People who touch our lives
We go through life (sounds so deep doesn't it?) meeting people, talking to them, in my case I tend to be an open book, speaking without thinking, not knowing how much personal info I share, but I guess that's what makes me who I am. Anyway, what I'm trying to get to is someone who's touched my life at various points in the past 4 years.
I met her at one of our tanning salons here. She was the owner. Very nice woman, actually I suppose you could say I met her at my cigarette shop first. My co-worker introduced us and then later I went to her tanning salon to work on a tan prior to starting my anual summer job at the beach but thats not relevant (I do this allot). Anyway, through the weeks as I worked up my tan, we chatted, just about everyday things, our lives etc. I told her about my seperation and then later my divorce, my boyfriend (he's a firefighter and her husbands a police officer), going back to college to finally finish, etc. Then summer came and I didn't see her again until the following spring except when she'd come by when I happened to be working at the shop.
The following spring when I went back to start up my base tan for the summer she told me she was selling the place and going back to school. I was a b it surprised because she had what I considered the American dream... her own business that was succesful. But she said she wanted to do this, it was something she had always had a desire to do and I'm always for doing what your heart desires. So I didn't see her again until last June or July. When she came into the smoke shop to get her weekly carton, she said she had finished school and was now a certified beautition (I think that's how it's spelled). So I was happy and asked for her card, I'd have her do my hair for my up coming graduation.
I called and made my appointment for Aug. 5th and my daughter came with me, I had blonde highlights put in my hair (it's red) and they (blonde streaks) do a marvalouse job of making grey blend in *grin*, and I had my hair cut. As we were letting the goop sit in my hair she poured me a glass of wine and we sat outside having a smoke.
That's when she told me it was because of me she decided to go back to school. That blew me away. Why would I have that affect on someone? She said it was because I wasn't afraid to do it, so she shouldn't be afraid either. I gotta tell you, this woman had always and still doese actually, seem very strong to me, like she knows her own mind, isnt afraid to grab for the things she wants. I've always been afraid, I've always looked at women like her and my mom and wanted to be more like them and yet I always feel like I've sold myself short. And here she was saying I affected her enough to make her follow her dream.
Wow... I am honored. That is the only thing I can think of that can describe how I felt.
I seen her this week. I graduated August 6th and on August 7th she was in a motorcycle accident and was in intensive care for a long time, and with her imune system so weak, she was exposed to someone who had chicken pox and that paralized half of her face, and as she said, it made her look as though she had a stroke. the muscles are slowly coming back, it will take awhile though. But even though she was unable to use those facial muscles, she still has an incredible beauty about her.
She's back to working and now I have to say this - She is the reason I wont give up trying to get what I want. (Which of course is a good paying job with benefits etc). Which may not seem like enough to some people, but it's what I want. My dream is to have a job that pays well enough that I can take care of all the bills here and my mom can retire, not work unless she wants too, so she can travel while she is still healthy enough to do that. A job I can have 2 weeks paid vacation and actually afford to GO on one. A job that will allow me to pay for half of each of my childrens college educations.
Because she can go through all she has and still keep going, never giving up... well, so will I.
Thank you for that. Thank you for touching my life.
I met her at one of our tanning salons here. She was the owner. Very nice woman, actually I suppose you could say I met her at my cigarette shop first. My co-worker introduced us and then later I went to her tanning salon to work on a tan prior to starting my anual summer job at the beach but thats not relevant (I do this allot). Anyway, through the weeks as I worked up my tan, we chatted, just about everyday things, our lives etc. I told her about my seperation and then later my divorce, my boyfriend (he's a firefighter and her husbands a police officer), going back to college to finally finish, etc. Then summer came and I didn't see her again until the following spring except when she'd come by when I happened to be working at the shop.
The following spring when I went back to start up my base tan for the summer she told me she was selling the place and going back to school. I was a b it surprised because she had what I considered the American dream... her own business that was succesful. But she said she wanted to do this, it was something she had always had a desire to do and I'm always for doing what your heart desires. So I didn't see her again until last June or July. When she came into the smoke shop to get her weekly carton, she said she had finished school and was now a certified beautition (I think that's how it's spelled). So I was happy and asked for her card, I'd have her do my hair for my up coming graduation.
I called and made my appointment for Aug. 5th and my daughter came with me, I had blonde highlights put in my hair (it's red) and they (blonde streaks) do a marvalouse job of making grey blend in *grin*, and I had my hair cut. As we were letting the goop sit in my hair she poured me a glass of wine and we sat outside having a smoke.
That's when she told me it was because of me she decided to go back to school. That blew me away. Why would I have that affect on someone? She said it was because I wasn't afraid to do it, so she shouldn't be afraid either. I gotta tell you, this woman had always and still doese actually, seem very strong to me, like she knows her own mind, isnt afraid to grab for the things she wants. I've always been afraid, I've always looked at women like her and my mom and wanted to be more like them and yet I always feel like I've sold myself short. And here she was saying I affected her enough to make her follow her dream.
Wow... I am honored. That is the only thing I can think of that can describe how I felt.
I seen her this week. I graduated August 6th and on August 7th she was in a motorcycle accident and was in intensive care for a long time, and with her imune system so weak, she was exposed to someone who had chicken pox and that paralized half of her face, and as she said, it made her look as though she had a stroke. the muscles are slowly coming back, it will take awhile though. But even though she was unable to use those facial muscles, she still has an incredible beauty about her.
She's back to working and now I have to say this - She is the reason I wont give up trying to get what I want. (Which of course is a good paying job with benefits etc). Which may not seem like enough to some people, but it's what I want. My dream is to have a job that pays well enough that I can take care of all the bills here and my mom can retire, not work unless she wants too, so she can travel while she is still healthy enough to do that. A job I can have 2 weeks paid vacation and actually afford to GO on one. A job that will allow me to pay for half of each of my childrens college educations.
Because she can go through all she has and still keep going, never giving up... well, so will I.
Thank you for that. Thank you for touching my life.
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