when i won the safe schools canada award and when i was featured on the cover of my citys newspaper for my bullying work
2007-03-30 16:13:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
That's a great achievement! I don't think I have achieved anything like that- so far. There are little achievements that I have accomplished.. but I don't think my major 'key defining moment' has come yet. Some of the things I am proud about are: winning a writing/reading award, graduating HS with honors, and soon to graduate college with honors.
2007-03-30 16:17:31 · answer #1 · answered by January 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, you did that? I am impressed!
You do deserve credit and that should be a defining moment. I moved a lot when I was a kid. My parents had some emotional difficulties and I was pretty lost as a kid. I remembered always being the new kid, but more than that, I am very sensitive emotionally...which led to a lot of teasing. I don't think I've ever gotten over it, and it took a huge chunk out of my self esteem. I continue to deal with the issues I had as a kid. It was a very crude awakening to life, imo. I completely applaud you for taking a stand on this. Humanity depends on people like you to stand up for a higher expectation of how we should treat one another. I could go on forever with how important this is. If children learn compassion we could certainly make the world a much better place.
Now, for your question. When I was a teen a friend's parent posed the question of what her daughter and I were doing for the betterment of society. As teens, we were totally self-absorbed and on the wrong path...
We decided to get jobs as nursing assistants in a care center. I began to see life in a whole new light, it grounded me completely. Now, I am a nurse, and each moment I've had thus far as a caregiver defines my character. I am proud of who I am and what I do!
For those of us who know, the work that's done for a higher purpose, because we feel compelled by a force that's greater than the ego and self-fulfillment, is the most valuble experience that life has to offer.
You are very wise.
Be well,
Dana
2007-03-30 23:31:28 · answer #2 · answered by DanaZ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we have several however, one always seems to be a little more "defining"...That one for me was viewing my first autopsy. I watched frozen not in fear but amazement...There on the table was a corpse horribly mutilated. And the coroner was placing all internal organs in a 30 gallon black trash bag in a waste basket which was placed beside the table on the floor. I looked at the corpse, I looked at the organs and finally at the black trash bag. A peacefulness came over me and God showed me that everything we think, feel and experience was with him and not in that bag...
2007-03-31 00:24:46 · answer #3 · answered by yp_vicki_nashville 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was married, divorced, inducted into a nursing honors society, and the day a dying six year old asked me to teach her about everything everywhere before she left this world.
2007-03-30 23:22:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
9 am nov 14 2003. I realized if I didnt quit drinking I was going to "accidently" kill myself while drunk.
I woke up that morning and found a gun on my kitchen counter. I dont even own a gun
2007-03-30 23:17:36 · answer #5 · answered by freshbliss 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the birth of my children
losing eveything I owned except for my kids to a house fire
the death of my mother
almost losing my daughter after being thrown from a horse
being raped and thinking I was going to die
2007-03-30 23:19:24 · answer #6 · answered by ragincajun1957 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Graduating college, both marriages, both divorces & the birth of my daughter (from the first one).
2007-03-30 23:19:00 · answer #7 · answered by shermynewstart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