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Eric, 30
“She was unique and beautiful on a celestial level, and I was privileged to have been humbled and tamed by such an amazing woman.”
James, 64
She said, “Write, write everyday.” I took her advice and it’s taken me on quite a journey. A year’s worth of my daily journal writing was posted by Cornell University on their website, I have a stack of poetry I’ve written and a couple have even been published.
Ebony, 30
I prove to people left and right, that I am not a “danger to society” they have labeled me with. Going back to school, training dogs and by holding a job, I am proving I am a member of society.
Melissa, 42
Family is everything and time is precious with them.
Rebekah, 41
My daughter is my role model, woman, sister, adult, even though she has no kids, she’s my parent at times.
Michael, 40
We were called to love one another to value others more than ourselves.
Jarel, 45
Social condemned people are humans too, who made some very poor decisions. Maybe befriend one of us. You may never meet a more loyal friend.
Saragoza, 43
If a loved one is not in a good space, I give them positive reinforcement and make them laugh. Then, tell them all the reasons I appreciate them and why they are a rockstar!
Detric, 25
I was taken away from my mother by the Department of Human Services at the age of 11, due to an unstable foundation. It never stopped me from loving her.
Jayme, 31
My mind tended to use my internal turmoil to fuel thoughts of violent aggression.
Victor, 29
I had to let go of everything I was taught as a child and believed to be true in order to revise myself.