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Will Roberts: An Actor on the Rise
recently got the chance to do an interview on Will Roberts’ “Weekly Telegram”. We talked about comedy, acting, the industry, and our take on all these. Now I bring you an interview with Will, whom I’ve had the pleasure of knowing for several years now. His film The Killer (O Matador) is on Netflix right now, his short film
Signal just won a film festival award, and he’s recently wrapped up filming the new movie he’s in called iBot. Will, congrats on all your recent success! It seems like overnight the stars have aligned in your favor, but we both know all these things are a culmination of years of hard work. What (Continued on page 2)
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prepared you for the successes you’re seeing now? Well, nothing really has prepared me for this other than the trials and tribulations of being a professional actor. I’ve been doing this for 30-something years, and the basic training ground of an actor and performer is rejection. However, I believe the attitude that comes with time ultimately becomes, it’s about damn time… and I’m ready for this. This is the absolute hardest business to be in because you’re constantly looking and then even when you get the opportunity, in some cases, you’re kind of treated like you’re not really that important. I don’t mean that to be rude or disrespectful to anybody in the technical end of film and TV because they go through a lot of people every Will Roberts: An Actor on the Rise single day, so they have to have Brian T. Shirley...………….……...1 a bit of a hard shell finish in LeRue Press Presents……..….…3 order for them to be able to Friends and Acquaintances keep sane. And many of the ones Richard G. Pugh..………..…...…..4 I know have not. The only thing I On the Road, etc. by Kerouac can tell you that has really (Book Review) John Loranger…........................5 trained me to be ready for America Matters: New Year, New success is to make sure all my Schedule, New Formats tools that I have are honed for Eddie Floyd ..............................6 not only instantaneous success Should You Change Your Name? in getting a role, but also Janice Hermsen...….……..……….7 longevity of knowing how to Shopping Retail Chans-Take the keep up the momentum. Hope Quiz: You May Know More Than You Think! ..............................7 that answers your question. You act, draw, have a Seasons of Grace radio show, perform stunts, gun Mike Aloia……………….…....…...10 tricks, etc. Do you think your LeRue Press-New and Used Books……………………....…..……11 diversity of talents has helped make you a complete artist/ What’s the Story? performer? News, Entertainment, Business, Well, let me clarify. To Arts and Culture begin with, you mentioned that I draw. I’m assuming you’re Managing Editor: referring to my daily screen Janice Hermsen cartoon, I have a little confession to make. See, I started the daily Layout & Design Lenore Halfide screen cartoons purely because I was writing a one or two-page Proof & Print humor column for many years Kathy Szudajski for online newspapers and realized that our attention spans, Contributors because of internet and social Eddie Floyd, Richard G Pugh, media, are that of a nap. Brian T. Shirley, John Loranger, I created the daily Mike Aloia screen cartoon because it was Delivered by literally two panels with my best Doug, The Jerkyman assets; the reactions on my face
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and some quick comments for people to read and as I said, quickly move along. Unfortunately, nowadays a very good portion of our society, including myself, doesn’t get a chance to read extensively—that’s an issue, but I’m part of that. Here is my confession: I’m extremely savvy when it comes to technology. I shoot, edit, host my own segments, and I actually don’t draw at all. If you looked at me drawing a stick figure, it would basically look like a pile of sticks. I can’t draw even if I trace. So what I did was, I went online and came up with the idea to do cartoons. Obviously it’s too expensive to be able to hire an artist to do this and time frame-wise I needed them to be daily, move quickly, and be ready for print or the internet. I ended up getting two apps, one to make myself into a cartoon—a good-looking representation, and number two, turn it into a comic strip. My confession is I can’t draw, but I’m technologically very savvy. As you know, there are ups and downs in any career, especially entertainment. What do you do in those “down times” and what keeps you motivated? Well, one of the things that keeps me motivated constantly (and I don’t believe in down times) we might have some emotionally, but my best analogy for this would be: if a person is running a marathon and at some point they get extremely tired because they’re doing five-minute miles. I’ve never done that, but there’s really nothing different about achieving a goal. However, you have to be crystal clear that you have a goal that isn’t something that changes every day, unless it changes in that specific arena. Meaning, I’ve always been an entertainer. Now, I may not have been an actor all the time, but I started off as a professional magician. I went from that into radio, from radio I went into writing, from writing I went into hosting on air. The point is that I never left the arena of entertainment. I did have a couple of jobs. As a matter fact, before I was 25, I think I had 50 jobs. And