire me.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-11500845073632467872016-11-23T19:24:27.467+08:002016-11-23T19:24:27.467+08:00I wanted to be a teacher too Sue - maybe my parent...I wanted to be a teacher too Sue - maybe my parents' lack of vision saved all those small children from having me whipping them into shape??? My kids would probably think so!Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-82823724257433671452016-11-23T15:22:47.126+08:002016-11-23T15:22:47.126+08:00I had the same thing with education because at the...I had the same thing with education because at the time I went to college there wasn't a huge push for girls to go. They wanted to be housewives and mothers. I studied theater in a community college and then took acting classes in town. I didn't have a desire to be a teacher. Looking back, it may have been a smarter move, but it is what it is. We can be anything we want to whenever we want to no matter what our age if we are determined enough.Rebecca Olkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17136102257837831028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-49427648054831470062016-11-23T11:17:06.164+08:002016-11-23T11:17:06.164+08:00I have to say, thank the Lord, yes, most of my wis...I have to say, thank the Lord, yes, most of my wishes have come true. I feel blessed. Thank you for partying with us at #BloggingGrandmothers #LinkParty #4. We've shared your post on Pinterest, Facebook, and Twitter.Dee | GrammysGrid.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16444651579536459274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-11354338025851809262016-11-23T11:06:56.975+08:002016-11-23T11:06:56.975+08:00I never learned to play an instrument or finished ...I never learned to play an instrument or finished college. I could do both now but other interests have come along and honestly I am doing just fine. Thanks for linking up with Blogging Grandmothers.candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05082238123921950824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-45094844420378643252016-11-23T10:12:37.936+08:002016-11-23T10:12:37.936+08:00I will never forget being in a workshop and hearin...I will never forget being in a workshop and hearing the average age of a best selling author was 55. I had always wanted to write a book so at 52 I did and at 55 I had a best-seller. Another thing I never forgot was, "Never stop learning because if you do there is no reason to go on." I took that a step further and started teaching at 56.Doreen McGettiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11691803968607905576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-44956281105382302642016-11-21T13:47:53.216+08:002016-11-21T13:47:53.216+08:00Again another post Leanne where you and I are exac...Again another post Leanne where you and I are exactly the same. I wanted to be a teacher but my parents thought the same way as you. However, you are right - there is nothing stopping us now from doing anything that we really want to. I also agree with Jan that now I can cross a few things that perhaps were once important but don't seem that important any more. Sue from Sizzling Towards 60 & Beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15418770845484399102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-47555866273048220962016-11-21T08:27:45.366+08:002016-11-21T08:27:45.366+08:00I love that! To know you can do something but real...I love that! To know you can do something but realizing it's not as important as your inner child thought it was is such a revelation. I think I may have a few of those to cross off my list too - not a pony, but maybe the uni degree I really don't want or need :)Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-87717830771982400792016-11-21T08:15:32.818+08:002016-11-21T08:15:32.818+08:00I so empathise with this post. For me the breakthr...I so empathise with this post. For me the breakthrough was when I realised I was now a 'grown up' with reasonable assets and really could do or have most things I wanted - if I wanted them enough. As a child I always wanted my own pony and I felt the lack of that all my life. Then we bought two acres and I could finally (in my 50s) have a pony if I wanted. At that point I realised I didn't actually want a pony any more and it was time to stop feeling sorry for my inner child and feeling that my parents had let me down.Retiring Not Shy!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03411968256918924522noreply@blogger.com