Jacksonville, Illinois, is where I was born and raised. When I was 11 I moved to a small town in the mountains of Colorado. A brand new school, brand new start, and a brand new life as my dad would...
I believe in willingness to help the needy. Even as a young child when I passed a homeless person, I could feel my heart ache. Some parents stress to their children the importance of great fullness. But, just because parents...
I believe that everyone is equal and should be treated so, no matter who or what they choose to believe in or support. I wish everyone would view things like I do. But since they don’t, I need to respect...
I have been introduced to many popular ideas and countless philosophies for most of my life. Yet not all of those ideas there are very few things that I actually believe in. But there's one thing I'm sure of -...
There is not a game that goes by where I don't think about the saying, "Don't be too cocky." In the second trimester of the 2014-2015 basketball season, I learned a "don't have too big of an ego" lesson that...
"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard" -Kevin Durant I believe in effort. Although everyone may say this, not everyone actually does this or believes in it. And for me to say that I've actually experienced effort's presence,...
I believe in accepting whatever happens to you, and choosing well what you do about it. One night when I was about eight years old, my parents went out together, leaving my older brother, DJ, babysitting. After a while my...
You can accomplish something out of the ordinary. The reason why I say this is because it is possible if you really believe in your self and you have the heart you can almost do anything you put your mind...
It was July 29th, 2013, eight o'clock pm. Twelve hours had passed since I arrived at the Warped Tour venue. I was there to watch my favorite bands play. The place was reaching closing hours as the final bands finished...