tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post8502706350279200295..comments2024-03-28T08:54:28.654+08:00Comments on Cresting The Hill: leaving the chaos behindLeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-43644617254351399652015-11-07T07:56:49.578+08:002015-11-07T07:56:49.578+08:00Thank you for sharing with us at #JoyHopeLive!Thank you for sharing with us at #JoyHopeLive!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-80707201788588382132015-11-04T00:39:42.368+08:002015-11-04T00:39:42.368+08:00I love this! I too was different than the rest of ...I love this! I too was different than the rest of my family. I silently rebelled, but was a good kid. When I went away I was craving the newness, the freedom. But I got lost. It sounds as if you were ready and it was a turning point in your life! Good for you! I have learned more about myself and personality, and I understand the pain of that young girl, and I have changed the way I approach life. For me it is not so easy, but there are things I've realized that can make it better for me. It took me a long time to get there, and sometimes I still care far too much what others think of me, even if they're wrong!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17064084924219498676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-18190551313685853182015-10-31T09:08:16.487+08:002015-10-31T09:08:16.487+08:00I think we all have moments we're not exactly ...I think we all have moments we're not exactly proud of Sue, but if we learn from them they can actually be quite useful (and sometimes they make great stories!)Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-82320612334195646592015-10-30T14:56:52.386+08:002015-10-30T14:56:52.386+08:00Yes Leanne I was you! I was always the one to ...Yes Leanne I was you! I was always the one to 'do the right thing' and then I rebelled. Some things I'm proud of and others I'm not but that is life and that is what shapes the person we are today. Thanks for sharing your experience with us at #WednesdaysWisdomSue from Sizzling Towards 60 & Beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15418770845484399102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-40490347416476975392015-10-29T19:30:03.627+08:002015-10-29T19:30:03.627+08:00I don't think I really bucked anything Corinne...I don't think I really bucked anything Corinne - I just used the first escape route available to me that got me out on my own terms - but we've all gotten to where we are now as independent women - so we must have done something right!Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-80795923937991632602015-10-29T18:49:13.984+08:002015-10-29T18:49:13.984+08:00So glad you broke away and defined yourself, Leann...So glad you broke away and defined yourself, Leanne. I never had the guts to do that and buck the culture too at the time I should have. But everything does work for good when our intentions are right. Thank you for sharing.Corinne Rodrigueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142098428026084994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-62574697459081069002015-10-29T07:51:43.779+08:002015-10-29T07:51:43.779+08:00I love that Kathy - chaos can be good! I think som...I love that Kathy - chaos can be good! I think some people are happy filling the "good" role, but others of us need to find out how much of that is our choice and how much is loaded onto us against our will.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-81806469330478596662015-10-29T07:50:33.693+08:002015-10-29T07:50:33.693+08:00I think we all look back to those days and wonder ...I think we all look back to those days and wonder how we were so carefree and how we were able to strike out and make our own way after being so sheltered.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-44112577545692172432015-10-29T07:49:38.655+08:002015-10-29T07:49:38.655+08:00that's so true Rena - it all adds into life ex...that's so true Rena - it all adds into life experience and what makes up our underlying character.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-44940419503755202082015-10-29T07:48:50.323+08:002015-10-29T07:48:50.323+08:00It's funny how we all need to break away and f...It's funny how we all need to break away and find out who we are - no matter if your parents controlled out of love or dysfunction it still makes you want to escape and experience life on your own terms :)Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-76398429506285689792015-10-29T00:50:13.071+08:002015-10-29T00:50:13.071+08:00Hi Leanne! So interesting to learn of some of you...Hi Leanne! So interesting to learn of some of your background. Isn't it fascinating to see some of the ways we are all so different and others how similar, regardless of where we live? I think so many of us took on the roles of good daughter, good friend, good wife, good etc. that sometimes it takes us a while to find ourselves. But when we do--watch out! Chaos can be good! ~KathyKathy @ SMART Living 365.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12392736262783641661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-78183451937608306112015-10-29T00:27:24.734+08:002015-10-29T00:27:24.734+08:00This brings back memories for me about the time I ...This brings back memories for me about the time I also left home. Liberating and exciting and a little bit scary at times... YES! I can relate to all of that. Evolving Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710903865968912521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-91961888419787741522015-10-28T22:54:20.617+08:002015-10-28T22:54:20.617+08:00Such an exciting experience! Along with everything...Such an exciting experience! Along with everything else it makes up who you are today.Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296781992150172086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-36265302925584288352015-10-28T22:43:07.335+08:002015-10-28T22:43:07.335+08:00I can relate. My parents were BOTH teachers at my ...I can relate. My parents were BOTH teachers at my high school in a small town. I couldn't have "gotten away" with anything even if I had tried because they knew everyone and everything that was going on. In fact, I once dated a boy from the other high school in town and found out later that my mom had called a teacher friend at the at school to find out all about him! When I went to college a couple hours away, I felt such freedom. Lisa Witherspoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530852104410009597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-72460739251918343392015-10-28T22:16:22.717+08:002015-10-28T22:16:22.717+08:00Carla there are a few of us who will be sisters in...Carla there are a few of us who will be sisters in our next life I'm sure! I love how we think alike and have commonalities even tho' we are worlds apart :)Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-500093796520311542015-10-28T22:14:34.853+08:002015-10-28T22:14:34.853+08:00my pleasure Janine - I love the one word challenge...my pleasure Janine - I love the one word challenge - it gets me thinking on a new tangent!Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-75732534405596781882015-10-28T22:13:42.686+08:002015-10-28T22:13:42.686+08:00you're the younger, slimmer, more cosmopolitan...you're the younger, slimmer, more cosmopolitan me Abby :)Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-89671346459002833592015-10-28T21:29:12.435+08:002015-10-28T21:29:12.435+08:00I read this and wonder if, we were able to meet of...I read this and wonder if, we were able to meet off-line, we are as similar as I feel we are. Good gosh isn't that a terrible sentence :-) but you know what I mean. Your words are so often exactly what I'm thinking or need to hearAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086887417121838938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-36250301410423440252015-10-28T21:10:33.438+08:002015-10-28T21:10:33.438+08:00Definitely sounds like an eye opening experience a...Definitely sounds like an eye opening experience and the beginning of your freeing existence in your own life. Thank you so much for sharing here today!!Janine Huldiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226958154244023407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-25870415248711160542015-10-28T20:24:49.839+08:002015-10-28T20:24:49.839+08:00That story sounds so familiar Leanne! I did exactl...That story sounds so familiar Leanne! I did exactly the same and felt so free leaving. We have so much in common:) The whole background and all. xx AbbyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600314875326002790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-55849111232036476652015-10-28T19:47:20.623+08:002015-10-28T19:47:20.623+08:00mine has come around a lot too Mary - not with my ...mine has come around a lot too Mary - not with my dad, but I have a much healthier relationship with my mum than when I was a young adult. I think I can see her flaws and love her despite them. Part of that chaotic life helped make me the person I am today, so it can't have been too bad in the grand scheme of things!Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-9503466146911517312015-10-28T19:13:30.562+08:002015-10-28T19:13:30.562+08:00Wow, it is so nice to learn more about you. Isn...Wow, it is so nice to learn more about you. Isn't it interesting how our home life shapes our future to the extent that we have this need to run away. I did a lot of that in my youth as well, to get away from home, and now that I am a a parent I find that I have a great relationship with my dad. So for me it came full circle. Mary K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17696218067214163344noreply@blogger.com