tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post1122407807417444049..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: Defining MomentsWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-74340885381847284442010-03-11T20:22:05.831-03:302010-03-11T20:22:05.831-03:30I'll try this one, but it will take some time....I'll try this one, but it will take some time. I think it will have to be a post, because a lot of those moments for me will take time to explain.20th Century Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432147267959308192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-85009082059943948552010-03-11T13:44:22.942-03:302010-03-11T13:44:22.942-03:30I like your list and yes personal defining moments...I like your list and yes personal defining moments are the ones that count cuz they define you as a human being. Career job whatever define your place in the Hive.Government Funded Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937389348779245666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-22569642408568406532010-03-11T12:31:04.899-03:302010-03-11T12:31:04.899-03:30My thinking cap must be askew this morning, WWW, I...My thinking cap must be askew this morning, WWW, I can't come up with a single moment in my life which strikes me as being "defining" of moi. I enjoyed reading yours though. I guess I'm still a work in progress! ;-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-83498231561806768492010-03-11T10:19:10.778-03:302010-03-11T10:19:10.778-03:30I think I'm having a defining moment right now...I think I'm having a defining moment right now, changing my medication and feeling so much better after such a long time. This may be a milestone in my life. A time when a lot turns around for the better. I'll say, "2010, what a year."Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-21203588127898777662010-03-11T08:29:58.643-03:302010-03-11T08:29:58.643-03:30You've set me thinking - your milestones are a...You've set me thinking - your milestones are all noteworthy seeing they had an impact on how you thought of yourself and your personal achievements.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-4580016368730391252010-03-11T06:59:48.844-03:302010-03-11T06:59:48.844-03:30An interesting list. As you say, fascinating that ...An interesting list. As you say, fascinating that the so-called biggies aren't included. I would include them in my case though, particularly my long hook-up with Jenny and some other past relationships. But yes, it's those more personal things that have such an impact by boosting self-confidence or happiness or a sense of potential.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-60705540496941325472010-03-11T05:35:43.171-03:302010-03-11T05:35:43.171-03:30Hmmm - I've definitely not had as many as you...Hmmm - I've definitely not had as many as you! :-) But these are the ones which, when I look back on them, helped me believe that I could do anything, as long as I put my mind to it.<br /><br />Winning a poetry competition aged 11, and seeing my work in print.<br /><br />Jumping out of a plane (with a parachute, and someone to work the strings) over Noosa, Australia, aged 18 <br /><br />Playing the solo in "Gabriel's Oboe" - it was only in a rehearsal (as the first oboe was away), but the conductor knew that I loved the piece, and so let me have my chance to play it. (and along those lines, playing "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" in a number of concerts)<br /><br />Moving back home after my confidence had been shredded after three years of hell in boarding school, aged 14, then joining our local Red Cross group and walk into the hall on my first meeting on my own.<br /><br />Getting off the plane in New Zealand, and knowing that I'd come home.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965300148218903639noreply@blogger.com