: About Me

My life experience has given me a unique perspective on the world in which I live. It makes me feel llike an older soul at times, but I am grateful for all the lessons I have learned. I don't ever want to stop learning as much as possible about the things I fell compassionate about. I learned early on how to think for myself, and that can be hard to do in a world with so much different information being thrown at us all the time.

I express my self through writing and speaking to anyone who is interested and wants to listen. I don't take it personal that half the people on this site don't read past the first sentence beore rating it. I don't think my writing is remotely good enough to make a living by doing it. It's a way for me to release the thoughts in my head and share them. If anything I say strikes a chord in any one person then I have accomplished what I wanted.

My passion is ...

making the most of my life and impact on the world around me.

I know too much about ...

pointless trivia no one really needs to know.

My parents always told me ...

I was to be seen and not heard...what happened?

My childhood ambition ...

was to win the school's yearly spelling bee.

My favorite memory ...

was winning the student council position in 5th grade against a snobby girl.

Why I write ...

It's always easier for me to complete my thoughts effectively when I do.

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

Reading "Infidel", by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

My first job ...

Mowing lawns for all the neighbors on the weekends.

My best moment ...

being given a plaque my senior year for "Biotechnology Student of the Year".

My inspiration ...

The people who take the time to tell me how I can improve my work and be a better writer.

Health & Fitness > Substance Abuse & Addiction (Other) Should hospitals have a designated smoking area?

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I have been a smoker for 17 years, and I also would like to say no to having designated smoking areas at a hospital type facility. I think it's even kind of disrespectful to smoke around a hospital. Even all the smokers know that smoking causes cancer and a number of other health problems, and that secondhand smoking can be just as bad for anyone around us. Hospitals are places that everyone relies on for healthy medical treatment with the objective of making us all healthier. We owe it to them to save our own unhealthy, bad habits for a more appropriate setting. Hospital employees should ...

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