1) Witnessing my grandmother’s funeral when I was 6 and seeing my mother breakdown in front of the coffin.
2) Becoming captain of the high school basketball team at 5” and feeling everything is achievable if you desire it.
3) Studying World religions in high school and being shocked and disillusioned by the Catholic Church and realizing priests are human.
4) Facing the precariousness of life on vacation in Puerto Rico after finding out our friend from Tufts had committed suicide.
5) Understanding that my whole life I waited for a Prince charming to appear and love just doesn’t work that way.
6) Accepting that I sold myself and my ideals to work for a big multinational corporation and it’s ok.
7) Figuring out that I don’t want my life to be about a successful international business career and money which in no way is correlated to happiness.
8) Buying and moving into my new house and feeling trapped and deciding that no clutter and lack of possessions gives you freedom.
9) Losing a little of my innocence each year watching people do anything for a little power.
10) Seeing my parents as real people and learning to accept them and take care of them especially after my father’s stroke.
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These are so well written and astute.
I'd love to hear about any of these, but what's most interesting to me right now would be to hear about moving into your new house.
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