The author opines that "every life has a smattering of days that change everything." Do you agree? Do you recall having a moment that changed everything for you?

The author opines that "every life has a smattering of days that change everything." Do you agree? Do you recall having a moment that changed everything for you?

I do agree that every life has days, moments even, that change everything. So many moments that have changed my life - some for good, some not so much. They have been educational opportunities and I have learned something in each one.

I agree. Think about the death of a loved one, a special event such as a birth or marriage, an award won, etc. Each impacts a person's life— some in very big ways. The effect can be positive or negative but it leaves a lasting impression.

I am the exact age that Corky was in the book. I was a bit surprised that she didn't talk more about JFK's assassination and it's impact on her. It was only mentioned briefly. That was a huge event that changed my life and outlook at the time. After that came MLK and RFK. I became very disillusioned with the world after all that and I have pretty much stayed that way.

There have been several moments that have affected my life. If I had to pick the biggest, I would say the Vietnam War was life changing for me.

I think there moments in everyone's life that define and change the course of their lives. Mine came had a seizure disorder during my graduate requiring me to take leave for a year until ADA came into force. But I learned a lot of my real world experience during that year.

All of us have events, good or bad, that occur. The difference is in how it affects us individually and how we choose to go forward. Death, illness, family, love, support, friendship are among the many things that can change or propel us.

Everyone has days that change their lives. Those days are what helps make us who we are.

Life is about moments that change us…maybe even daily. My biggest life changing event was entering college during the Vietnam War. At that age you look at life through rose colored glasses.Changing my major at the beginning of my junior year was a difficult decision but that war forced this major change which affected my entire life.

Teachers often plant the seeds of possibility for any student willing to listen. This motivation happened for me when a 7th grade language arts teacher encouraged me to read "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell which was not on our current list that year. She taught me to pay attention to characters and the historical setting and if a certain scene interested me, offered to help me find other books with similar themes. What a gift! Also an 8th grade English teacher demanded that any book worth reading was also worth remembering the author's name which is something I highly encourage to this day to anyone who will listen! Thanks for listening!

A moment that changed life . . . . happened twice in my lifetime, with the birth of each of my daughters. It wasn't just the obvious of they myriad of new tasks that come with responsibility for a newborn. It was a time I grew beyond self. This little smidge of humanity was more important to me than my own self. I then realized that most parents felt the same way, which opened the door to the almost inexpressible value of each life.

Life changed when I married, had children and became a widow.

The 60s in general was pivotal. Marrying, having stepchildren, having a child with significant health issues, my Mom dying when I was still in my 30s, and then losing my Dad to Alzheimer's. It would have been good to have an awareness at the time of how things would affect me. It might have helped me handle things better!

Absolutely! I think most of our days are ordinary ones. Get up, go through our day (however that is defined), go to bed — rinse and repeat. We are ALL marked by events that change us forever. It could be a person we meet, an event we see first hand, or a national/international event that occurs, but whatever the context we are changed forever by having it happen. Life is never the same after certain things happen. Yes - I’ve had many, but one that my husband and I experienced together was having to be the ones who planned the funeral for his father. His mother was still alive, but had Alzheimer’s. His siblings did not step up to assist. Neither of us had any previous experience in handling matters of this type. Although we thought of ourselves as adults, we said handling all of those things changed us forever. We no longer had a parent to turn to for comfort at an extremely difficult time. We now solely counted on each other. It was a huge wake up call.

Yes to all of the above life events or moments. Most of them were large universal monuments - birth, death, illness, love, family, friends.
I have two moments that immediately came to mind. One was when I was in Norway on a boat going through a fjord. The sun was shining in the clouds and on the mountain, and I felt like I was experiencing the most beautiful thing on earth. I wept. That was over 50 years ago and I truly feel that it changed me.
The other time was when I was eating an ice cream cone at a large festival. I looked around at all of the people and realized that there were billions of other people just like me on this earth and wondered what our collective purpose was for being there. My kids were small, so it was over 35 years ago.