that was purely because every time my job would tell me I couldn’t go to rehearsal the next day, they wanted me to work instead, I would say okay, what’s important to me? Unfortunately that job making minimum wage and working for someone else didn’t allow me to progress my goal, so I left. So in answer to your question, you do need to plan, you do need a motivation. If you don’t have a plan and a motivation (and not necessarily in that order), you will get to the point in the marathon when you stop because you are not motivated enough to know that you have to, and I repeat this phrase, you have to be doing what you’re doing because there’s nothing else! I spent many a days, many years on and off in my car crying, screaming, and saying why not me? ! If I fell victim to that, I would now be, maybe, working at a radio station making no money, or I would be working at a car dealership. And I never want my life to be like that. So what motivates me is what I passionately want to do. Really quick story: Working with Cirque du Soleil, I’m (Continued on page 8)
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LeRue Press Presents WHEN YOU BELIEVE: THE STORY OF FLOYD SNEED Classic Drummer Hall of Fame and Pop Music Hall of Fame inductee (Three Dog Night), Floyd Sneed tells his story in his book When You Believe. It is a witty, entertaining and insightful book full of stories told by original Three Dog Night drummer, Floyd Sneed, with perspectives from people who know him. A look at life in the 60s and 70s from one of the first black drummers in an all white band. How he took his creativity to another level with his own personal imagery that is joyful and inspired by his sense of humor. Published by LeRue Press, LLC.
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When You Believe—In Edit...Soon to be released Craps & the Showgirl by Barbara Riiff Davis Released in August, 2017 Author, Barbara Riiff Davis went from wearing braces on her legs as a child to performing on the stage as a showgirl during the time when walking was an art for which you were paid. She paints a picture of what it was like before electronics ruled the gaming industry. It was a simpler time, but there were some rocky roads. Ever wondered what gaming was like when slot machines were called “One-Armed Bandits”? Want to know some of the old methods used for cheating? Barbara Riifff Davis takes you back to those early days. ISBN: 978-1-938814-15-0 First Edition Retail Price: $14.95 Available at www.lrpnv.com Order in bulk and get a discount. Contact LeRue Press, 775.849.3814 Copyright, 2015-2017, LeRue Press. No part of this publication may be copied or reprinted without permission from LeRue Press (LRP).
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Richard G. Pugh
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was recently thinking about some of the people I came to know over a lot of years and wonder at times what ever happened to them. Lots of my friends go back decades and at the time were important in my life. Others…merely acquaintances… not so much. Back in grade school I had buddies who were always glad to see me and we enjoyed repeating foolish, silly-assed jokes and dreaming about the adventures we were going to have when we finally graduated to the next school grade. The grade we were in was so boring! I remember this one kid who was what today would be called a bully and he made it his job to harass me in continuously new and creative ways. This one time he swore I had broken the crystal on his new wrist watch, but on trying to pinpoint exactly where the crystal was broken I realized this was only a reason to
beat me down. The third grade teacher couldn’t find exactly where the watch was broken either and dismissed his complaint with a scolding. But I had the sore nose for most of that morning. His memory will remain with me simply as an unfortunate event and the only reason I even bring it up is that it led me to letting all the air out of his bike tires! Justice! There were a few of these types of misadventures along the way and they collectively had little significance, but some did. The kids I met later in high school were honest to goodness champs and I would like to have a chance to revisit with some of them today. I remember one buddy named Richard S. who was just the sort of guy I would like to chum around with today… fifty years later. One summer we both got jobs at the local Piggly Wiggly super market in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (a suburb of Charleston) bagging groceries and stocking shelves. The shoppers were glad for the
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Friends and Acquaintances assistance in taking their groceries to their cars and were equally glad not to tip us for our efforts since store policy prohibited it. The manager paid us twenty five cents an hour. Our plan was to sock away enough money over the summer to drive to Florida; that summer we saved every dime we could get our hands on. We cut grass, delivered door to door flyers for the local movie theater in town, collected soda bottles, and tucked away well over $100; a massive sum at the time. Our trip was carefully planned and my 1947 Chevy convertible was readied for the coming adventure of a lifetime! At Christmas time we drove to West Palm Beach to visit my aunt, uncle, and cousin George, a round trip of over 1,000 miles and we marveled about the warm weather, about coconuts on the trees, and oranges