Archive (6 life histories found)
'It wasn't all roses and sunshine, it was in reality tough at times, but the parchment in the hand was really a great feel good factor and my family were thrilled with my success.'
I am proud of my children, how they have grown into well balanced and civic minded individuals. I value them more than they will ever realise. They have got on with their lives and are now settled with their own family. They developed a really…
Tags: Achievements, children, Education, family, Values
'I realise how fortunate I've been to have met such wonderful people in my life.'
May I say what a great pleasure it has been to take part in the Life History Workshop. It has stimulated my mind to realise what a great life I have had. I realise how fortunate I've been to have met such wonderful people in my life and it makes me…
Tags: Achievements, friends, life, memories
'These values came from my home, my church, my school'
I am most proud of my loyalty to my friends. Even though I have travelled far from Cloughmills P.E.S. I am still in touch with the girl who sat in the same desk.I am proud to get indications from people I taught that I had influenced them for the…
Tags: Achievements, proud, reflection, Values
'She always thought I was too sickly for marriage and children'
From a sickly start when I as young I'm still here and alive. My mother would be proud if she were alive. She always thought I was too sickly for marriage and children. She didn't realise I was more into the arts and always had my head in the…
Tags: Achievements, children, marriage, sickness
'I have lived a charmed life in many ways '
My proudest achievement is not mine at all, except in a very peripheral manner. I am immensely proud of how my children have grown up into fine, well rounded people who care for each other and are a continuing source of pride and satisfaction to me…
Tags: Achievements, disappointment, Evaluation, Pride
'Bringing up children and looking after a family in a foreign country wasn't easy'
I am proud of myself whatever I have achieved in my life in spite of lots of difficulties at the early stage of my married life both in India and U.K. Brining up children and looking after a family in a foreign country wasn't easy for me, specially…
Tags: Achievements, Difficulties, Emigration, family