Accomplishments ~ Your Life as A List

[Daywalker]

For me personally, being home (and not by choice) leaves me in
a state of mind that can make me feel...well, worthless.


Last month I created an exercise to get me out of that funk.


I made a mental list of all the things in life that I have Accomplished.




So I thought, hey...lemme share this and see if anyone else wants to remind
themselves of all the things they have accomplished thus far in life.


Anyone wanna share their List?

[Linus]

Good idea!.. Let's see..

- Edited a book
- Biked long distance over a variety of provinces (Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEI) totaling over 15,000 miles over 7 years.
- was a professor
- am a technical trainer
- moved to another country successfully
- lived on my own
- paid off all debt once (and am working on doing it again)
- have run successful blogs
- have published technical security articles online
- have gotten at least 6 technical certifications related to work on my own studying habits (which can be odd)
- started on my road to transition

[Daywalker]

Originally Posted by Linus

Good idea!.. Let's see..

- Edited a book
- Biked long distance over a variety of provinces (Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEI) totaling over 15,000 miles over 7 years.
- was a professor
- am a technical trainer
- moved to another country successfully
- lived on my own
- paid off all debt once (and am working on doing it again)
- have run successful blogs
- have published technical security articles online
- have gotten at least 6 technical certifications related to work on my own studying habits (which can be odd)
- started on my road to transition

Thank you Linus for sharing your List.

I remember hitting you up in Yahoo when you
landed here as an Official Resident!

[Sachita]

raised a son into a man
bought, remodeled and sold 5 homes
bought and built hobby farm
Operated several small businesses
Rescued many animals

Still trying to understand the meaning of life. lol

[Leigh]

I love these happy, positive threads

Here is My list so far:


~ Started coming out to My family as trans

~ Begun My journey from female to male

~ Graduated with My G.E.D (grade 12 equivalent) in 2006


*It may not be a long list to start, but I'm working on more

[Gemme]

I have:

survived a less than stellar childhood and came out no more scathed than anyone else

survived two marriages (and finally learned my lesson!)

like Linus, paid all my debt off....once.....and am working on it again

bought multiple homes with others, but bought and sold my own home as well

graduated college, and want to go back to further my education

moved cross country into the unknown and will do so again

written some really good stories and poems

won an award in 3rd grade for art

went to State for Advanced Placement Latin III and IV

driven a full-sized 53 foot semi around in a lot (it doesn't sound like much, but it's pretty cool for someone who doesn't know how to drive a stick)

gotten quite a lot of praise for a job well done over the years in the hospitality field

been privileged to have had some really good relationships in my life

[Kobi]

How wonderful to have the opportunity to look back and see what one has accomplished. For me:

1. getting an advanced degree which now sits in my closet collecting dust
2. having a wonderful job for many years which gave me great satisfaction, freedom, and security
3. being able to walk away from that job and the security it provided when my peace of mind and need for simplicity became more important
4. starting over at the bottom and surviving the experience
5. taking a year off to care for my ailing grandmother so she wouldnt have to go to a nursing home.
6. being a published author
7. owning a home and all the headaches that go with it
8. being a self employed consultant
9. simplifying my life and letting go of the need for things
10. being my own person and having the courage to change myself and my life as needed
11. being a field instructor for budding, idealistic social workers....hence the prematurely gray hair
12. finding peace in a hectic and stressful world

[Blade]

Bump and subscribing, will post later

[Heart]

*Co-founded a theater company in the 80s
*Got a graduate degree in the 90s
*Raised a son who is off to college
*Came out (again) at 40
*Studied martial arts and became a self defense teacher for women and queers
*Just celebrated 15 years at a job I'm passionate about
*Recently been published in a professional journal and a queer anthology

[Hack]

Reminds me of an exercise in journalism school -- we had to write our own obit. lol


1. Survived as an obvious queer child in a small, conservative Michigan town (population 4500), even though I never fit in. I survived by constructing my own inner world, and my survival mechanisms.

2. Paid for my own college education because I wanted to be a journalist. My father wanted me in pre-med or pre-law, so he refused to give me a dime. I worked my ass off all summer, every summer, and worked 3 part-time jobs during school and took out loans so I could pay for everything myself.

3. Was the first person on my mom's side of the family to go to college, and graduate.

4. Paid off my school loans before I was 30, and bought my first house that same year.

5. Had the privilege to be a part of history in Michigan by working on the campaign staff that elected the first female Governor in our state's history.

6. Worked 3 years for that governor as her deputy press secretary and speechwriter.

7. Received an award from a state-wide GLBTQ organization as an Advocate for the Community because of my out, proud public service career in state government.

8. I am now chief of an entire division within a department of Michigan state government, working for an awesome boss who is a national leader in her field.

