Life lessons from a personal perspective 147 Articles

by Pamela Ashton

As a child, I learned it was best to not be seen or heard as much as possible. The atmosphere in our home was one of fear and insecurity. I learned well these lessons: -don't try anything new, you might get hurt. -don'...read more

by Jerry Johnson

CHILDHOOD DURING THE WAR YEARS Jerry D. Johnson My Dad had a peculiar habit; when you asked him a question, he didn't answer right away. In fact, he might wait five minutes or more before he said anything at all. Oft...read more

by Candi Salter

Life throws all of us challenges. They are put there to show us how strong we really are and make you realize what you are made of. It's not the problem that is important as it is what you learn from it. What I've Lea...read more

by Emma Willey

I Have Learned When you have lived as long as I have (87 years), you are bound to learn a lot of things whether you try to or not. You live through experiences that give you knowledge without even trying to gain it. ...read more

by Joel Stottlemire

"Well," I said as we took the steps down from the patio to the backyard, "If you want to find a roly-poly, it's best to look under stones." My three-year-old daughter didn't answer. She'd given up a roly-poly on the pl...read more

by Laura Beaudin

Confronting the Darkness As far back as I can remember, I have always loved waking up early just to go and sit by the window to watch the sun rise. I always looked forward to this moment because it was the one time duri...read more

by Gary Harmon

Forty years ago, I found myself on a battleground. Not the kind we see on the nightly news, with explosions and children dying for little reason, but the mean playground of an American public school. This was the crucibl...read more

by PC Marks

Life lessons can be used as valuable teaching tools. A person with a credit score of eight fifty, a nice chunk of change resting comfortably in the bank get's laid off from a job, no big deal. You'll be alright for a...read more

by Angelique Ellerman

Life is full of lessons. We all learn our lessons at different times depending on what fate throws our way. Wisdom is in each of us regardless of our age and each of us has a unique take on how life should be lived. Her...read more

by Belle Starr

Lessons in Life I think the biggest lesson I have learned in life is to "Just get over it". Believe me it has taken me 57 years to get to this point. Actually, that isn't true, I began to come to this realization in my ...read more

by CJKRDG

I will never forget that very special flight back to Canada. You just never know how a simple flight can change your life. After having a relaxing vacation in Varadero, Cuba, I was annoyed to discover that there were no w...read more

by Thomas Slatin

Life seems all straight forward at times, then out of nowhere, your life can change forever at an instant and sometimes even without warning. Live for the moment, try to freeze and hold it and grab hold to these precious ...read more

by Karen Loos

Sometimes the hardest thing to do in life is count to 10, and not say what you were thinking! This is what you would call a thinker, and not a talker. Children have this problem of just blurting out whatever comes to mind,...read more

by Hannah Harris

Life's lessons are abundant and oft times a mystery at the time of trial or crisis. It may not be until much later that you suddenly have an epiphany and realise that your struggles with a situation 6 months prior have pr...read more

by Darrell Victor

The world seemed a much better place when I was young. Then I had a reality check. I became more knowledgeable about the social world and longed for the days when I waited for Santa. I used to think that people got married...read more

by Kathy Hassanein

I've been making a concerted effort to tell my young boys, my husband, my parents and my friends that I love them. I've noticed that reaching out to my loved ones, and even to people I run into on the street for that matte...read more

by SaraTurner

I find myself going out on a limb quite often whether it be for myself or someone else. I tend to climb as far up the tree of life as I can get, reaching and stretching for the higher branches even when I know many times t...read more

by Buckytat

Twenty four years of living life has already taught me a lot. Although I have many more years to live and much more to learn, I made many decisions which made me learn the hard way. Although learning the hard way is not ...read more

by Doreen Thompson

Life,I know is what you make it. I am making this statement with conviction and feelings because, this, is what I have experienced throughout my life to date. There are no quick fixes to happiness, you cannot find it thro...read more

by Barb

A lesson in Life, Sometimes growing up in a very overprotective but loving home, you battle to become an individual. Remember be true to yourself, it has taken me years to be true to myself without following others, now...read more