{"id":18988,"date":"2017-09-29T13:00:30","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T20:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.momservations.com\/?p=18988"},"modified":"2017-09-29T13:00:30","modified_gmt":"2017-09-29T20:00:30","slug":"at-last-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/29\/at-last-success\/","title":{"rendered":"At Last, Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

Momservation: <\/strong>\u201cAll success consists of this: You are doing something for somebody\u2014benefitting humanity\u2014and the feeling of success comes from the consciousness of this.\u201d Elbert Hubbard<\/p>\n

\u263a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u263a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u263a<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I am in love.<\/p>\n

I am love with the latest chapter in my life.<\/p>\n

I am in love with my class.<\/p>\n

I am in love with my students.<\/p>\n

I am in love with the treasures my students present me each week: their life stories.<\/p>\n

I am in love with feeling relevant.<\/p>\n

I am in love with being able to share my knowledge.<\/p>\n

I am in love with being able to share my talents.<\/p>\n

I am in love with, once again, opportunity throwing me a surprise party.<\/p>\n

What has me as giddy as the cutest boy in class offering up the empty seat next to him on the bus?<\/p>\n

I started teaching a memoir writing class at the local community center. It\u2019s once a week on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. which makes it geared toward retirees. I was hoping maybe a half dozen people might be interested.<\/p>\n

They had to expand my class capacity because 26 people signed up for the first month!<\/p>\n

The average age appears to be 72. I have 3 Barbara\u2019s in my class. I only have 3 gentlemen in my class. I have one woman who is from Great Britain and one from Germany and an American woman who married an Iraqi and raised 3 girls in a country that gave them very little times of peace.<\/p>\n

My students are eager for my homework assignments. Sometimes they apologize to me for missing a class because they were on a cruise. Every Tuesday I have someone tell me how great they think my class is. Every time someone thanks me for helping them finally tell their life stories.<\/p>\n

We are in a Mutual Admiration Society.<\/p>\n

Oh, and the stories I get to read! They are amazing! They are astonishing! They are heartwarming! They are educational! They are truly a treasure for the friends and family they hope to gift their writings to by the end of my class in May.<\/p>\n

The colorful quilt of tales that is being woven from experiences and perspectives that span more than half a century from all different countries\u2026is absolutely beautiful and priceless. I feel so blessed that they have chosen me as their seamstress.<\/p>\n

I have done many things in my life that I think are worthwhile, joyful, and rewarding. But teaching this class to this group of people will go down as one of my life\u2019s greatest joys and accomplishments.<\/p>\n

I used to think the definition of success was having a book on the New York Times Best Seller list and being selected for Oprah\u2019s Book Club.<\/p>\n

But every Tuesday at 10 a.m. more than two dozen people have patted the seat next to them and asked me to sit down. Together we are embarking on a journey that when it pulls up to the final stop\u2014a memoir of their life\u2014we will all be richer for the accomplishment. I will have helped someone overcome their personal roadblocks to achieve something they\u2019ve always wanted to do.<\/p>\n

