Question #109 from "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D.
Since adolescence, in what three-year period do you feel you experienced the most personal growth and change?
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I think 1997-2000 were the most important growth years for me ... that would be age 37-40 ...
My 2nd husband had left me in financial and emotional ruin and I had an 8 year old son to support ... I was not about to JUMP into another long term relationship until I got to know myself better.
I think the thing that helped me the most was the INTERNET!! Building my web-page was a very healing experience, better than therapy ... and free!! And meeting people on-line and then in real life gave me the understanding that I really was a pretty fine human being ... worthy of love.
At the end of this 3 year period I met Tom ... and life has been getting better and better ever since.
I have had three year spurts of growth several times:
- When I was 17-20 (my US Army years
- When I was 27-30 (moved to Texas & bought first home, also an almost marriage)
- The last three years (THE BEST). (I got married [that was 4 years ago, but it counts] and went from unemployed to a new career)
I think 1998-2001 were my most important personal growth years.
As I started and grew my business I learned so much about my own personality and character..
I learned how to overcome challenges in a postive way and how to channel positive energy into positive results.
Along the way I discovered strengths and weaknesses I had been hiding most of my life.
For me the years 1998-2001. During that time I found the "whatever" to divorce a man who was going to kill me, figuratively and literally. I moved my two kids and myself out on my own.
I learned that I'm not an idiot, I can survive and thrive on my own. I learned that I am a good person, capable of loving and being loved. I learned that I am a person of worth. After that I met my wonderful husband.
I also learned not to look back.
I would say the last three years. My wife and I had become successful and we started our third business. Within a year everything crashed and burned. I didn't file for bankruptcy, but it was close and we're still digging out. I had always considered myself a christian man, but when we hit bottom we realized Christ was all we had and needed.
Definitely 20-23...met my hubby, ditched my hubby, found him again and married him...he probably did more growing up then than I did, but we both needed some time to mature.
That's a tough question! I feel I'm still a work in progress. Coming out of a long illness where my mind was literally turned to mush, I'm experiencing alot of personal growth now. I know I had periods of personal growth before which were very significant,maybe even more so.Also, raising teenagers is a challenging task and really makes you do alot of thinking and reassessing!
There are two 3 year periods that come to mind and I can't decide between them.
The first would be 1983-1986 During that time period I found the courage to leave my very abusive first husband for the second and final time. I learned I could support myself and my 2 kids and also did a lot of growing up during that period.
The second period would be 1993 - 1996. That time period was full of both lows and highs and I think that's when I truly found myself. My husband was killed in 1993 shorty after our daughter had run away from home (over a boy) and shortly after his death my son turned to drugs. I was forced to quit my job, because I couldn't travel and take care of teenagers at the same time. I found a new job, found the help and support to get my kids back in line as well as to get my life back stable again. I think I also developed the ability to trust in people again and see the goodness in people (those that are really good, of course)
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