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In school, was there ever a time when someone came to your rescue?
We all had those times when we were stymied by an assignment in school; or needed help in some way. Or was there a time that you needed someone to just be kind? Do you have a memory of a time when a friend, classmate, teacher, or someone else came to your rescue? Over my elementary years, I had a lot of bullying happen, heck into my high school years too. A lot of those times, no one came to help or stick up for me. They just stood there either jeering along or looking at their feet. I always thought it was because they didn’t want the “bully” to…
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Are there any particular sayings that you remember your grandparents saying?
Did you spend a lot of time with your grandparents? Today we are asking you to reflect on them and then share – was there something you remember them saying repeatedly? I did not have a ton of interactions with 3 of my grandparents. My maternal grandad died either just before or after I was born, can’t remember that story. My maternal grandmother died when I was in my late teens and lived so far away that we really had no relationship. My paternal grandmother was a pampered, sickly woman and really did nothing but sit quietly, waiting to be catered to by the family. So, the relationship there was…
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How do you tend to act in a large group?
There are introverts, extroverts, and somewhere in between. Where do you fall? And how do you interact with groups large and small? It depends on my level of comfort with the said group. If I am familiar with most, I become animated and engage frequently. If I am new to the group, I tend to retreat to the background and observe more than interact. This is an odd one for me because I can be and do two distinctly different things in a group depending on my mood of the day. I will usually go right for the middle of the conversation and join in as the vibe allows or…
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When was the last time you started a conversation with a stranger?
Do you talk to people in the grocery store, the coffee shop or in the line at Walmart? When was the last time you had a conversation with someone you did not know? A trait that I inherited from my gregarious father is to talk to anyone at any time. I can remember when I was little asking my dad if he knew everyone? It became a family joke that if Dad didn’t know them walking in, he would on the way out. Talking to strangers is something that I missed most during our pandemic lockdown. Now that we are back out in the world so speak, I am finding…
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If you could be teleported anywhere in the world, where would you go?
teleport [ˈteləˌpôrt] VERB teleported (past tense) · teleported (past participle) (especially in science fiction) transport or be transported across space and distance instantly. In some situations, teleporting is time traveling across space. Where would you go? Originally contemplating this question, I was imagining going somewhere to view something that I had dreamed about – i.e. – travel destinations, a bucket list destination. And then, I read the last line of the above definition: In some situations, teleporting is time traveling across space. Time Travel. YES!!!! So, I would definitely go back to the year 1977 – the year after I graduated and since I am fantasizing about this – let’s pick a Saturday…
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When you receive a call from a telemarketer, what do you do?
Phone lists are shared, the marketers get their hands on them and then it begins. Call after call after call. All trying to sell you something, some scams, some legit. The question we are posing today is what do you do when you get one of these telemarketer calls? I’m going to date myself here, but back in the day before we had caller id, we answered every phone call. You never knew if it was going to be an emergency or not. So there were many times that I listened to whatever it was they were trying to sell, waiting for a “break in the action” so I could…
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Have you ever belonged to a book club?
Book clubs are many and varied in their form. Have you every belonged to one? Let’s see what Pam and Ellen have to say. I have belonged to several different book clubs over the years and am currently in one. They have all been different, some had only a few members, some have many more and all have morphed over the years to something different than when they started. I have to admit, I am not a diligent nor consistent book club attendee. Sometimes life gets in the way of my reading and I end up on the night of the meeting having to ask – “Can I still come? …
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What one change would you like to see in your lifetime?
Changes – big and small. They come at us daily. But what one change would you like to see in your lifetime? This is a pie-in-the-sky wish. And one that I can answer with one sentence. A revamped Political system – one that abolishes corruption. See what I mean about pie-in-the-sky? Oh and while we are at it – No more hunger, poverty, violence, More pie-in-the-sky ideas. So I will just head back to my own corner of the world and do the next right thing – it’s all we can each do. My immediate reaction to this was to start talking about kindness, loving one another and the Golden…
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Who do you remember as the best storyteller in your family?
Storytelling. A way of sharing and interpreting experiences. We all tell stories in one way or another, here at Leaving A Life Legacy – we do it weekly. Today we would like to know, did/do you have a favorite family storyteller? As a kid, I can remember my grandfather, who we lovingly called Pop Pop telling stories all the time. And if we were staying there overnight, we would all gather in the living room and while we played with dolls on the floor, Pop Pop would read out loud whatever book it was that they were in the middle of. The sound of his voice was very calming and…
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Did your parents approve of the people you have dated?
Bringing dates home to meet the parents can usher in a whole lot of feelings and questions. Will they get along? Will they accept them as my partner? In your history, did your parents approve of your significant others? This is quite the loaded question, especially since some of my past partners are still alive and may well read this. Wink wink. Seriously though, my Dad got along with EVERYONE. It was in his nature to – he saw the good in everyone. I never knew where he stood on liking any of my dates. Mom, while she would be polite and welcome them into our home, had opinions. She…