There are days in which I don’t want to wake up. Days where I feel like hitting the snooze button about 2-3 times, okay I lied, maybe 5-6 times. Some days I remember that just a couple years back and I had no clue what sort of purpose I had in life. I mean… I STILL have no idea which direction J want to head into with life. I’ve been  guided and practically given a blueprint on what I SHOULD be doing since day 1. I think I’ve been babied so much that I’ve just been expecting somebody to just approach me and tell me, hey, you should do this, you’d be good at it. Although I appreciate it when people give me feedback and ideas, with all due respect I’m done with that. I’m done taking orders, done being told what I should do, and done being a yes man, (sort of). From this point on, I’ve got to do what I feel passionate about.

 Before I say continue, I want to emphasize the fact that I LOVE my parents. I believe they raised me as well as they possibly could. On that note, there’s probably one thing that I would like to do differently when I have children of my own. I want to let them fail. Let them fail REALLY bad. Let them fail often. I want them to understand that at one point we all fall to our knees and all we can do is pray. Pray for the strength and adversity to get back on our feet stronger. Of course, I’ll be there to help them get right back up and just tell them the very important lesson which is, “every minor set back sets you up for a major comeback.” I’ve learned this on my own with major support from my family, however I had to act on it by myself. The fact of the matter is that life doesn’t just work out by itself, it works out however we react to it. So one day my children will read this and probably hate me for it, (I can’t blame them), but kids, I did it for your own good. You’re a much better person because of it, and I can’t wait to see you write something criticizing your future old man. 

So God, thank you for a spectacular 2016 so far, (I can still make things happen the remaining days) but I pray that you give me the adversity to get through all the failures that may come in 2017. If I’m not failing, I’m not taking a risk and risk will be my word of the year. Let’s get to it!