9. I am a great and fun uncle (though they call me "aunt") to two amazing, beautiful three year-old nieces.

10. I saw Europe...well, the Netherlands and Belgium....when I never thought a small-town kid like me would ever travel abroad. Especially after I chose to play it safe after college and stay stateside to work as a journalist when I really wanted to be a war correspondent and photographer in a place far away.

[chefhottie25]

Finished college, and grad school, and culinary school
Have loved some amazing women
Cooked for Stevie Wonder, Billy Idol,and Hillary Clinton(i am a chef)
Got clean and am still clean(18 months)
Learned to live with schizophrenia
Started a thread on another website about schizophrenia
Was assistant editor of my college newspaper
Played lacrosse in college
Repaired my relationship with my little sister
Kissed Shirley Manson(singer in the band garbage)

[Lillie]

Surviving

[deb_U_taunt]

I live a life I am be grateful for.
I married my best friend.
I live a simple, peaceful life.
We raised our kids to be adults.
My childhood no longer defines me.

[Gráinne]

My children growing into outstanding young adults, way out in front
Going back to school on my own and graduating
Almost done with masters' degree
Teaching in China for two months
Traveling alone to England (I was meeting friends, but no doubt I could do it on my own)
I am an outstanding teacher
When I worked at the grocery, I asked for and got a promotion to cashier
read War and Peace
won awards for showing horses when I was a kid
competed in chess tournaments

[LaneyDoll]

Ooo, nice topic!

I am going to list a few, in the interest of time. I will probably think of something else later.

* Like Gemme, I survived a less than stellar childhood although I have flashes of memories and a crippling fear of being tickled.

* I am raising, as a single mom, three boys who are turning out to be pretty good kids.

* I have had poetry and/or erotica published on several websites-one sells adult toys.

* I won the volunteer of the year award for the Alabama Chapter of the Make-A-Wish foundation.

* I may have saved a little girl's life, I certainly saved her from very bad head injuries.

* I visualized and spearheaded a fundraising campaign to raise funds for a community member affected by the April tornado that destroyed her home.

* I was on the cover of a magazine (not a major one but it still counts-lol).

* In Aug 2008, I walked alone into the very intimidating world of BDSM. Within a year and a half, my club created a position for me. I now run the special events there. I have had a few people refer to me as "the infamous LaneyDoll."

[Tcountry]

HMMMM WHERE TO START...?
excelled in speech contests in Jr high
Attended multi leadership conferences thru high school
Played volleyball in college for a national championship team
Graduated from college
Have held 1-3 jobs at a time since age 12(if babysitting counts)
Practically raised 2 amazing girls for 7 yrs
Mastered the Delta-T ethanol design...& am the best in the world at running it
Found the most amazing woman to spend the rest of my life with
Studied enough to know how to do almost anything home improvement wise
Discovered the true meaning of acceptance & unconditional

[cane]

Accomplishments:

I've survived this far...

[LadyFlamezzz]

bumpin'

this thread
because I think sometimes people need to be reminded how unique they are and what better way than to list what your life has gifted you thus far :}

[Scorp]

Scene Set: Kitchen area at work while folks are getting coffee, etc:

Co-Worker(s): "Good Morning, how is everyone today?"

Me: (with a smile on my face) my response is: "I'm able to sit up and take nourishment".

And of course everyone gets a chuckle out of my response and it becomes a smiling chain reaction. It's always nice to start a day off like that.

I guess this really makes folks think. So in other words be thankful you're alive and able to do the things that we may take for granted, that others may not have the privilege to do. We're blessed in so many ways.

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Gemme

I have:

survived a less than stellar childhood and came out no more scathed than anyone else

survived two marriages (and finally learned my lesson!)

like Linus, paid all my debt off....once.....and am working on it again

bought multiple homes with others, but bought and sold my own home as well

graduated college, and want to go back to further my education

moved cross country into the unknown and will do so again

written some really good stories and poems

won an award in 3rd grade for art

went to State for Advanced Placement Latin III and IV

driven a full-sized 53 foot semi around in a lot (it doesn't sound like much, but it's pretty cool for someone who doesn't know how to drive a stick)

gotten quite a lot of praise for a job well done over the years in the hospitality field

been privileged to have had some really good relationships in my life

Since I posted last, I've have some other fantastic things happen to me.

I have been published in an online magazine.

I drove from Washington down to Texas, by myself, and in less than 37 hours and moved via the USPS. On a related note, I survived driving through the lowlands at 3 in the morning and the fog being thicker'n split pea soup. That was pretty darn scary!

I went to the first reunion here last year and met some folks I've wanted to meet for years!!!

I snatched up a pretty awesome guy.

I have gone from being hired on part time to running my own store in six months and 2 days, after being unemployed for 4 months and change.