Looking back....

[5ft Diva]

How different is your life from five years ago? Do you find that you are the same or are you totally different? If you're different, why? What contributed to that? Has life gotten busier because your kids are getting older or are you finding that it has slowed down because they can be more independent? Have you set any goals w/in the last five years that you have been able to accomplish? If so, how has that accomplishment affected you and your family? (or even the abandonment of a goal - sometimes it's good to change the course we were on)

These are just some fun questions I thought I would ask. I enjoy doing self evaluations every now and then so thought I'd present the opportunity to those of you who do, too.

[Erudite]

hmmm...this is a good question. I HOPE I'm different. I've been through quite a lot in the last five years. I hope it has made a few positive changes in me. I hope I'm a little more peaceful, a little slower to judge, a little faster to step in and help when it's needed, and a little slower to keep my hands/thoughts to myself when they're not needed. I hope I'm a little more patient, a little more loving, a little more kind. Even if it's just a little, it's in the right direction, right?

How about you? You didn't answer your own questions.

[natickgirl]

Interesting question. These past 5 years have been extremely difficult for me & my family, and it has taken a toll on all of us. Unfortunatley, I haven't handled things very well, and feel I am not as spiritually or physically healthy as I was then. I have learned a lot about myself, especially areas of weakness. I have matured in some areas (I care much less about what others think) but have backslided in other areas. My main challenge right now is trying to get out of survival mode and into some postive, thought-out routines.