What is the best phase in your life? why?

My best phase in life is now. As a mother a wife and a careerwoman. It's nice to go home in the comfort of your home seeing your husband and your son are there all waiting for you. You feel their embrace, their touch and their care. The many roles have lots of responsibilities but I find it challenging, exciting, fulfilling and rewarding.

Naturally we tend to think about our childhood as the best phase of our lives. Since life has been such a roller coaster, I'd like to think that I would be entering into my best phase of life now. It keeps me going this way.

Overall, I would say now in the sense that I'm part of a new organization to help homeless/otherwise at-risk children, teens, and young adults. http://www.freewebs.com/learn-about-iyn/ I miss my dad and other friends and relatives who have passed on, and I wish that I weren't carrying around so much weight, had more orderly surroundings, and a little bit more cash in the bank. Yet, I know that I'm going to always look back on these times in a fond way, even when I weigh 128 lbs. once more, I have no financial worries, and my surroundings look like a picture in Good Housekeeping or Better Homes & Gardens. Each part of my life has been beautiful--even those parts where there were some serious problems going on. Of course, childhood is a wonderful time to remember. Even though there might be parts of childhood that seem scarier as a child instead of being seen from an adult perspective (e.g. shots), it's a mostly carefree time (or was for me--sadly, not for all children). I have so many wonderful memories--memories so potent that I can even smell them! I also find myself thinking about things a few years back in my adulthood such as sitting in Hickory Villa in Cave City, KY watching a train making its way past on a near-by track while enjoying both the food and the friendly atmosphere. Hickory Villa is just a memory now--its owner passed on and the rest of the family scattered here and there. I'm thinking of the year 1986 now when this one visit to Hickory Villa was associated with a lot of wonderful memories. My folks, Uncle George, and I were eating there after returning from Texas to visit Uncle Finley, Aunt Marce, and Uncle Kermit. Bobby (the main owner--along with his wife and four kids) was sitting at a table smoking after greeting us and getting us seated. He would be back in the kitchen cooking again soon. Now, Uncle Finley, Aunt Marce, Uncle George, Daddy, and Bobby have all passed on. I can't go home again for this memory except in my mind. Touring Mammoth Cave is also just a memory in my mind, as I can no longer do the steps. When I think of my college days, I tend to remember all of the fun I had in my different classes and hanging out with my friends. Except when I'm writing about it or talking about it to make a point, the hurt I felt over being denied admission into the inner-core of the teacher education program (thanks to the dean of woman) isn't the first thing to come to my mind or anywhere close. I tell people that I wish the kids of today had a childhood like mine--but I'm also thankful that the kids of today can sit together at the same lunch counter, drink from the same water fountains, etc. anywhere in the United States instead of being separated by color. I can still remember going through the South and seeing signs of discrimination. Even though I'll, most likely, vote for him (at least in 2008) when pigs fly (which has to do with being unsure of his policies rather than being turned off by his color), I'm glad that Obama is not only allowed to vote but, also, to run for President of the United States. This wasn't a reality back when I was the age of his two daughters. When I'm a very old lady, I'm going to look back on all of my life, and I'll remember it as a very happy one--and, also, when I'm that very old lady, I'm going to be happy in the present moment as well! I wonder...will my last name be Hartsaw then!?! LOL

My bestest phase in life would be when I get freedom from my in-laws. Presently I am in worst phase.

There have been a few phases in my life that I would say are happy. I do believe that childhood was one of them because I didn't have so many responsibilities. I enjoyed going to school and having friends. It was a little bit of a different time back then. It seemed like more of my friends played outside instead of being in the house all of the time. That was over thirty or more years ago.