Question of the Day

[ayoub]

Do you feel you've changed in the past five years, and if so, how?

Comments

[f-l-i-r-t.livejournal.com]

I believe we all change, that it is impossible not to change, or as I call it grow. I am not overly happy with the direction I have grown into, so I am working on making major changes to alter this and get back to the core of who I am.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

I feel im in a very similar place... Working on major changes to get back to me...

*hug*

[kay.livejournal.com]

I became a mother. I think that's the biggest transformation a woman can ever go through. At least it was for me.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Believe me... I've seen the change! :D

[katamphigorical.livejournal.com]

I have changed dramatically over the last five years and am still going through quite a tumultous transformation. I will forever be tickled that i'm no longer the shy, sheltered, and unmolded girl i used to be. (Goodness, it was horrible.) And it is all thanks to changing my environment; moving from Utah to Wisconsin. :)

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Shy?

Wow...

:D

Heh... I was in Wisconsin last year... :D

[ballerscuba.livejournal.com]

Well, jeez, where to start... About three inches taller, fifteen pounds heavier, oh, and I'm no longer a high-school nerd who couldn't get a date to save my life. Now I'm a stay-at-home nerd who can't get a date to save my life.

I no longer play video games on the computer until the wee hours in the morning. Instead, I post on livejournal until the wee hours of the morning.

I no longer make references to music lyrics which no one understands; you see, I like all the pretty songs I like to sing along and I like to shoot my gun, but I don't mind what it means (Nirvana - In Bloom...see, now I tell people what song it is).

I no longer wear shorts regardless of the weather; I wear pants regardless of the weather (that's short pants and trousers for you Tories...I think...you guys are still Tories aren't you?).

I did mention the date thing, didn't I? ...yeah? Okay, I'm going to go sit in a dark corner and cry...about something else... I'm just kidding... I'll bottle it up inside and wait for it to explode like the manly man I am...

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

LMAO!

Yeah, we're still Tories, even though they call themselves Labour :P

And dude! There's a lot of women out there who like geeks!

[ccupguy.livejournal.com]

Yep, I have aged 5 years.
:P
ccup

[kay.livejournal.com]

The aging thing gets to me every year ... I don't even want to think 5 years ahead :)

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

LMAO! :D

The thing about guys and ageing... it's all good :D

[amante-donne.livejournal.com]

oh yes indeed, none of it good, i think i have just got more and more depressed in the last 5 years, although hopefully im coming out the other side now.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

I've certainly been there, my friend...

[cmerun12.livejournal.com]

I know I've changed in the past five years. For example:
- I've calmed down a lot (Especially in the last 3 years)
- I'm more focused
- I'm more willing to listen before voicing my opinion
- I've learned to stifle my opinion until it's asked for
- I'm less trusting
- I'm more dedicated to things/people I feel are worth my time
- I'm way more pragmatic
- I think more in the 'long-term' than the 'right now'
just to name a few

Basically, I've done a lot of growing up.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Calm is good.. :P

I think that where you are now is a good place... You have a great balance :)

[delphaicdragon.livejournal.com]

OMG yes... I mean, there are few ways I haven't changed in the last five years. It's been crazy. hehe The biggest way being I'm a lot more adult. I can hold a job, pay bills, plan ahead. I understand now that I need to do things before I do the things I want. And I'm a lot less psychotic. [laugh]

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

:D

Change for the better is a good thing!

[xjenavivex.livejournal.com]

yes

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

how?

[donnickcottage.livejournal.com]

Well, if you don't count the werewolf thing that only happens a few times a year, I guess I'm still the same old crabbass I was five years ago. So the answer's no I suppose:)

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

LMAO!

Damn... I thought I was the only werewolf here!

[smwright.livejournal.com]

I've changed drastically but in ways too numerous to count and - most of them - too private to post. The easiest and more public: I've held both the job from hell and (now) the job from heaven. Oh, and I had my third daughter in that time. The rest? Too private. :)

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Those are good changes... And I hope the private ones were for the better too!

[cherrystonelane.livejournal.com]

Another brain stimulating question.
Most definitely yes I have and in so many ways.
I think the thing that stands out the most is my attitude and outlook on life. I hope that they have matured, I believe they have. I am not as angry nor do I explode as frequently. My vision tainted from my mental illness has sharpened and resulted in a strength that carries me through. By no means am I better but in five years time there has been noticeable changes. I feel okay to be me, to show my true colors. I also do not feel the need to always have a sob story to tell, my pain I carry with me daily can be silent and I can smile. It's allowed now and in a much different way then the front I used to put up. Perhaps this sounds silly, I am trying to just type and think less lately.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

That is a wonderfully positive set of changes :D

*hug*

[dolorinterno.livejournal.com]

yes... i'm half gay now.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Half, eh?

Half can be fun :D

[uawildcatgrl.livejournal.com]

In those 5 years I did about 3 of therapy...so yeah...I think I've changed...I've become more in tune with my emotions...and I've learned how to grieve (these were KEY!)

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Learning how to grieve is a very difficult thing to do...

And being in tune with your emotions is wonderful :D

[mishi-ragdoll.livejournal.com]

5 years ago i was 11. wow...ive changed, but unfortunately for the worse. i used to be so innocent, never full of rage or anger, and no sexual thoughts ever flowed through my mind as they do now. i was religious, believed in god, never contemplated suicide...i wish i were 11 years old again.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

The next five years will be better... I'm sure of it!

[eternalxwhisper.livejournal.com]

I think I've changed. I have more control on my emotions. I'm less unpredictable. I'm more giving, a lot less selfish. I've matured quite a bit and I tend to look more on the positive side of life.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

All good changes... :D