The Absolute Most Defining Moment/Turning Point of Your Life???

nothingman44

being in the deepest depression of my life...

and surviving.

Abookamongstthemany

Saturnal wrote:

I'm pretty certain that life is NOT about having a single "OMGWTFMYLIFEHASCOMPLETELYCHANGED" moment. Life is about having little moments of clarity all the time so you're constantly growing in a semi-chaotic state. Otherwise, you're not really living, you're just idling. Some moments are more profound than others, no doubt, but there's no master moment that will make you see what life is all about imo.

I like that and agree.

I had one of these moments Friday night.

LONGRD

The personal stories were very touching and heartwarming, thank you all for sharing.

verb_to_trust

I found out the love of my life that i had spent 4 years with and was about to propose to as i graduated college was cheating on me........rather than go with the career path I had been pursuing for the last four years and the life I had had been planning, I applied for a job in a city where I didn't know anyone at all and just kind of started everything over. There have been a lot of rough stretches but I've learned more about myself in the last year and a half than I did the whole 4 years I was with my ex......and the job, which I knew little about and was completely unsure of, has been great.

yosi1

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

Did you eat it?

Of course.

Heineken Helen

some of these answers are beautiful. Seems the lowest point of peoples lives can be the beginning of a fantastic new life. I really believe in that. I can't tell my story but it's something similar... and when something knocks you back so far and so sudden, where you choose to go from there can define you. I've learned to be much stronger and really really appreciate life and every day that I'm walking around... cos the alternative is just unthinkable.

you are

reading this thread i've realized i have several moments. the one i'm focused on right now is having my own place. i'm going on a year and a half, completely on my own and i love it!

another one was when i left the U.S. for the first time. no one i knew had ever done that. they all thought i was crazy. but i went to Peru with a group and had to rough it, but it was one of the most amazing times of my life. eating questionable foods, taking a bath in the Amazon, sweating profusely the whole time, taking a 'shower' with buckets of water, or washing your hair in the rain as it's coming off the buildings in a stream of water. but most importantly realizing that the rest of the world is not the same as my little world. realizing that not everyone has a TV, clean water, food everyday, a house, a "normal" life like mine.....i visited a community that had nothing but huts.....with dirt floors.....i then realized i live in a mansion! i always hated my parents house, but now i appreciate having shelter and modern conveniences. it really changed my perspective on what i "have" or "don't have." it made me value people more than possessions, and all kinds of other things.

audiodave

Deciding to do an extra year at university, and subsequently attaining the best possible mark I could, meeting the love of my life, getting the job I wanted, and moving down to be with aforementioned love of my life.

My life is exactly where I want it to be for the first time.

AmentsChick

I haven't had one...and DESPERATELY need one. Lately I have just had a great feeling of discontent. I don't really have any great reason to complain...I have a great family, friends, love my job...but I need a CHANGE. I'm not sure exactly what kind...possibly a move. I don't know. It's all very abstract. I can't actually define what it is that's missing...it just is.

Wow. I've never really said this "outloud" before. But it's been a long time coming.

NY PJ1

AmentsChick wrote:

I haven't had one...and DESPERATELY need one. Lately I have just had a great feeling of discontent. I don't really have any great reason to complain...I have a great family, friends, love my job...but I need a Change. I'm not sure exactly what kind...possibly a move. I don't know. It's all very abstract. I can't actually define what it is that's missing...it just is.

Wow. I've never really said this "outloud" before. But it's been a long time coming.

u need alittle bit of me..

GraySaturday

AmentsChick wrote:

I haven't had one...and DESPERATELY need one. Lately I have just had a great feeling of discontent. I don't really have any great reason to complain...I have a great family, friends, love my job...but I need a Change. I'm not sure exactly what kind...possibly a move. I don't know. It's all very abstract. I can't actually define what it is that's missing...it just is.

Wow. I've never really said this "outloud" before. But it's been a long time coming.

don't worry, you're life will totally change once you accept that you are moving to chicago.

AmentsChick

NY PJ1 wrote:

u need alittle bit of me..

No, that's really not it. Besides I think your girlfriend might have a problem with that.

StateOfLoveBoatCptn.

AmentsChick wrote:

Lately I have just had a great feeling of discontent. I don't really have any great reason to complain...I have a great family, friends...but I need a Change. I'm not sure exactly what kind...possibly a move. I don't know

tell me about it. I think this move to Dallas could be the defining moment I need. At least for now. And I think the Change will be good.

AmentsChick

GraySaturday wrote:

don't worry, you're life will totally change once you accept that you are moving to chicago.

LOL! But I don't think I want to move to Chicago. LOL! Maybe I do.

SOMEONE HELP ME!!!!!! Maybe I need a shrink to help me work through this. Is this a form of depression or something? Maybe I just need a hobby??

Has anyone gone through something like this before?

Heineken Helen

AmentsChick wrote:

I haven't had one...and DESPERATELY need one. Lately I have just had a great feeling of discontent. I don't really have any great reason to complain...I have a great family, friends, love my job...but I need a CHANGE. I'm not sure exactly what kind...possibly a move. I don't know. It's all very abstract. I can't actually define what it is that's missing...it just is.

Wow. I've never really said this "outloud" before. But it's been a long time coming.

how about just changing your routine around a little. I found when I got like that it was cos I was doing the same thing every day... then I started going shopping, or to the cinema, or to the beach after work and just venturing into different places... it actually did help a bit.

Heineken Helen

AmentsChick wrote:

LOL! But I don't think I want to move to Chicago. LOL! Maybe I do.

SOMEONE HELP ME!!!!!! Maybe I need a shrink to help me work through this. Is this a form of depression or something? Maybe I just need a hobby??

Has anyone gone through something like this before?

sounds like you're just bored. Do something

AmentsChick

StateOfLoveBoatCptn. wrote:

tell me about it. I think this move to Dallas could be the defining moment I need. At least for now. And I think the Change will be good.

Yeah, I definitely think the move to Dallas will be good for you!! You need a fresh start for sure! But, you'll still be around the Pit, right?

AmentsChick

Heineken Helen wrote:

how about just changing your routine around a little. I found when I got like that it was cos I was doing the same thing every day... then I started going shopping, or to the cinema, or to the beach after work and just venturing into different places... it actually did help a bit.

Hmm...that makes sense. I'm not sure that's what I mean, though. I do think some of it is boredom...so you might right there.

GraySaturday

AmentsChick wrote:

LOL! But I don't think I want to move to Chicago. LOL! Maybe I do.

SOMEONE HELP ME!!!!!! Maybe I need a shrink to help me work through this. Is this a form of depression or something? Maybe I just need a hobby??

Has anyone gone through something like this before?

100% you have nanny burn out...

take it from a nanny with burn out...

why do you think I hightailed my butt to graduate school? I was like, if I have to nanny for the rest of my life, I might shoot myself. Maybe its different for you, but I find it very UNrewarding, time consuming, and energy sapping... (when I was a full time nanny for little kids)

eyedclaar

AmentsChick wrote:

Yeah, I definitely think the move to Dallas will be good for you!! You need a fresh start for sure! But, you'll still be around the Pit, right?

Moving to Texas can't be good for anyone... ever.