Thankful for being homeless

Being homeless for me also made me a different person...I learned a LOT about myself and my husband. We were homeless for 5 months. It was the hardest thing we have been through besides my miscarriages. It was a great learning experience though. The worst part about it is we had our oldest daughter who at the time was only 3 months old, it was so cold in the tent that she got really sick and went into the hospital. That was HORRIBLE seeing her like that and her having an IV in her head. It was the worst thing ever. Now that we are back on our feet though, anything we go through I always think its not the worst, we have been through the worst so we can get through this too. It has helped me to get through everything else because we have been at the very bottom. We know what its like to REALLY be broke so we never say we are broke unless we really are, not like most people who have $50 in their pocket and say their broke. The word broke to me means we have NOTHING. I know after that experience that my husband and I can get through ANYTHING together since we got through that. Most people would have been divorced after that experience. Not us though. We can make it through thick and thin, we have already proved that to ourselves and everyone else.

Ineed everything happens for a reason. Everytime we overcome a difficulty in our life, we know how to deal with it next time. Wether it is something small like failing in a job interview, or something huge as ending up homeless. Manage to get back on your feet after being homeless is a huge feat. You learn and you can avoid everything that may to lead you there next time.

I'm glad you have earnt your wages and made a better life for yourself after being in a rough place in life. I think some people really need to see that they are very well off and I don't doubt that you have come out of your ordeal as a stronger and better person. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

well here i am i don't think people generally go homeless. As they are either living at home for life or they simply live on roads and footpaths. Even people who sell out their homes buy one new in few days or they simply buy rental flats, rooms. How do people go homeless in your country.

This shows you're a true survivor and it's good that you don'tjudge people. I have been homeless for a short period and noticed that not all friends were friends at all. Yes, I can read between the lines and you're a very strong person indeed! I wish you all the best!!!

here in my country when we say homeless that will be literal, meaning no home, just living and sleeping in the streets, have to find food to eat usually by scavenging from leftovers from fast food chains.some get it by begging, some earn money by gathering scraps to sell to junk yards. nobody gets out of these situation and become better off because usually these people are not educated too, which makes it hard for them to land a job. there is no pullback position for most of these people. it is a way of life. their way of life. good for you, you were able to go online despite yourself being homeless, you may be homeless, but you sure have money, or a government that will feed you every day. but not here.

I was homeless about 8 years ago and yes you learn a lot about life. I made a lot of good friends in the shelter I slept at and now that I'm in an apartment I let them visit to get out of the cold or the heat in the summer. If it wasn't for being in the shelter I never would have been able to get an apartment but they had social workers who helped with housing. I'm sorry you went through the same thing!

Being homeless is not a sin. But staying on there would be. I trust that you will use this time to plan well and eventually be able to be back to having a proper home. Earning your own keep is your responsibility and we can never owe it to anyone to be able to fend for ourself.

I have never experienced this before but I know some people that are homeless and it saddens me to see how many people that are out there that have to be this way because they can't find jobs. I wish there was something we could do to help these people out to get them in a warm place and food. Whenever I see a homeless person on the street and have a cup for money I put some in it because it breaks my heart to see them like that. And those commercials on TV that they have for children also break my heart as well. I wish our president would do something so these innocent people don't have to become homeless and can get them a job or help them out in some way or another.

I take my hats off to those people who really help themselves climb up to the ladder of success. A person can be successful in his own small way. Being a good person that you are, my hats off to you!

The experiences we go through in life really do make us stronger and you are right, you learn things about yourself that you never knew. You learn that you can survive, that you are stronger than any situation that comes your way. It's true, some situations or experiences will happen to us irregardless if we are homeless or not. We are the lucky ones, we have life experience and I would rather have that than to suddenly fall into a bucket of gold or have a silver spoon born in my mouth. Great discussion desertrose.

I agree with you... I had a friend once in las vegas.. she was homeless 4 months. After she got back on her feet. She went to college, shes now a nursing supervisor for a big hospital. She never would have done it if she wasnt homeless and forced to do something with her life.

Glad to hear that through your hardships, it make you a stronger person. With your positive attitude, you can do anything. Write a book about your homeless experience. People need to know. Perhaps more people will be kinder to the homeless. I always give them a little food when someone is asking for money at the street lights. I don't give them money, but food. I hope to send a message, by giving them food, that someone cares and they will be able to care for themselves.