Now What

When I was growing up, I loved to watch the sports documentaries. They were full of excitement and a bit of melodrama. The athlete would find themselves in peril. The narrator's voice would delve into an empathetic softness reminding the audience of the dire straits they were faced with. The athlete would come to a moment of decision. They chose to focus their energy on being the best that they could be to the benefit of their family. They'd all say, "I am here because of the people that supported me," or "I knew that I needed to make it to this point so that I could help my family." They realized that life had handed them lemons; being born to a drug addicted mother, being raised in abject poverty, being orphaned, having a special needs sibling, losing their homes to fire. Life handed them all lemons, they instead, with the power of God made lemonade.

I am currently faced with a new challenge. I've spend the last couple of days trying to figure out what I am going to do, how I'm going to fix the change in my circumstances, and what to do if they continue to change along their current course. I am not sure what tomorrow holds, but I guess that's the beauty of living - getting an opportunity to see the unknown and watch it develop into a known. I have long wanted to write a book. I've been afraid of trying. I've always thought that I didn't have the tools, writing wise, to be able to finish it. Now that I have a little bit of time on my hands, I believe that I am going to get started. Who knows, maybe one day they'll be a documentary about me. It will talk about how his life changed on 10 Nov 2008, but it was a welcome change because it provided an opportunity to pursue a dream. "I believe it is a lot harder to walk when you don't have a destination," that will be my quote when I allow Larry King to have the first exclusive interview. He doesn't talk to amateurs, he only holds court with the best of the best.