Zone1 Are you now the person you thought you would be?

[Meriweather]

What did you think would be different?

 

[1srelluc]

I never would have thought that I would have the disposable income that I have now....That was a pleasant surprise.

 

[Moonglow]

I thought I would die earlier in life.

 

[Auld Phart]

I'm surprised I made it past 40

 

[Care4all]

My walk with God... (Yes, that imaginary person in the clouds, as some may think)

Never imagined the pathway would have opened for a wretch like me!

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound... That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now I'm found! Was blind, but now I see!

Anyway, I've loved every bit of the conversion!!! Even the knocks upside of the head, that God landed, quite a few times!

 

[Meriweather]

My walk with God... (Yes, that imaginary person in the clouds, as some may think)

Never imagined the pathway would have opened for a wretch like me!

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound... That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now I'm found! Was blind, but now I see!

Anyway, I've loved every bit of the conversion!!! Even the knocks upside of the head, that God landed, quite a few times!

As a kid being raised in the Catholic faith, I imagined that I would learn everything about God growing up, I would learn how to always be good as I grew up, and then I wouldn't need God's help as much. I've been shocked about how much I have left to learn, how being 'good' is an impossible dream, and just how much I need God to help me improve. I love being an adult--I just didn't know it would be so hard!

I never would have thought that I would have the disposable income that I have now....That was a pleasant surprise.

I'm surprised by that, too--not that I have much disposable income, but even the tiny bit I do have feels like a plethora. I remember the days where I could not afford a new tube of cheap lipstick.

 

[Meriweather]

I thought I would die earlier in life.

What was happening that you thought that?

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

What did you think would be different?

NOPE.....

When i was young, dumb and ugly, i never dreamed i would be where i am today. But then i married a woman that got my sorry ass into top gear and never looked back.

What we see when we enter our house at night.

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

I'm surprised I made it past 40

Why?

 

[luiza]

I thought I would die earlier in life.

Yes .
We were also disappointed by that .

 

[luiza]

I regret losing both arms and legs in a terrible accident .
Writing these stupid posts with a pencil in my mouth is so degrading .

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

As a kid being raised in the Catholic faith, I imagined that I would learn everything about God growing up, I would learn how to always be good as I grew up, and then I wouldn't need God's help as much. I've been shocked about how much I have left to learn, how being 'good' is an impossible dream, and just how much I need God to help me improve. I love being an adult--I just didn't know it would be so hard!




I'm surprised by that, too--not that I have much disposable income, but even the tiny bit I do have feels like a plethora. I remember the days where I could not afford a new tube of cheap lipstick.

Life was never meant to be easy. That was why we had "Trials and Tribulations" to eventually achieve perfection, that isnt on Earth, but in Heaven. The more we can overcome the hardships which seem to be occurring when ever a Democrat takes the lead, we still can pray that eventually good will come, and then we keep moving on. But i always remember this....

 

[odanny]

I've been an amazing person my entire life, but I never thought as I aged that I would be this amazing.

It's truly amazing.

 

[Meriweather]

NOPE.....

When i was young, dumb and ugly, i never dreamed i would be where i am today. But then i married a woman that got my sorry ass into top gear and never looked back.

What we see when we enter our house at night.
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Congratulations!

 

[Care4all]

As a kid being raised in the Catholic faith, I imagined that I would learn everything about God growing up, I would learn how to always be good as I grew up, and then I wouldn't need God's help as much. I've been shocked about how much I have left to learn, how being 'good' is an impossible dream, and just how much I need God to help me improve. I love being an adult--I just didn't know it would be so hard!




I'm surprised by that, too--not that I have much disposable income, but even the tiny bit I do have feels like a plethora. I remember the days where I could not afford a new tube of cheap lipstick.

I was raised Catholic, went to Church every Sunday and Catechism.... so I had been a believer, as a child I had no idea what that all really meant....but it was seeded, even if it didn't show up for a ten year period....

I didn't pick up a Bible, (only a missal in church) until I met my husband, a non denominational Christian, not Catholic... In fact, he gave it to me when his dad died, before we were wed....I was so distraught by his death, sobbing, could not stop...he was the first person I knew, that died. Matthew's family were all calm, cool, and collected....they were so certain he moved onward to be in heaven, with God, and was no longer in pain... He had terminal cancer that had metastasized. I wanted that blind faith.

