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Throughout our Lives, we meet many who act as stepping-stones, in our own personal self-development.

Do you recall the first one who acted as your first stepping-stone?

My father was my first stepping stone.
Getting through the way he was and acted towards me became the first lessons of my life.

As I have gotten older, I have noticed the quality of my friendships and relationships changing. Each person a stepping stone in my personal development.

The first person is hard to pick out, so I am going to say that one of my Ex's had the biggest influence on my personal growth and awareness of self.

My dead best friend served as my first stepping stone her death showed me many thing about how I view people. Without her I might have stayed in my world of bliss unknowing

mine was the fellow who had me assesed as being an underachiever; who was the head of the catering dept and my fencing master... the first to realise I wasted potential.

I actually feel everyone we come into contact with in life is a sort of stepping stone! Those we meet give us experiences in which we take into our being and manifest them according to the level of our consciousness.

There was a guy I knew who was a good friend and gave me good advice all the time, Sadly he died

MoonlightSavage sums up my thoughts eloquently... as my next happenstance was a woman who showed me of my own awakening: and, what might be possible.

Mmmmm. it hadn't just been of the mind she had taught me; thus many lessons had been learnt.

My first step was a dude named Lenny!!! No, I didn't screw him, but we were close. It was my first step into a world that was better than being a little girl!

interesting. as ever.

my next... had been the fellow who illustrated I could find a new path, through re-education.

he showed me how to utilise some of my unused potential.

I won't say that someone was my first stepping stone.
It's really hard to actually remember what exactly was the first but I do believe that every obstacle that I have faced in my life have been a stepping stone.

I wouldn't call mine stepping stones, more like leaping stones. It seems these influential people are so few and far between.

There was a doctor friend of mine who was a good person in my life

hadn't thought of overcoming obstacles as being the same.. guess it is tho.

Hmmmm? Guess my next was the first fiancee... that relationship taught me to listen, more...

now THAT was invaluable.

I know the first stone haha it was my childhood best friend the lesson learned has been a recurring one trust yourself and pretty much no one else.

The love of my life. He's helped me through so much.

The name of this thread reminded em of a band called Two Steps From Hell.

I remember who it was and what they said that encouraged me, but it's my secret to keep. ♥

ah... anyone with decent Life experiences has secrets.
wouldn't be a good Life, without.

but...

the next?

guess I missed one.

the fellow who had been the head of catering and, my fencing master at 16/17

he showed me I had untapped potential...

... my first Love; an unpredictable relationship, if ever there was one, was the tops.... because Beverly [[her name]] taught me to listen, [[in context]] to what one's partner Needs. {{Most beneficial, it seemed.}}