and lemons actually growing wild. Strange sights in Mt. Pleasant, indeed! On returning we divvied up the remaining money left over, about ten dollars, but what memories! In high school Richard took ROTC training and after graduation joined the Air Force and was sent to flight school where he learned to fly helicopters. I went on to college and we lost contact for an interminably long time. 1st Lieutenant Richard S. was sent to the war in Vietnam and it was a sad day to learn of his death and seeing his name on that long dark memorable wall in Washington, D.C. I learned he was killed in 1969 in a helicopter rescue mission behind enemy lines. Even though we got separated in our work and in our lives by thousands of miles, we had built a rock-solid friendship that lasted a lifetime. We were fast friends and I miss him today particularly at this Christmas time. Other adventures and friendships come to mind, but none so dear as that time when my buddy Richard and I took that thousand mile trip in a car we were not certain would make it out of the driveway! Today, I can count only a few indelible friend-ships like this, but can add hundreds of acquaintance-ships. But even some of those have been casually woven into the fabric of my life. After coming to Reno from Charleston, S.C. in 1973 to accept the position of CEO of the Nevada State Medical Association and serving as Director of Physician Relations at Washoe Medical Center for two years, Pugh retired in 1990. Later he helped establish Health Access Washoe County (HAWC) and served as Board Member and President for several years. He has served as Adjunct Clinical Instructor at the University of Nevada School of Medicine and authored four books through the History of Medicine Program there.
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On the Road, etc. by Jack Kerouac
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aked Lunch” was the first thing I read by any of the beat writers. The author, William S. Burroughs, said that Jack Kerouac was the one who came up with the title. I had always been interested in Kerouac, but for one reason or another I had to read Burroughs before getting around to the more rewarding literary experience where the beat writers are concerned. I started with “Visions of Gerard”. It is, according to Ann Charters (editor of “The Portable Jack Kerouac”), a good introduction to Kerouac’s work. “Visions of Gerard” concerns the short life of his older brother, Gerard Kerouac, who died at the age of nine. Nuns who had known Gerard believed that he was a saint. Apparently Jack Kerouac thought so too. In any case, it is a touching novel that is rooted deep in the memory of its author and was obviously near and dear to his heart—perhaps more so than anything else he wrote. But the book that made Kerouac famous was “On the Road” (1957). It is mainly about the drug- and alcohol-fueled road trips that Sal Paradise shares with
Dean Moriarty. Sal Paradise is the name Kerouac used for himself in this novel, and Dean Moriarty is based on reallife Neal Cassady. The writing-style is consistent with the frantic pace of the narrative, but eventually everything becomes as exhausted as the two protagonists themselves. However, the biggest problem with “On the Road” is its hero. There was never a time in my life when I would have been captivated by anyone resembling Dean Moriarty, whom Kerouac portrays as a kind of guru or wild holy man. Obviously Moriarty was nothing more than a narcissistic con-man. “The Dharma Bums” is basically more of the same, which is not to say it isn’t worth reading. In fact I probably prefer it to “On the Road”. There is a memorable mountain-climbing adventure, and the narrator describes an experience of spiritual enlightenment that struck me as authentic. There is also in this novel a pathetic foreshadowing of Kerouac’s actual end. At the age of forty-seven, on October 21, 1969, Jack Kerouac died of alcoholism—same year the Woodstock and Altamont Speedway concerts took place, and the Helter Skelter murders. That strikes me as significant. Though
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America Matters: New Year, New Schedules, New Formats
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hat’s new at America Matters? "We are the original home of Community Radio", said Floyd, who went on to end with, "but now our Community is the World." We are presently in discussions and preparing contracts with various groups to enable us to broadcast in various languages. This will include, but not limited to Urdu, Hindi, Gernan, Punjabi and French. Our primary focus will be to broadcast current events, entertainment and news from those areas which speak the various languages. All will be able to be heard around the World on both AmericaMatters.us and WorldMatters.us when the contracts and decisions are complete. It is the goal of World Matters Inc., doing business at World Matters Media and America Matters Media to begin live broadcasts from 6 pm till 6 am the next day in various languages. "Our media company has undergone such tremendous growth over the past years and soon we will be holding Town Hall and other Service Club Meetings at our studio and the new coffee shop. There are also plans to open up two additional businesses in the Mall in time for the Holidays if possible, like "Happy Health" a supplement/vitamin etc. store filled with books and other reading materials to ensure the customers the latest in Medical research.
