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Posted on April 25, 2023April 25, 2023

I’ve come a long way from those humble beginnings. I’ve built up things better and stronger then they were before, the mortar for my foundation has the proper mixture this time.

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Posted on April 23, 2023

I’m back and don’t even know where to begin? First of all…how has a whole year gone by since my last entry? Where does 365…

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Posted on March 11, 2022March 11, 2022

I’d finally stop running and rebelling from the one person that was with me and carried me through all those hard times in my life.

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Posted on March 3, 2022March 3, 2022

Maybe it comes with age, but I’m in a place of peace and acceptance now. Anxiety and depression plague me from time to time and…

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The Next Best thing…

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Posted on December 29, 2021January 13, 2022

I’ve been able to focus my attention on much more important things, like myself and God and doing the next best thing.

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A Christmas Tale

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Posted on December 22, 2021

Sharing a laugh, embracing in a hug, holding hands, talking in conversation — the kind of stuff that can’t be wrapped in paper and a bow.

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Take Time

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Posted on December 9, 2021

Life was this constant race, either I was running, or being chased — always on the go. I couldn’t sit still, I couldn’t stop. I needed alcohol to fuel myself; the more I burned, the more I needed.

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Any Lengths

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Posted on December 8, 2021

At the beginning of this new journey I made an oath to be willing to go to “any lengths” – but what does that mean exactly?

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The Devil is Not in the Details

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Posted on November 22, 2021November 22, 2021

I guess you could say that among that pile of garbage was a gem even I couldn’t see.

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Grow or Die

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Posted on October 25, 2021October 27, 2021

When you’re convinced that something will never happen, think again!

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