I met Sam when I was just knee high to a grasshopper. He was my father's best friend. An imposing structure at six foot five and some two hundred and forty pounds, Sam could devour an entire pizza pie with ease. I was impr...read more
People slip in and out of my life, many of whom were my role models and mentors in their own ways. Have I ever had the opportunity to say a thank you to them for touching my life in a special way? I wish I had, for many of...read more
There's only one person that comes to mind when I think about being a role model. This person is my father. He has a lot to do with how I look at life, how I treat people, and of course how important it is to work hard i...read more
by Aniema Ntia
Several attributes in people have endeared them to people and made them their role models but it is pretty difficult when you have an admirer whose virtues the English vocabulary appears grossly insufficient to describe. ...read more
I have two ladies I would like to thank for making a huge difference in my life, although many more have contributed to my development. The first lady was my fifth grade teacher for half a year. She is one of the ladies w...read more
When I walked in the door of Bank of America thirty-some odd years ago, I never imagined I would meet the person most instrumental in changing my life. I had spent my life up to that point being a door mat never sticki...read more
A thank you to my son's role models and mentors: My son was five years old when his father was killed in an automobile accident. Even though my husband is no longer with us, my son seems to take on more of his character...read more
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