How many times have you rebuilt yourself?
I feel like this is more common than people think. For people to be so destroyed and have to pick up the pieces of themselves, and having to create something completely new.
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major adjusting, several times in my youth. At 14, 16, 17, 18.
Failed Grade Five Piano at 14. Gave up. Very silly.
Failed English Language O Level at 16. So could not be a Lawyer. Adjusted by read, read, read. High Grade at Xmas in retake. But as a scientist.
Betrayed the first time by a gf at seventeen. Took it badly. You get used to that and harden. Women, like men, can be very cruel. Not all though.
Broke two front teeth at University, going to a lecture at eighteen in the snow. So they are capped and my clarinet playing came to an end, after seven years.
I thought my creativity had ended. But unexpectedly no. I’m an Artist!
Rebuilding: twice . At 40 and 22.
At 22, after a two year relationship, was engaged. I tarried too long that time.
At 40 after thirteen years as a carer. That was like re thawing in a world that had moved on. This time I reinvented myself quickly, as I had no house, no money, no children. Radically remodelled my career, but as for women, made the same old mistakes, men do. One adopted son whom I’m close to.
Found someone else though, what joy. Quite unexpectedly too.
Failed Grade Five Piano at 14. Gave up. Very silly.
Failed English Language O Level at 16. So could not be a Lawyer. Adjusted by read, read, read. High Grade at Xmas in retake. But as a scientist.
Betrayed the first time by a gf at seventeen. Took it badly. You get used to that and harden. Women, like men, can be very cruel. Not all though.
Broke two front teeth at University, going to a lecture at eighteen in the snow. So they are capped and my clarinet playing came to an end, after seven years.
I thought my creativity had ended. But unexpectedly no. I’m an Artist!
Rebuilding: twice . At 40 and 22.
At 22, after a two year relationship, was engaged. I tarried too long that time.
At 40 after thirteen years as a carer. That was like re thawing in a world that had moved on. This time I reinvented myself quickly, as I had no house, no money, no children. Radically remodelled my career, but as for women, made the same old mistakes, men do. One adopted son whom I’m close to.
Found someone else though, what joy. Quite unexpectedly too.