Hey Kids, sorry for the delayed response. But, here it goes. I'm back. I'm writing again. I need it. I need this. I don't necessarily need you to read it, however, it's really, really awesome when you do and you give me awesome feedback.
It's been a helluva life thus far. I'm 39 years old and I'm happy. That's it. That's the only thing that is really important. Because, for most of my life, i couldn't say that. But today, i choose to be happy, and i am. But some days, it's a lot fucking tougher than others. That is why i meditate daily, i do yoga weekly, and i constantly remind myself to stay in the moment. While i'll never forget the road that got me here, i can only spend my time and efforts worrying about this day.....this moment.
Today, my passion is my non-profit, Loving Our Veterans, Inc (LOV, Inc). It's a transitional home for homeless veterans that uses education, love, meditation, and yoga to enable the vets to not only have a place to live, but also it provides them with a platform to become productive members of society and excel at whatever they want to do.
The 501(c)3 has been formed and i'm working on completing the by-laws and articles of incorporation. I'm attempting to obtain housing and that feat has proved to be more formidable than originally anticipated. But it doesn't matter how many times i hit a wall or somebody closes a door in my face because i use that as an opportunity to successfully learn how to NOT start a non-profit. There's no failures, only lessons learned.
This is my dream. This is my passion. And i will not stop until i achieve this goal. It will be life's work. Actually, it's already happened....i just haven't quite reached that moment in time.
Namaste,
Mike
It's been a helluva life thus far. I'm 39 years old and I'm happy. That's it. That's the only thing that is really important. Because, for most of my life, i couldn't say that. But today, i choose to be happy, and i am. But some days, it's a lot fucking tougher than others. That is why i meditate daily, i do yoga weekly, and i constantly remind myself to stay in the moment. While i'll never forget the road that got me here, i can only spend my time and efforts worrying about this day.....this moment.
Today, my passion is my non-profit, Loving Our Veterans, Inc (LOV, Inc). It's a transitional home for homeless veterans that uses education, love, meditation, and yoga to enable the vets to not only have a place to live, but also it provides them with a platform to become productive members of society and excel at whatever they want to do.
The 501(c)3 has been formed and i'm working on completing the by-laws and articles of incorporation. I'm attempting to obtain housing and that feat has proved to be more formidable than originally anticipated. But it doesn't matter how many times i hit a wall or somebody closes a door in my face because i use that as an opportunity to successfully learn how to NOT start a non-profit. There's no failures, only lessons learned.
This is my dream. This is my passion. And i will not stop until i achieve this goal. It will be life's work. Actually, it's already happened....i just haven't quite reached that moment in time.
Namaste,
Mike
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