Fatherhood has been an up and down roller coaster of emotions. I didn’t read self-help books to guide my way into solving my daughters needs and wants. It was more of a sudden intuition that clicked from the very first positive pregnancy results. I remember, her mom and I walking…

Don't settle, Follow your dreams! I don’t know if I made the right choice for my bills, but my mental health is significantly moving forward in a positive way. The last 10 years I've built myself up to be an automotive mechanic. Starting with brakes, gradually moving my way up…

I’m sure we have all heard the phrase “misery loves company”. Well, this story is a prime example of why you need to let loose the people that drag you down. The people that suck the life out of you, with no aspirations to be a better person, for themselves…

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity can not survive.” -Dalai Lama “If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all.” I remember the first time I heard that. A good friend with the kindest heart, that would give the shirt off his back…

Life is precious, life is too short. So often, people take life for granted. I believe I was one of them. Living on the edge, not really caring much because I was so sure about waking up the next morning. So sure I was going to see my loved ones…

I grew up in a split family, traveling back and forth frequently to share my time with them, it was miserable. As a child, my love for both my mother and father presumably were the same. Fathers side was very religious, especially after he remarried, he seemed to always be…

Hands shaking as I took one last drink from the glass of whiskey that the bar tender slid over to me. Beads of sweat pouring from my forehead. The aching pain in my head was getting the best of me. Was it a neurological problem, or was this a stress…

“A daughter is someone you laugh with, dream with, and love with all your heart”. Before my daughter was born, nothing was really that important. I just seemed to be going through the motions of everyday life. But from that very first glimpse of light, as she exited her mothers womb, I was engulfed with the most overwhelming sensation of joy, happiness and the deepest…

My daughters mom asked me “is it sad to not have a family or be around people for the Holidays.” My response without question was, “Me not being close to my family or friends is for my own happiness.” I don't think that was the response she was looking…