I had married a Catholic, when very young and divorced less than 3 years later.... I expected to stay single and never remarry...as the Catholic rules dictate...went 6 years being single and planned to continue.... But then, Cupids arrow... and Matt came in to my life...almost as though God plopped him there...which I know is probably wrong for me to be so presumptuous of what God was doing...I was excommunicated by the church when I married Matt.

But here we are, 35 years later, both still repenting and learning and growing in faith....together.

 

[Meriweather]

Life was never meant to be easy. That was why we had "Trials and Tribulations" to eventually achieve perfection, that isnt on Earth, but in Heaven. The more we can overcome the hardships which seem to be occurring when ever a Democrat takes the lead, we still can pray that eventually good will come, and then we keep moving on. But i always remember this....

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I love Footprints. He not only carries us, but he died for us. That's the kind of love God has for His creation.

 

[1srelluc]

As a kid being raised in the Catholic faith, I imagined that I would learn everything about God growing up, I would learn how to always be good as I grew up, and then I wouldn't need God's help as much. I've been shocked about how much I have left to learn, how being 'good' is an impossible dream, and just how much I need God to help me improve. I love being an adult--I just didn't know it would be so hard!




I'm surprised by that, too--not that I have much disposable income, but even the tiny bit I do have feels like a plethora. I remember the days where I could not afford a new tube of cheap lipstick.

In the early 80s when I paid the bills I was left with $12.00!

I said fuck that and got a better job. Not a fortune mind you, but at least some breathing room. I really did not care for the job all that much but it paid real good and had excellent bennies.

I also started a side gig buying good "stuff" at yard sales and selling it at the flea market. I made some damn good coin doing that and paid for 2/3rds of my second home that way while the rent on my first home paid the rest. I even had a 25% interest in a Outer Banks vacation rental.

I paid my current home off in 10 years and then bought some hunting/fishing land and paid it off in five years.

I bought more land (mostly crappy town lots for next to nothing from my wife's former boss) and just kept buying/flipping them till I could retire early.

BTW.....Some of those "crappy" lots I sold for a 10-fold profit when housing took off in my AO. I still have a couple decent .75 acre lots I held back that I need to sell, I just haven't felt like messing with it.....I might just will them to the G-Grandson.

I was debt free after that and retired early.

Of course, I took advantage of low finance costs in my wheeling and dealing days and paid off in cash as early as the terms allowed.

All and all not bad for a guy who barely made it out of HS.....Common sense and an eye on how to make money held me in good stead.

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

Congratulations!

I am not done yet. I have realized that when you set goals for you to achieve, once those goals are reached, you no longer have something to live for. My goal is to live to be one thousand years old, and to watch humanity get back on normalcy. The great awakening is happening, and i think it will last a long time. To the detriment of the Demofascist party.

 

[Meriweather]

I've been an amazing person my entire life, but I never thought as I aged that I would be this amazing.

Grin. Or this humble? Seriously, I am happy for you. I have yet to know what it is like to be amazing.

 

[Meriweather]

I was raised Catholic, went to Church every Sunday and Catechism.... so I had been a believer, as a child I had no idea what that all really meant....but it was seeded, even if it didn't show up for a ten year period....

I didn't pick up a Bible, (only a missal in church) until I met my husband, a non denominational Christian, not Catholic... In fact, he gave it to me when his dad died, before we were wed....I was so distraught by his death, sobbing, could not stop...he was the first person I knew, that died. Matthew's family were all calm, cool, and collected....they were so certain he moved onward to be in heaven, with God, and was no longer in pain... He had terminal cancer that had metastasized. I wanted that blind faith.

I had married a Catholic, when very young and divorced less than 3 years later.... I expected to stay single and never remarry...as the Catholic rules dictate...went 6 years being single and planned to continue.... But then, Cupids arrow... and Matt came in to my life...almost as though God plopped him there...which I know is probably wrong for me to be so presumptuous of what God was doing...I was excommunicated.

But here we are, 35 years later, both still repenting and learning and growing in faith....

This is a wonderful story.