Do you have blessings in disguise?

[RandomGirl42]

I know this may come as a shock to some but yes, I can have a very large, very self-centered, vanity streak. It has been purely the grace of the universe that has given me any shred of humility. If my circumstances had been any different I know in my heart, I most likely would have been one of those, queen-bee-bitch-of-the-universe, mean girl cheerleaders who you would love to strangle with their own intestines.

My first blessing in disguise, I believe, is just the very small town, backwoods area where I was raised. Many times I threw tantrums about it. There was nothing to do! Nowhere to go! No people just cows and chickens everywhere! I was going to run away to Hollywood to be a star! (No overacting, drama there) but no. This little country town (And my awesome, if not old fashioned, parents) taught me morals and the basics of good , simple living I never could have learned anywhere else. I would not leave now if I could. So, ty universe for that blessing in disguise.

And my 2nd big blessing in disguise, this is kinda embarrassing but I am no longer willing to live my life in shame and hide under a rock about it, fuck that. I have stress/urge incontinence. *Gasps of shock and horror* So what? In the U. S., one study estimated that over 60% of adult women experienced some form of urinary incontinence. I know I am not alone. I have accidents often, especially when I laugh, which is also often. My friends and family have seen me do this many times over the years. This has taught me humility and to laugh at myself, since, well, everyone else was already laughing at me anyway, so, might as well join 'em. I also noticed no one seemed to take me very serious as queen-bee-bitch-of-the-universe when I was standing in a puddle of pee.

And so, dear G@G community, Do you have any blessings in disguise?

[ohsheeT]

When I was five I was told my dad was not my dad from that moment on every person I was looking at I would wonder and I would watch them and I learned how to read people pretty fast pretty well

When I was ten , my mom and that guy got divorced

The start of school we didn't get very many school clothes

As my mom was struggling to take care of us

So I would do whatever I could to help her if I wanted levi's or if I wanted nike or rebox high tops I had to pay for half

But I would do it , or I would just give the money to my mom and tell her my brother and sister things

If something in the house broke, I would fix it. If her car broke down , I would fix it even though I didn't really know what I was doing , I had come since

Never really had much growing up until I started working

But I noticed things were different. I wasn't buying myself the things that I would love to have but I was helping people , they needed help lots of different ways

And i've noticed that things in life kinda go different directions than you thought

I would always put away my money.\nAnd wouldn't spend it , but I would end up helping people instead of helping myself

And it seems that I have gotten everything that i've wanted. Or needed

And I'm sitting here getting ready to tell you my story.

But at the same time there's an overpowering feeling. I just want to say thank you. And thank you for everything. You've given me done for me.
Whoever you are

wearher its God Its Energy or universe. I TURLY Thank you

[RandomGirl42]

And thank you. 💖

[exitseven]

This is a good question. I was not born with rich parents. I never went hungry and always had a place to sleep. I even had my own bedroom. However there were no trips to Disneyworld and I had to wear clothes that were obviously from K-Mart.

As I got into high school it was hard to be one of the poor kids. I got to watch everybody go away to college and I had to stay behind and work a crappy minimum wage job. I really lived by my wits from the time I was 17. I used to be really angry about it but as I got older I realized that I really learned a lot during that time. I learned stuff that you can't learn in college and ii really helped me in my later life.

I worked hard and made sure that my kids got advantages that I never had. They all are college graduates and have good paying jobs and are doing well on their own. However I look at them and even though they are successful and smart they sometimes do not make the best decisions and do not think 3 or 4 moves ahead like I used to have to do.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO

[aaron13547]

Yea I suffered a lot in my life. I caused most of it myself. I have done very bad things and made very many mistakes. I hated myself for a long time. All the suffering I put myself through was my blessing in disguise. I thought I ruined my life, screwing up while everyone else I grew up with succeeded. I thought they all found happiness and I found suffering. Now thou, i realize I suffered to learn how to be happy. Everyone i grew up with needs all these "things" to be happy. Something so small can mess there whole day up. For me i laugh at bad things. Everything i do people look at me like how does he enjoy doing that? Or why does he do work like that? And I don't know how to answer them... I learned to be happy with what I do have not what I don't. It took a lot of suffering to learn that. all the suffering and bad i once did make me the amazing person I am today. It taught me things a person can't understand without knowing things words aren't good enough for. I don't know how to explain it. It just is.

[RandomGirl42]

Ty. 💖

[loveslongnails]

Doesn't everybody?

[AgentG111]

Nope I prefer them to dress normally!