Where were you 20 years ago?

[Kathryn]

20 years ago today I was very unhappy. Much more content now. I wouldn't say I was HAPPY but I am contented if that makes sense. I had a lot of loss over the past few years.

 

[rocala]

2004 was a hideous year for me. I was working in a place that I hated and for people that I truly detested. Life was financially difficult and my body seemed to be rebelling against years of shift work, so I suffered insomnia big time and was permanently tired.

The next year I managed to get a job that was much better paying but in an even more toxic environment. My new boss wanted me to attend anger management sessions, so I guess the damage had been done.

 

[Spice]

My predisposition to buck the corporate drone mentality held me back from a promotion or two over the years.

My puppeteer resistance caused a whole lot of troubles in my last 5 years. There is a level that corporate politics and jealousy get absolutely rediculous and I accepted a promotion to that level. Not the smartest move of my career. Never did get that target off my back before early retirement. And when I was realigned under a different VP, I could feel the sights taking aim.

 

[Stevicus]

Well, August 15, 2004 was a Sunday, so I probably wouldn't have been doing much that day. It was probably hot, so I likely would have been inside where there was air conditioning.

 

[RestlessSoul]

August 2004, I was probably on a narrow boat on the Grand Union Canal with my son who was 13, and my mum and dad who were 69 and 73 respectively, and still quite sprightly. And I was 2 years sober, which felt magical.

 

[Jimmy]

Moving back to my hometown after 8 years.

 

[Jimmy]

August 2004, I was probably on a narrow boat on the Grand Union Canal with my son who was 13, and my mum and dad who were 69 and 73 respectively, and still quite sprightly. And I was 2 years sober, which felt magical.

I had 20 yrs sober. I found out quick that I only have today some time ago. Thank god I got back on track after only one relapse.

 

[Jimmy]

I was right where I needed to be I suppose.

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

20 years ago...

Approaching our second anniversary in October...deliriously happy and still am...(I'm so glad my personality locked on cheerful and happy when the cognitive decline started about nine years ago...)

Entering my second semester in doctoral program...Man, but I enjoyed the challenge...

45 years old...

 

[osgart]

Working at a mfg. plant for microchips. Semiconductor!

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

Working at a mfg. plant for microchips. Semiconductor!

Did you ever achieve being a full conductor?

 

[sayak83]

Where were you 20 years ago?

I was 21 years old and a patient at the Coventry psychiatric hospital

I would sit in the smoking room smoking Mayfair Smooths (a brand of cigarette and in my opinion the best brand of cigarette) whilst listening for messages on the radio to try and figure out what was happening to me

Mad times but those are the foundations that the current me is based on, that was my formative period

Sophomore year in my college. Was still unclear if the college degree I enrolled for (Mechanical Engineering) was right for what I wanted to do ( research in Climate and Energy).
It was.
Also first time I read Lord of the Rings. Thus began my love affair with high fiction.

 

[RestlessSoul]

I had 20 yrs sober. I found out quick that I only have today some time ago. Thank god I got back on track after only one relapse.

One day at a time, bro. All we have is a daily reprieve…