those life changing moments.

[brokenXxXsmilez]

In February of this year, i was majorly depressed, and had some other issues, and I was hospitalized, in the child's psyciatric unit. By that time, everything in my life seemed lyke it would never be okaii again, but when i first got admitted to the hospital, I met this girl, Akiela. She talked to me right away and make me feel lyke i belonged. Everyone there was so nice. I had two roomates... Akiela and this girl Marie. I can remember being up really late one night laughed hysterically with them. And i felt lyke crying b/c i was so happii... i hadnt laughed [or even smiled] and really truly meant it in SOOO long. All the kids in that hospital changed my life. They made me see that it isn't so bad... and everythingg will get better. I dont know wut i would do without them =] Because of them, i learned how to smile again, and it felt so amazing.


They changed my life, and now it is soo much better.

 

[ktbutterfly2011]

The 1st week of June my very very good friend came home. Last August she'd moved to Texas. She was home. Well, they left very early on a Thursday morning so on Wednesday we spent all day with her.

Well, to make a long story short she left. We all chased her car down the street. Then everyone kind of just stood there. Not me. I threw my hands on my head (ready to cry) and started walking. I heard someone behind me come in with a "Is she okay?" And the tears hadn't started flowing yet. So that was good. I turned around and saw closest to me, my Best Friend who looked like he'd been walking after me. Then further away were the other kids who'd said goodbye. No sooner had I turned around than my Best Friend's arms were wide open, for a hug. Now, you don't quite understand that my Best Friend only gives "emotional" hugs when they're really called for. I stood there fo what seemed like forever hugging him, afraid I was going to start crying in his arms. But then everyone joined in for a group hug.

But it was like. Wow, that is why I call this kid my best friend.

He's still my best friend too. I've got a crush on him... but he's still my best friend. I seriously doubt I could live without him anymore. He's changed my life in so many ways.

 

[Tinkerbell424]

My life changing moment happened yesterday and today.

Yesterday my mom and I were eating at Bennigans and had a bit of an argument.We got into the car,and my mom began to drive and accidently hit a pole.

Our car got damaged on the passenger side near the headlight. We didn't have enough money for a cab and we couldn't walk back to our hotel since it was 10 miles on the highway.

We were scared to drive it on the busy highway so we called a tow truck and the guy in there gave us a ride. The guy who gave us a ride was defintely creepy though.

Last night,I stopped believing in God because we had that absoulte worst of luck.

But I later decided I need to hope to survive and tried my absolute hardest to convince myself that there IS a god watching over me. That accident could have been worse. Thank God it wasn't worse.

Today's incident that changed my life was that since we have no money and just credit cards,we couldn't eat ANY food. We ate out of a vending machine because all we had was coins and 20$ to last us for the day.

I ended up being sick today,and had heat stroke the last two days at the parks. So of course when I woke up,I was starving!

We had to wait all day for food when the hotel's store would open up.

I now it's just a day without food,but I defintely now know how people feel when they get food after a LONG time.

I'm never taking anything for granted anymore,because those little things really help us.

We spent all our money basically in EPCOT yesterday buying drinks,etc.

My ultimate life lesson,is to not take thing's for granted and to alway's be grateful for EVERYTHING you have.

Sorry this was so long and if it was confusing.

 

[STOPxmickeytime]

My moment spans over a year, when I was in fourth grade.

My grandpa was my closest relative, my role model, my best friend. He had pancreatic cancer, and suffered for a year before he died. After his death, to say I was a wreck would be an understatement.
Two weeks after he died, I lost a cousin in September 11.
Two days after September 11, my other grandfather died on the day he was supposed to come home from the hospital.

I was extremely depressed. I barely ate, barely talked, and never laughed, for about six months.
I ended up going to counseling and a support group for children dealing with death, and it completely changed me.

I learned that it's okay to admit that you need help, and that you should never be ashamed of your emotions.
But more importantly, I learned that you can't take life for granted, and that the most important thing is just to have a good time. When you die, you're not going to be able to bring your money or success, but you can always have the memories you made and the lessons you learned.

 

[Sparx]

The 1st week of June my very very good friend came home. Last August she'd moved to Texas. She was home. Well, they left very early on a Thursday morning so on Wednesday we spent all day with her.

Well, to make a long story short she left. We all chased her car down the street. Then everyone kind of just stood there. Not me. I threw my hands on my head (ready to cry) and started walking. I heard someone behind me come in with a "Is she okay?" And the tears hadn't started flowing yet. So that was good. I turned around and saw closest to me, my Best Friend who looked like he'd been walking after me. Then further away were the other kids who'd said goodbye. No sooner had I turned around than my Best Friend's arms were wide open, for a hug. Now, you don't quite understand that my Best Friend only gives "emotional" hugs when they're really called for. I stood there fo what seemed like forever hugging him, afraid I was going to start crying in his arms. But then everyone joined in for a group hug.

But it was like. Wow, that is why I call this kid my best friend.

He's still my best friend too. I've got a crush on him... but he's still my best friend. I seriously doubt I could live without him anymore. He's changed my life in so many ways.

Aww
thats the sweetest story ever.

 

[BabyPiglet]

My life changing moment happened yesterday and today.

Yesterday my mom and I were eating at Bennigans and had a bit of an argument.We got into the car,and my mom began to drive and accidently hit a pole.

Our car got damaged on the passenger side near the headlight. We didn't have enough money for a cab and we couldn't walk back to our hotel since it was 10 miles on the highway.

We were scared to drive it on the busy highway so we called a tow truck and the guy in there gave us a ride. The guy who gave us a ride was defintely creepy though.

Last night,I stopped believing in God because we had that absoulte worst of luck.

