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Overcoming Adversity: How Second Chances Change Lives

Second chances are always appreciated in our lives whether it’s a second chance at a relationship or a career or to rebuild. I can honestly say I have gotten a few second chances in life especially after my Suicide attempt in 2007. At that point in my life which I was in my mid-twenties I… Continue reading Overcoming Adversity: How Second Chances Change Lives

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Rediscovering Your Life’s Light

The author reflects on feeling a loss of personal joy despite loving their family. They reminisce about brighter times and battle inner turmoil, believing their own value is diminishing. Writing serves as an escape and a legacy, while they grapple with life's challenges and existential thoughts about significance and worth.

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Honoring Sacrifice: A Personal Reflection on Motherhood

Mother's Day evokes mixed emotions. For some, it’s a painful reminder of loss, like the author's mother, who passed away in 2015, despite her struggles and sacrifices. The author also reflects on his wife’s hard work and love for their daughter, urging others to cherish their mothers, acknowledging both their humanity and flaws.

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The Distortion of a Fragile Mind on Edge

It feels great to look forward to things in life, like a vacation, a promotion, a baby, a marriage, the lists goes now. Sadly, I don’t have many of these moments anymore, although yes there are those milestones likes birthdays and celebrations I look forward to, but those happen each year. I guess for myself,… Continue reading The Distortion of a Fragile Mind on Edge

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Giving Myself the Gift of 4 more years of Life

The holidays are a time of self-reflection. What we consider to be most important. Although one could look at life and see and say I have nothing to be down about and in my opinion, there is always something we could be down about, life is not perfect after all. For myself I have my… Continue reading Giving Myself the Gift of 4 more years of Life

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Rosalie Eleanor Nerio (1944 – 2024): A Life of Love, Caring, and Enduring Legacy

Rosalie Eleanor Nerio was an incredibly kind women, who I grew up with and as a child, always had a youthfulness about her. She loved to laugh and talk, she was a real chatter box who loved to talk to our late mother Linda, in which they would talk for hours and hours. Here is… Continue reading Rosalie Eleanor Nerio (1944 – 2024): A Life of Love, Caring, and Enduring Legacy

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Wallows Concert Experience at Kia Forum: A Generation’s Impact

This week, I had the pleasure and honor of taking my daughter Mikaylah who is 11 years old to her first concert, an Alternative rock band called the Wallows (Wallows - Wikipedia). A Group that orientated in Los Angeles started in 2017, signed to record deal in 2018. I had never heard of this group… Continue reading Wallows Concert Experience at Kia Forum: A Generation’s Impact

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Happy Father’s Day 24′

As a father of my 11-year-old daughter, I have been given the gift of parenthood and yes it’s a gift although some may not think it is. It’s the most meaningful job I have to today, next to be a husband. Changing my life forever in January 2013. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA I often reflect on… Continue reading Happy Father’s Day 24′

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Happy Mother’s Day! To all the moms of all types of especially grandmothers, Dad’s we get our next month, but let’s celebrate mom’s as we should celebrate them each and every day for the sacrifices they make. I get that mom’s will just be mom’s and to do what they got to do to feed… Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day!