Also, Cynthia and Hugh Roy Marshall, of the Marshall Mint, in their plan to expand into the Mall with their enterprise will include a Museum where guests from downtown and surrounding casinos will be able to visit and experience the true history of Reno, Sparks, Carson City, Virginia City, as well as other historical areas. It will include facts that make up all of our Great State of Nevada. We will also be accepting the new "crypt o currency" called Rainbow Currency for all shows, sponsorship, and/or advertising. Both Incorporation were and are privately held Corporations and the company is located in the beautiful Reno Town Mall, formerly known as the Old Town Mall, directly across the street from the Reno/Sparks Convention Center, and the Beautiful Atlantis Hotel/Casino.” The year 2018 will be "The Year of the Mall at Reno Town Mall and if you have not visited there in sometime, you need to see these beautiful changes for yourself,” stated Floyd. Eddie Floyd is the founder of America Matters Media, now World Matters Media. He is an author, radio host, speaker and supporter of Wynema Ranch Wild Horse Sanctuary. His book, Final Breath: A Love Story was released in 2014. All the profits go to the Wynema Ranch Wild Horse Sanctuary. His next book, Barn Yarns is scheduled for release in mid 2018. He can be reached at 775.384.4444.
“Tomorrow, is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.” ― Brad Paisley https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/new-year
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ow you present yourself publicly used to be reserved for public speaking, business presentations and politicians. With technology and social media so much a part of our lives, the name you choose to use may make the difference between the growth of a venture or its decline. This can be true for authors too.
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Should You Change Your Name? changed the name. We chose a business name that our parents had used for a small printing shop they had. It was a combination of our dad’s name, Leonard, and our mom’s name, Ruby. They used Le and Rue to form LeRue. They were LeRue Enterprises. We chose LeRue Press. The result? Our business increased, we developed from only a publisher to a publisher, printer and business center with expanded services.
Psychologists have done studies to determine the value and effect of a name; numerologists apply numbers to names to come up with personality traits and even to predict likely future events; Onomasticians translate, research and study names and their meanings. Biblical references cite the importance of names: “A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of The same thing happened to death better than the day of LeRue Press. LeRue opened its doors as a www.behindthename.com birth.“ (Ecclesiates 7:1) or “A good name is more traditional publisher known as Publishing from desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver the Heart. It expressed our motivation and it suited the or gold.” (Proverbs 22:1) Companies spend millions of dollars direction we wanted to take in our business. When we were “branding” to get YOU to buy what they are selling. forced to change it because of a competitor who challenged An author I know wrote for a number of years under her “real name”. When she decided to write using a pseudonym, everything changed for her! Suddenly, things fell into place and she found her voice. Her writing blossomed and she found a new publisher for her books.
the name (they had a similar name and felt we were infringing), our attorney determined it would be better if we
So, how important is it? Should you change your name?
Janice Hermsen is the co-founder and managing partner for LeRue Press, a publisher, printer and professional business center located in Reno, NV. She is also the editor of What’s the Story?™ , a writer, publishing consultant and entrepreneur. Hermsen recently joined the board for the No Strings Attached Enews International Film Festival and hosts two radio shows Book Hound™ and What’s the Story?™ that air in northern Nevada. With the help of the internet, she has followers from around the world.
