I saw mostly cowardice and weakness from my Mother, I saw financial success, achievement and intellect from my grandmother, but she was cold emotionally, yes she lived a hard life, survived the Great Depression, 4 bad marriages, and when she passed away, left a quarter of a million dollars, which my mother squandered in less than 1 year.
I am the opposite of my Mother, by literally, mindfully stopping any actions I took in my life to insure I would not grow to be the wretched person she was, and is. I raised my child oppositely than she did, as well, for no child deserves what she did.
Margaret Thatcher, and Golda Meier I greatly admire, although I never knew them personally, and was not effected by their strength until adulthood, so I guess I learnedthe most about personal values, a true love for country through my hero since I laid eyes on him at 9 years old. Ronald Reagan. I am a woman by the way, and up until I understood Mr. Reagans convictions, I can only give complete and absolute credit for my decisions in life to ALWAYS try and do the right thing, no matter what, to Jesus Christ, who came everytime I cried His name, comforted me out of my fears, and pain, and held me tight when I wanted to die, since I knew how to pray, at the age of 3. I knew Jesus, before everything, or anyone including my mother.
He personally kept me fighting for right, even though most people in power over us, like politicians don't care about right, and wrong, and I alone feel helpless to change it, I just keep fighting even though victories are few. I just keep fighting. He has never left my side in 39 years.