Mary Ann Grove:  

I am going to go by the Story Wizard next to this text. I hope my friends remember me as being compassionate and caring. Funny is good, too! Blowing off steam ... I tend to brood, then usually I lose my temper and it is over. Depends on the severity of the situation. My favorite way to relax is being with my family. They always amaze and leave me with a feeling of whimsy when they are around. I lived in Paso Robles, CA for 42 years, then moved to E. Tennessee when my husband retired. I have learned from my kids to get some patience. I have also learned a lot from the outcome of their lives. Their feedback is very interesting, and listening to how they remember things vs how I remember things is truly amazing at times. They are awesome adult people and I have love, respect and admiration for them. I think happiness is anywhere and everywhere you choose it to be. You can be in the most beautiful place in the universe, and with the person you want to be with and be miserable, if you choose to be. It is a state of mind, not where or who you are with. If you are unhappy with yourself, that should be your first priority ... to be happy with who and what you are. The rest is easy. My best friend would tell you I'm caring but logical, but people who don't know me very well would describe me as somewhat cynical. The weirdest job I ever had was as a secretary at a funeral home. I should have became a funeral director ... the clients seldom complain. Job satisfaction! I have two dogs and two cats, which I find cumbersome and demanding at times. My biggest trophy are the pictures on my walls of my family. They are the hopes and dreams of the future and of which...Expand for more