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Take the Quiz: You May Know More Than You Think! 6. What do the initials stand for in the name of the furniture retailer MFI? [a] Mallard Furniture Industries [b] Molloy Furniture Industries [c] Muldoon Furniture Industries [d] Mullard Furniture Industries 7. The car accessories and cycle retailer Halfords took its name from a street in which city? [a] Birmingham [b] Coventry [c] Leicester [d] Nottingham 8. Which supermarket chain began life as a one-man business operated by Jack Cohen in 1919? [a] Morrisons [b] Safeway [c] Sainsbury's [d] Tesco 9. Which US company bought ASDA in 1999? a] A & P [b] Piggly Wiggly [c] Target Stores [d] Wal-Mart 10. The now defunct UK chain Freeman, Hardy and Willis was a retailer of what? [a] Footwear [b] Photographic equipment [c] Sporting goods [d] Toys (Answers on page 12)
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rehearsing day in and day out. There are 85 artists in the show, and it’s a really popular show. I’m working day and night and we always had to rehearse. Well, during my rehearsal I would be spinning my ropes, spinning my guns and hats, dancing around, headset on, music going like every day matters and every day is passionate— because it is. What kind of advice would you give new entertainers? What about folks like myself who have been plying their crafts for 20-plus years? Find your strengths, know what they are, and work on your weaknesses. Look around at our landscape right now and realize that, for example, the award that we got for Signal the short film-the film was shot on an iPhone 5S by Diogo Morgado and myself, and we created this while we were working on the Netflix film. This short film has given me an awful lot of recognition and it’s something that we created on our own. I tell people this all the time because you can get 100, easy, audition notices via LA casting, Actors Access, Backstage, IMDB pro, Casted, talent.com, all these places will give you tons of audition notices to respond to. A lot of them are little or no pay and a lot of actors go, “I want to do these because it will help further my career; I’ll be able to get a demo put together.” However, I say this to you, and if you are telling yourself that you can’t produce your own stuff because you’re thinking, “Well, I’m an actor so I’m going to act,” then I’m here to tell you you’re in the wrong business. Now, if this was 1985 when I started, that would be different; because the equipment and the tape and all of the editing was extremely difficult to get a hold of without having a good portion of money. But, nowadays look at what’s happening. People are producing and getting their stuff on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, blah blah blah. If you can’t shoot or edit, learn it, and if you cannot learn it—you just can’t do it, then find someone else to group with you and produce things. Make sure you’re doing the right stuff. Your job as an actor or performer is not only to get the job, it is also to keep your ear to the ground and figure out the pulses and what the industry wants right now. It also helps your odds because you have a lot of content out there that people can see. Social media is another avenue. If you don’t have good social media and you’re not engaging, and don’t tell me you don’t
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know how to do it. Hey, I didn’t either. But, a lot of the time, every day I spend eight hours, if not more, per day researching what’s important out there in the industry; how to get in there, how to get the opportunities. And then when I get there, finally get the opportunity, this is where the training and discipline comes in knowing how to get the job. All these things are important. It’s not just about getting a job, it’s about getting yourself educated to when you finally do get the job. You’re a family man as well, how do you balance that with your career? How do I balance my home life with my wife and two beautiful kids that are three and seven years old? It’s very difficult because I am gone a lot doing gigs or filming auditions. But, one of the things you probably won’t expect me to say is you have to make sure that either (1) you are never in a relationship until you get to a status to where you feel as though you are successful enough to maintain a wife and family or husband and family, or (2) you have to remain alone for the rest of your life. I know that seems like a funny answer and it is. But, the fact is that (I don’t know if I said this in the beginning), haa haa, this is the most difficult profession in the world, and that’s one of the reasons why. Because sometimes you’re faced with opportunities that may say we need you for six months. We need you for your contract in Bangladesh, and you have to be able to either say no, thank you and feel confident about that because of your family, or you have to be able to pull up roots either by yourself or with your family. I moved to that place. Now, I wouldn’t recommend that at all for a family because that’s difficult for the kids, but again, full disclosure: In the beginning of your relationship it’s going to help you avoid divorce. And I can honestly say that I’ve only been married once, never divorced, and two kids are all the kids I have. Anything you’d like to share with our readers, funny story, favorite gig you’ve had, etc. I think one of the stories it comes to my mind as I was shooting a Bollywood film which, by the way, I know there aren’t a lot of Americans that can say that they have been in a Bollywood film. I was one of the supporting actors, it was through Disney and was called ABCD2. Apparently it has broken all the records in the box office and is the highest grossing Bollywood film, that’s (Continued on page 9)
