tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775238192335689488.post3858598915237962854..comments2023-05-28T02:47:58.530-04:00Comments on Ramblings of Author Bob Nailor: Goals of an Eleven Year OldAuthor Bob Nailorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09307736243397066884noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775238192335689488.post-24122128845858619002015-01-16T14:19:18.243-05:002015-01-16T14:19:18.243-05:00Great post Bob...thanks for sharing this story so ...Great post Bob...thanks for sharing this story so honestly. Fantastic stuff.James Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822392424328711609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775238192335689488.post-35262613079459706912015-01-12T21:12:47.276-05:002015-01-12T21:12:47.276-05:00Oh wow... Great post. One of my favorite chachki t...Oh wow... Great post. One of my favorite chachki things at my apartment is a little framed box that sits on my bookcase. It say "I see no reason to act my age." It's true. I am continually growing. And that's the point, right? Awesome one Bob! Lisa Jey Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418743455432887436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775238192335689488.post-7805510445200639392015-01-12T13:55:19.356-05:002015-01-12T13:55:19.356-05:00I pushed myself to achieve when I was young... to ...I pushed myself to achieve when I was young... to become "something". But after practically killing myself to finish college and dental school by the age of 24, I found that achievement was not satisfying. But I when I became a wife, mother, mentor and grandmother--that's when I really found purpose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775238192335689488.post-1900112298538142682015-01-12T12:50:19.778-05:002015-01-12T12:50:19.778-05:00I wish that adults would stop telling making kids ...I wish that adults would stop telling making kids worry about what they're going to be when they grow up. I think a great occupation for a high school graduate should be "explorer of everything the world has to offer."Scott Buryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061034006121401082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775238192335689488.post-79042831804315433662015-01-12T12:28:59.270-05:002015-01-12T12:28:59.270-05:00I loved this blog today - it shows that you just k...I loved this blog today - it shows that you just keep evolving and reinventing yourself, Bob. I still don't know what I want to be, to be honest. I just know I want to try everything that comes into my head and be successful, if possible. I don't want anything to get in my way - especially myself, if that makes sense. Elyse Salpeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857264377836261431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775238192335689488.post-21447069510740335862015-01-12T11:26:29.845-05:002015-01-12T11:26:29.845-05:00In my fifties I began taking college level Spanish...In my fifties I began taking college level Spanish classes. The instructor asked what my goal was. I answered in Spanish "to retire and spend my husbands money". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775238192335689488.post-13465181486303559872015-01-12T11:12:59.439-05:002015-01-12T11:12:59.439-05:00I feel like my personal motto is, "Second sta...I feel like my personal motto is, "Second star to the right on to morning." I may never GROW UP. But I am, alas, an adult...What do I want to be? I'm doing it. I am a writer. Have I been able to make a living without working a day-job, not yet. But I'll get there. <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775238192335689488.post-62591429763639942632015-01-12T10:04:25.758-05:002015-01-12T10:04:25.758-05:00I'm still trying to figure that out. I know I ...I'm still trying to figure that out. I know I am a writer, it's just a matter of how the good Lord will use me to accomplish His purposes. So, I'm writing and reading and encouraging and will see where He leads me.Nichole Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647468681326378753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775238192335689488.post-14130132470551428872015-01-12T10:00:58.252-05:002015-01-12T10:00:58.252-05:00Bob, This is interesting because as a teacher, I o...Bob, This is interesting because as a teacher, I often asked parents, "What do you want for your children as adults?" After realizing I wasn't asking about a career they often answered with "Happy," "Successful," or "Productive."A Novel Creationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616233478874667105noreply@blogger.com