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verDose Reach for the moon, you will land among the stars. Success is not a coincidence. It is something that is unique to each individual. Success is mindful, premeditated and assertive. As a child I acquired the belief that success meant having a good job, an education, a nice place to live; preferably your own home, a family, friends, being “saved” and a pretty car. And of course lots of money. I suspect that I was exposed to people, places and things that supported and
developed these views, al-
though I cannot attribute it to one incident or teaching. I know that by
if you did something bad down the street, Miss Brown might spank you and by the time you got home, your parents knew and they would spank you too. My parents raised me with a solid work ethic, a belief in God and a positive self image. These attributes were the foundation on which I would build my future. Success requires that one stay true to themselves, set goals and work hard. I believe that if we follow this plan, if we reach for the moon, we will land among the stars. Love, peace and happiness, Shadow
the age of 10, I was consciously thinking about how I would be come successful. I was born in the 60’s. My parents
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were well educated for the times. Nurse and my father was an award
This issue is a work in progress and I hope that over time we are able to expand our forum and give writers, photographers, illustrators, musicians, and the like the opportunity to contribute and be part of something great.
winning, truck driver for Exxon Oil,
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My mother was a Licensed Practical
which was then called Esso. I grew up on Dixwell Avenue in New Haven at a time when blacks and whites lived and played side by side. When a village really did raise a child and
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