I am trying to figure out what my purpose is

I am trying to figure out what my purpose is

“I am thinking today. Just being quiet. I am an open book, this is what you get. I want to figure out what my purpose is. I am not all the way clear what that is. I am 42 and it is time to figure some things out in life. I have a great life and no complaints. I...
I want people to be proud to live here

I want people to be proud to live here

“I lived in DC during 9/11 and was a mile away from the Pentagon. I had friends there and saw the smoke. That day made a huge impact on my life. When I came to Birmingham a few years ago, I found that we had a 9/11 Memorial and that most people in Birmingham...
I have been sober for 17-and-a-half years

I have been sober for 17-and-a-half years

“Can you buy some sandwiches for me and my girls? I have three daughters. 8, 9 and 12. I am just trying to praise God and do the right thing. Their mother passed with cancer five years ago and I have a lady friend who helps me raise them. She gets to answer some...
I just want to make the readers care

I just want to make the readers care

“I am from Edinburgh, Scotland and left home at 19 to join the Navy. When I got out, I moved to Sweden and have been traveling ever since. I was always going to Europe, Australia and New Zealand when I was a kid. My dad lived in Australia and Europe was on my...