: About Me

I consider myself a student of life. Though my career path may take me down the safe road, I express my creativity and passion through my extra curricular pursuits. I try everyday to learn something new, about myself, my world, or life in general. My lifetime ambition is to leave this world a better place than when I came in. That can be accomplished by touching the life of even one person. Always treat others as I would wish to be treated.

Someone once said...when we come into this world, we are crying and everyone else is smiling. When we leave, we should be smiling when everyone else is crying.

My passion is ...

the pursuit of knowledge

I know too much about ...

the inner workings of my own mind and body

My parents always told me ...

I could do anything I set my mind to

My childhood ambition ...

to touch people's lives

My favorite memory ...

too many to pick just one

Why I write ...

as a release valve to the pressure of all the thoughts and feelings building up within

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

internet radio stream of soft rock music

My first job ...

retail

My best moment ...

achieving any goal I had to work for

My inspiration ...

my son

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Real life heroes

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I was first introduced to my hero almost 7 years ago. It was a particularly difficult time in my life. A long term romantic relationship had just disintegrated, I was struggling with financial hardships, and I was emotionally on the brink of full blown depression. As I was struggling to get my bearing during this trying period in my life, my hero came along just in time. I remember the exact date, July 6, 2001. He was exactly 8 lbs. and 11 oz. of pure heaven. My beautiful son. Though not the fairy tale life I had envisioned as a young girl, here I was. Now a single, unwed mother. Without t...

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