To me there is no greater success than that.<\/p>\n

Love at first sight.<\/p>\n

#WriteYourMemoir<\/p>\n

Who wants to join our love-fest? What’s your story to tell? Join us in turning your memories into a memoir through guided journaling and writing exercises. A gift to yourself or for your family! Next class starts October 3 through Mission Oaks Recreation and Park District.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is what it looks like when Opportunity throws you a surprise party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2170],"tags":[2167,729,2309,2310,2311,86,2312,2313,2314,2315,5,2316,2317],"class_list":["post-18988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspirational","tag-best-blogs","tag-definition-of-success","tag-elbert-hubbard","tag-finding-your-passion","tag-how-to-write-your-memoir","tag-kelli-wheeler","tag-kelli-wheeler-author","tag-kelli-wheeler-memoir-class","tag-memoir-writing-class","tag-mission-oaks-recreation-and-park-district","tag-momservations","tag-morpd","tag-pursue-your-passion"],"yoast_head":"\nAt Last, Success - Kelli M. Wheeler<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/29\/at-last-success\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"At Last, Success - Kelli M. Wheeler\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This is what it looks like when Opportunity throws you a surprise party.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/29\/at-last-success\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Kelli M. Wheeler\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-09-29T20:00:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kelli M Wheeler\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kelli M Wheeler\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/29\\\/at-last-success\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/29\\\/at-last-success\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kelli M Wheeler\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ef0acae18761d7be1529ccf2d4d99f43\"},\"headline\":\"At Last, Success\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-09-29T20:00:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/29\\\/at-last-success\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":587,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/29\\\/at-last-success\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"keywords\":[\"best blogs\",\"definition of success\",\"Elbert Hubbard\",\"finding your passion\",\"how to write your memoir\",\"Kelli Wheeler\",\"Kelli Wheeler author\",\"Kelli Wheeler memoir class\",\"memoir writing class\",\"Mission Oaks Recreation and Park District\",\"momservations\",\"MORPD\",\"pursue your passion\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Inspirational\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/29\\\/at-last-success\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/29\\\/at-last-success\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/29\\\/at-last-success\\\/\",\"name\":\"At Last, Success - Kelli M. Wheeler\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/29\\\/at-last-success\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/29\\\/at-last-success\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-09-29T20:00:30+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ef0acae18761d7be1529ccf2d4d99f43\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/29\\\/at-last-success\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/29\\\/at-last-success\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/29\\\/at-last-success\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/29\\\/at-last-success\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"At Last, Success\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Kelli M. Wheeler\",\"description\":\"AUTHOR -WRITING INSTRUCTOR \u2013 PUBLISHER \u2013 FREELANCE WRITER\\\/EDITOR \u2013 FAMILY COLUMNIST\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ef0acae18761d7be1529ccf2d4d99f43\",\"name\":\"Kelli M Wheeler\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/42b6e06276ebbd2f83335769170e77f3324477912fe404bfeb83eb04e4e4776c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/42b6e06276ebbd2f83335769170e77f3324477912fe404bfeb83eb04e4e4776c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/42b6e06276ebbd2f83335769170e77f3324477912fe404bfeb83eb04e4e4776c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Kelli M Wheeler\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/momservations.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/kellimwheeler\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"At Last, Success - Kelli M. Wheeler","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/29\/at-last-success\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"At Last, Success - Kelli M. Wheeler","og_description":"This is what it looks like when Opportunity throws you a surprise party.","og_url":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/29\/at-last-success\/","og_site_name":"Kelli M. Wheeler","article_published_time":"2017-09-29T20:00:30+00:00","author":"Kelli M Wheeler","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kelli M Wheeler","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/29\/at-last-success\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/29\/at-last-success\/"},"author":{"name":"Kelli M Wheeler","@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ef0acae18761d7be1529ccf2d4d99f43"},"headline":"At Last, Success","datePublished":"2017-09-29T20:00:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/29\/at-last-success\/"},"wordCount":587,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/29\/at-last-success\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","keywords":["best blogs","definition of success","Elbert Hubbard","finding your passion","how to write your memoir","Kelli Wheeler","Kelli Wheeler author","Kelli Wheeler memoir class","memoir writing class","Mission Oaks Recreation and Park District","momservations","MORPD","pursue your passion"],"articleSection":["Inspirational"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/29\/at-last-success\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/29\/at-last-success\/","url":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/29\/at-last-success\/","name":"At Last, Success - Kelli M. Wheeler","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/29\/at-last-success\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/29\/at-last-success\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","datePublished":"2017-09-29T20:00:30+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ef0acae18761d7be1529ccf2d4d99f43"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/29\/at-last-success\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/29\/at-last-success\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/29\/at-last-success\/#primaryimage","url":"","contentUrl":""},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/29\/at-last-success\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"At Last, Success"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/","name":"Kelli M. Wheeler","description":"AUTHOR -WRITING INSTRUCTOR \u2013 PUBLISHER \u2013 FREELANCE WRITER\/EDITOR \u2013 FAMILY COLUMNIST","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ef0acae18761d7be1529ccf2d4d99f43","name":"Kelli M Wheeler","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42b6e06276ebbd2f83335769170e77f3324477912fe404bfeb83eb04e4e4776c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42b6e06276ebbd2f83335769170e77f3324477912fe404bfeb83eb04e4e4776c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42b6e06276ebbd2f83335769170e77f3324477912fe404bfeb83eb04e4e4776c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Kelli M Wheeler"},"url":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/author\/kellimwheeler\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18988\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}