If I don’t know you today Hang in there kid There’s another path Another way Burn your bridges to Joseph Avenue Stay Away Please hold...

I wrote this 2 years ago in my old blog "I Block Chronicles." There is so much here that is so important for me to recall in this season...

I have learned a valuable lesson over the last few months. Actually, I relearned it with more emphasis and foundation. This lesson has...

I looked at my reflection today and as my reflection looked back at me, something different happened. I got that feeling deep in my...

I have taken a different posture about my faith than most. I have chosen not to be "cliche." I have moved beyond in disgust through the...

We scream, we fight, we debate, we grandstand, we oppose all in the name of the "greater good." Yet, are we willing to admit when we are...

I had another walk along the path with the truth we will all one day face. On Friday, through the course of my "day job" in Lab...

I have been working through some thoughts lately. I wonder... With all the causes, movements, politics, personal agendas, choices, gender...

Dear Society, I am not interested in bowing to any man or woman. I will support those that feel they need a hand to rise. I won't humble...

This song really gets to me. I have been meaning to post this and never really felt brave enough. I won't over state it. But, my words...

I don’t know about you. I am sick of being inside all the time. This isolation is maddening. However, my experience has shown me I can...

Two of the important things I have learned from this journey I have been on are: 1) Follow a greater good in life.  It will result in a...

April 1, 2020 When we are left with what appears to be “nothing” and things are “being taken from us” – what in fact are we left with? Do...

March 25, 2020 To my fellow LEO’s: “Aim small, miss small”. This is something we hear regularly at the range for qualification. If we aim...

March 22, 2020 When we associate feelings with the label “COVID-19”, I hear a lot of fear, worry, discontentment, anxiety and annoyance....

February 15, 2020 For those of us who have felt the discomfort, hurt, pain and demoralization of traumas, self-hatred and disease – they...

Feb. 3, 2020 I have spoken a few times about the transformation of my perspective during my law enforcement career and some have asked me...

We spend a lot of time understanding our origins. We like knowing that we came from “something” or “someplace” and proudly proclaim our...

I was going through some stuff to organize and I came across some of my writing. In the pile was the original page of the first chapter...

January 4, 2020 Does anyone else feel like they go through emotional turbulence throughout the recovery process? No matter the length of...