Who has left a positive imprint on your life?

[SparklingWaves]

There are so many people that come and go though our life. However, there are people that can leave an imprint on us. There is always that someone that did something that changed us or even turned the course of our lives forever in a positive direction.

For me, it goes way back into my childhood. It was a little girl who wanted to be called by her middle name. Her middle name was Hope. She asked to be friend on one hot summer afternoon not long after I made four. She and I were the same age. I never forgot her look, her free spirit, her honesty, and how we could discuss anything. Most importantly, I never forgot all the most important lessons that she taught me.

I could go on about Hope and all the other wonderful things she taught me, but I will tell you that our friendship was too short. Her parents, Hope & her little brother moved away shortly thereafter. I vividly remember watching her parent’s little yellow car drive away on a bright Saturday morning and I never saw her again. Emotions came over me that I didn't understand.

At points in my life, I have actually searched for her to let her know how much I still love her and to tell her what she did had a tremendous impact on me. I know she wouldn’t remember me, but I never forgot her and never will. I carry her in my mind and heart with me everywhere I go.

So today, I ask you to reflect for a moment. If there was one person that really changed the course of your life in a positive way, who would it be?

P.S.
To you my dear friend - Hope - I bet you were dancing too watching Stevie Wonder on Sesame Street. Gosh, I so wanted to be dancing on there like the kid in the red shirt. YouTube - Stevie Wonder - Superstition live on Sesame Street (Shhh, I actually thought the people on tv saw me dancing).

 

[Beauty Mark]

Most of the physics professors at my undergraduate school. They genuinely cared about the students. Having no family support and undergoing lots of stress, this still means the world to me.

A deceased dance teacher of mine. She died at 30 recently, from a return of a brain tumor. If you didn't know any better, you wouldn't have known she was diagnosed at like 25 and had to fight that. One of the happiest people I knew, not angry at life at all.

 

[jazza]

A couple of teachers, mentors really. They changed my outlook tremendously.

 

[pumpkincat210]

Wow, this is a hard one for me. I've been searching for someone that left an imprint on me for a long time.
And it finally came to me, my dad.
He is hard working and would do anything for me and my mom and sister. He would wear pink if my mom got him a pink shirt, he doesn't mind going to the store in the middle of the night to get something. He doesn't complain about things like it seems the rest of us do.
He is more religious than i am. acually wayyyyy more, he went to a christian college to study christian theology and i'm an atheist. I am alot like him though and we have a lot of the same values.
He is still alive 67 y.o. and in okay health. I know he won't live forever though and the years are passing quickly for me.
The limited amount of time i have left with him are excruciating because i want him around forever.

 

[lizardprincesa]

Oooh. What a fabulous Heartfelt post. I am thinking.
I'm definitely not finished replying here...

Loved the Stevie Wonder video. He, himself, is somebody extremely inspiring.

sorry little Hope moved away. I pray you will meet up again sometime & dance! xx CherylFaith

PS...*Don't* the people on TV see the children dancing in their homes? That's what I assumed, too

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[hrdruian]

My step-mother. she's one of my best friends and i know she'll always be there for me. It scary at exactly how much we are alike, especially since i only really saw her twice a month growing up. we have the same ideas, career paths, advice, all sorts of stuff. i definately wouldn't be the person i am today without her influence on my childhood.

 

[V15U4L_3RR0R]

My Nan and my Princes Trust tutor Chris Abella.

 

[ginger9]

My mother is my rock. When I was younger we fought a lot and I had a love hate relationship with her. Now it's just all love, deep respect and total awe of her. Whenever I feel down, beaten and negative she is always there to lift me up and show me what is most important in my life. The fact that she is so solid really amazes me.

There are a lot of people I adore in my life but my mother is number one in my heart.

 

[SparklingWaves]

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Originally Posted by lizardprincesa Oooh. What a fabulous Heartfelt post. I am thinking. I'm definitely not finished replying here... Loved the Stevie Wonder video. He, himself, is somebody extremely inspiring. sorry little Hope moved away. I pray you will meet up again sometime & dance! xx CherylFaith PS...*Don't* the people on TV see the children dancing in their homes? That's what I assumed, too ​

I confess. I did have to get up and dance watching this video again. We called it - "getting down." Then, it meant dancing.

Yes, I haven't excepted that I will not meet up with Hope or learn what ever happened to her. BTW --Her full name was Elizabeth (A). Hope Caldwell. She had a little brother named Lawrence.

Thank you for your thoughts. I cry every time that I talk about her.

 

[Simply Elegant]

I think my mom would be that person. She really helped me with lots of things growing up. I'm still young and learning lots from her, but she really shaped me. It's weird how we're almost like the same person.

 

[Obreathemykiss]

I have two people.

First and foremost, my mother. She is the most wonderful person I have ever known. She has such a big and caring heart. She is so compassionate and would take the shirt off her back if you were cold, give up her last meal for you to eat, and walk to the moon and back for you if she could. She has always been there for me and listened to my dreams, aspirations, fears, and weaknesses. When I was younger, I was very depressed and unfortunately harmed myself, leaving ugly scars on my body and my heart. I really didn't want to live anymore and then I realized what life is all about because of her. She is my best friend, my everything! I don't know what I would do without her. She has shown me there is so much more to life than I knew. She helped me through the toughest things in my life, and because of her I am so satisfied with the path I have taken. She has always pushed me to be my best. I hope I can be what she is to me to my future children.


My second one would be my best friend's father who committed suicide when we were young. His name was Marty. He was the funniest, care free man I have ever known. He was always so happy and willing to do whatever for us little girls. I will never forget his smile and the funny dances he would do. He used to leave his mistle toe up all year just so he could give me kisses on the cheek. He would call me his "girl friend" and tease me all the time. I wish I could remember more of him, but I know I will never forget how much of a wonderful person he was. May he rest in peace.

 

[chocolategoddes]

my brother. i know its kinda pathetic but he's like my best friend. i feel like i can TOTALLY be myself wth him. i can always share a laugh with him.

 

[AmberLilith]

Really like this thread.
I'm lucky to have a few people to list.

My Mum -my inspiration, she helped me through some of my hardest times and is still my inspiration today because i want to make her proud one day. She's my most positive influence, she kept me going when no one else could and when i thought i couldn't keep going.
My Grandma (Mum's mum) -a very strong, inspiring person and a matriarch!
My counsellor -my rock

My MSc dissertation supervisor -she helped me through a really difficult time with my depression while working on my master's dissertation and helped me get the support i needed from the uni.

Sadly the only one i see regularly now is my counsellor.

 

[ritchieramone]

My parents have had the greatest and most positive imprint on my life. I can't begin to find the words for what they mean to me.

Outside of my family though, the headmistress at my primary school and my primary 2 teacher left a real impression on me. They were both intelligent, inspiring, wonderful ladies in the truest sense of the word and they made my early school years a delight.

I always hoped I could get back in touch with them to tell them how much I appreciated them and how positively they had affected me. However, the first I heard of either of them in my adult years was that the the headmistress had passed away in a local hospice; I'll always regret not having had the opportunity to see her again.