Tag Archives: drugs

False Empowerment – One-Liner Wednesday

Posted on February 10, 2016 by mewhoami

“Blame doesn’t empower you. It keeps you stuck in a place you don’t want to be, because you don’t want to make the temporary, but painful decision, to be responsible for the outcome of your own life’s happiness.” ~ Shannon … Continue reading →

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Get Uncomfortable

Posted on September 4, 2015 by mewhoami

When’s the last time you hung out in the ghetto or visited a drug rehab center? When’s the last time you sat on crates in a poor man’s house to have dinner or sat down with a boy who’s been … Continue reading →

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Important Pieces of Life

Posted on August 14, 2015 by mewhoami

Many experiences leading from my childhood to young adulthood still haunt me to this day when I think back on them. I can still feel the fear, sadness and confusion, just as I felt so many years ago when the … Continue reading →

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Children – Paying for Their Parent’s Choices

Posted on June 26, 2015 by mewhoami

The young boy and his grandmother happily entered the fun center. Hand in hand, they approached a young woman in her low 20’s who was standing with her boyfriend. The young woman reached down to hug the boy, who hesitantly … Continue reading →

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