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pretty cool for my first Bollywood movie. I flew into Mumbai, India, and absolutely love the place! It’s very cool and hope to go back again because it is a franchise movie. I have my fingers crossed that they will talk to me about returning because I believe they enjoyed my performance. It was a Bollywood/Disney film and shot in 3-D. The only thing missing was smell-a-vision. I’m in there and they’re talking to me with the director while I get into make up, costume, etc., and there’s about 600 extras that they have sitting in chairs all around. That’s when I make my announcements to the dance teams who come up. They were there in this whole gigantic sound studio which was all on a giant green screen. This basically means that all the walls in the whole place were done in green screen to show it like a Las Vegas casino, and it was very well done. I made one of my
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Kerouac was in large part responsible for the counterculture of the 1960s, it became something he had not wanted. He became something he had not wanted. In his own words: “Always considered writing my duty on earth. Also the preachment of universal kindness, which hysterical critics have failed to notice beneath frenetic activity of my true-story novels about the ‘beat’ generation. —Am actually not ‘beat’ but strange solitary crazy Catholic mystic…” For me, nothing sums it up better.
announcements (lines) then lo and behold the director comes up and says, “That was fantastic Will. Let’s do it again.” Folks, we’re talking there are 600 extras there, so the next day they replicated exactly the same scene and we shot it again, so there’s my interesting story! Thanks so much for taking the time to do this interview and best of luck on your future endeavors! Brian T. Shirely has toured the USA, Canada, The Bahamas and Japan for 25 years. He combines menology, character driven material, story telling and improvisation to form a well-honed show. He speaks of growing up poor, divorce, relationships, the military, crazy money making schemes and much, much more. He has worked well known comedy clubs, country clubs, resorts, cruise ships, special events, military installations and private events! Check out some of his upcoming shows, promo videos, videos from his webs series and other projects at www.briantshirley.com.
RIP, Jack Kerouac … and Gerard. John Loranger was born in Butte, Montana in 1961 but has spent most of his life in Nevada. He served in the United States Navy from 1983 to 1987, then worked for the telephone company before retiring in 2011. He has always enjoyed reading fiction and has published two novels of his own: "The Odyssey of Art O'Hara" and "Lions and Souls: the Story of St. Mary of Egypt". His approach to fiction is best summed up by a quote from Walker Percy: "The first rule of thumb, of course, is pleasure. A good book gives the reader pleasure, the sort of deep, abiding pleasure he likes to come back to."
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Mike Aloia
Seasons of Grace
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s all things seem to work themselves out in time, our perceptions of outcomes tend to become a different situation than anticipated in the mind. To grasp the guidance of faith as we carry our burdens upon our shoulders, a sense of weight lifted is felt as we bow down and surrender to God.
“Walk the Turtle”
love held by the powerful hands of our almighty creator. Walk the turtle with a humbleness of self-love as we feel the grass between our toes and inhale crisp breeze as we emerge into a season of grace.
To awaken each morning with wonder and amazement inside our spirit, it is harnessed with the understanding of preciousness to each moment. As human beings we seem to search in darkness for riches and fame, we stray into the long roads of twists and turns until we see a path of light. Signs of compassion are given with the entrancement to the embrace of an unconditional Mike Aloia is a father of two daughters and a proud grandfather. He is 50 years old and lives in Jacksonville, Florida. Mike is multitalented: a cartoonist, comedian, musician, songwriter, actor, columnist, and the CEO of American Hearts Radio, LLC Entertainment Network. He has experience in web TV, radio entertainment production, artist management, and other aspects of entertainment. His column “Walk the Turtle” are his thoughts on slowing down, taking it easy, and enjoying life. Mike's work can be found in the following places: www.americanheartsradio.com www.facebook.com/americanheartsradio www.harmonybooking.com
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