When I was in the Navy, I was taught there was more than one way to accomplish a goal. Sometimes you had to think outside the box to get things done. I carried that philosophy throughout my life because I believe that those who succeed in life and make the world a better place, sometimesContinue reading “Black, White and the Gray In Between”
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2020
Wow! Where does the time go? I haven’t posted in a while so I suppose I need to catch this page up. July 20th I had my shoulder surgery which went well, but I’m still not back to 100%. With that said, I haven’t let it slow me down. My book is FINALLY OUT andContinue reading “2020”
NEVER QUIT
Never Quit…. It’s more than just a saying. It’s a way of life… A mindset. Are we born with it or is it a learned behavior? This I’m not sure of. Some say, “you just gotta learn when to quit”. I’ve heard that a lot in my lifetime. I’m 50 now and I still haven’tContinue reading “NEVER QUIT”
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Help Make a Difference 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
As I recover from shoulder surgery and I see so many of my veteran friends taking on the 22 push up challenge to bring awareness to the 22 veterans that die each day because of suicide, I’ve been inspired to donate 10% of my book sales to a couple different non profit organizations that IContinue reading “🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Help Make a Difference 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸”
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Happy Birthday America! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
July 4th, Independence Day.. Truly one of my favorite holidays, next to Christmas, I can’t think of two more important holidays. OK, Easter is important too, but as a Patriot, I hold a great deal of joy in celebrating the birth of the greatest country in the world. Why is it so important to celebrateContinue reading “🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Happy Birthday America! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸”
PTSD Awareness Day
22 A DAY… 22 Veterans commit suicide every day. Despite all that we have tried to do to bring this number down, it remains. The question is Why? Afterall, enough awareness has been created that it now has it’s own day. Perhaps it is the type of awareness that we need to look at? IContinue reading “PTSD Awareness Day”
Welcome to My World
Over the years I have found writing to be cathartic. It’s always come natural to me. I remember venting in my spiral notebook in high school. Little did I know I’d put my entire life onto paper 30 years later in a memoir. This journey started as something I was doing for me. I struggledContinue reading “Welcome to My World”