But I later decided I need to hope to survive and tried my absolute hardest to convince myself that there IS a god watching over me. That accident could have been worse. Thank God it wasn't worse.

Today's incident that changed my life was that since we have no money and just credit cards,we couldn't eat ANY food. We ate out of a vending machine because all we had was coins and 20$ to last us for the day.

I ended up being sick today,and had heat stroke the last two days at the parks. So of course when I woke up,I was starving!

We had to wait all day for food when the hotel's store would open up.

I now it's just a day without food,but I defintely now know how people feel when they get food after a LONG time.

I'm never taking anything for granted anymore,because those little things really help us.

We spent all our money basically in EPCOT yesterday buying drinks,etc.

My ultimate life lesson,is to not take thing's for granted and to alway's be grateful for EVERYTHING you have.

Sorry this was so long and if it was confusing.

Awee, I'm so glad you're okay now!

I don't really know what my life changing moments are/ or if I have any.

 

[Babyjustrun]

There was some very important people, in my life, about two years ago. I met them on a HP site (yeah lame, whatever) and one of them, was probably the best friend I had ever had. He probably didn't feel the same way, but he cheered me up even when he himself had it awful (he lives in Malaysia, and the school he goes to frowns up the arts, forcing him to do science). I talked to him, everyday, I knew when he'd be on, and he just always made life feel less horrible.
After a while, I stopped talking to him (I think when I went to Disney last year) and I don't think I really noticed because life seemed to be amazing. Lately it's been hurting so much that someone who meant a lot to me, I can't even talk to. For the past like 3 months, I've really felt the need for him to be back in my life.

 

[Sparx]

i made this thread like a year ago, but since i just got back from the same competition, i figured i'd bump it back up, see if you guys had anything else to post about. whats changed your life/outlook on life in the past year?

edit, heres a photo of me and jeremy (mentioned in the op)

 

[Disney.Ears]

I think I remember this thread from a year ago. Hahaha.
But I never posted on it?

As of now I haven't had any life changing moments, but I'm sure I will in the future. You never know.

But everyone's stories are just amazing! I read them all, and I want to hear more

EDIT: So I just said that I never had any life changing experiences, but then I thought of one that could be considered one.

In November of 07, a good family friend of our's died because of alcohol. She drank a lot, and it affected her liver. Which then lead to her death. She left behind an ex husband (whom she still loved) and 11 year old triplets. Oksana was SUCH a great woman. And I'll never forget all the kind things she did for my family and I when I was growing up.
Because of her death, I've been speaking a lot to people (mainly just friends, but I want to expand) on the dangers of alcohol. It seems like a lot of people my age (14/15ish) are drinking and it's not good. They really do think it's "cool" and it's not. Alcohol is a dangerous thing that you can get addicted to.
I don't want to lose someone ever again from drinking/drugs/smoking. I want to educate people. And Oksana's death helped me with that.

 

[HannahBanana]

My Dad has Brain Cancer, he was diagnosed about 13 months ago. right now he is in the hospital right now bc his sugar was very high like 720. earlier in the week he was was very confused. he was saying weird things like, " Take me to our real house, this isnt our house." We had never moved before so we knew he was confused bc we only have 1 house. my mom called his oncologist and he said take him to the hospital. he had a catscan and it didnt show anything. then they realized his sugar was very high. so now he is in the hospital, and still out of it. he has been in the hospital before, but not like this. i guess they just figured out now that he might have diabetes.... i dont know what to do.. i try to stay strong, but it's so hard. i just want him to get better. he is in the fight for his life now :[

 

[Axel]

In 7th grade, I had just changed schools. I was going from spending 6 years with the same 50 people to a whole new place. Where everybody else had already know each other for six years and I was the outside. I acted out. I scored the record for most detentions earned in a month (48- it took me less than 15 days to earn them, too. I served them in a 2 month span.). I had a lot of issues in general. I was suicidal, ready to die because I was going through this change and I was fully convinced that my parents didn't care about me (I still have that problem on occasion...). But then I met Erica. And I don't know how it happened. I have no idea. But by the time 8th grade rolled around I was a totally different person. I still had issues with my parents and discipline problems, but they were so much less than they had been. Erica turned my world upside down and brought me into Wonderland. She taught me that sometimes, you just have to have an escape plan. There is no better friend in the world, to me than her. She is my sister and I love her more than anybody else. She's the reason I want to continue with French.

The teacher responsible for giving me all those detentions (yes, they were all from one teacher) was my french teacher. I'd had 6 years of informal french prior to then and those 6 years had given me a slight disdain for the language. Well, she told me that I'd never master french. I'd never be anything remotely close to proficient. Well, I never liked being told what to do. I still don't. I still have problems with authority. But Erica. She grabbed me by the shoulders one day near fair time and said "Don't let that ***** boss you around. Prove to her that you're better than she thinks you are". And I did. I passed french with an A at the end of the year and I have since gone on to become incredibly proficient in the language. And now I want to continue with it into College. And it's all thanks to Erica. She's the reason I don't let anybody boss me around like that. She's helped me become who I am today.

My other, slightly less lifechanging moment, was John. And everybody's heard me talk about him. But what most people don't know is that when I broke up with Alex (one of his best friends), he was the one I chose to deliver my break up letter. Because I'm weak and never would've gone through with it had I tried to do it face-to-face. John did it, and he never blamed me for what I did like all of Alex's other friends did. He was still civil to me even afterwards. And when track rolled around, he became one of my best friends. He's right up there with Erica. I once told him about how neither of my parents supports me fully in my choice of majors in college and he did the same thing she did. He told me to never let anybody say what I should do. That I'm the only one who can do that. And then he hugged me.