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St. Louis is one of America’s most historically relevant cities, but it has been plagued with a concentration of all of the problems that face America. As it continues to fall from its position as one of America’s anchors, the people there have developed a tenacity and pride that resonates above all of the turmoil. It was complete culture shock moving there, living there, and seeing the impact the city has on those who live there. Writing a book about my experiences coming of age in St. Louis was going to be a guaranteed page turner.
It was never my choice to move to St. Louis. Of course we always have a choice in the sense of being able to make decisions for ourselves but when you have nowhere else to go, you typically choose food and shelter. I ended up there because I had nowhere else to go. If I knew then what I know now, I would’ve taken my chances elsewhere. I don’t say that to knock the city or my experiences. I simply mean that I am a man of faith and not fear at this point in my life. I have learned that what your life is any given moment is what it should be at the time. You have to grasp your presence and recognize all the possibilities of your current situation.
I arrived in St. Louis at the tender age of 17, with a deficit in self-esteem, the continued to depreciate my self value. At 17, I knew nothing about the power of faith and favor or how my life could change based on the thoughts that I kept. Before I moved there, I was sleeping on my best friend’s floor, after being put out of my grandmother’s house. Nothing about life seemed to be going in my favor, and I was very negative about everything. Moving to St. Louis was the first time I would face the fire and rise from my own ashes.
Excerpt taken from From Scratch: Book One, Inheritance
©2016 Enter Media, LLC
It was never my choice to move to St. Louis. Of course we always have a choice in the sense of being able to make decisions for ourselves but when you have nowhere else to go, you typically choose food and shelter. I ended up there because I had nowhere else to go. If I knew then what I know now, I would’ve taken my chances elsewhere. I don’t say that to knock the city or my experiences. I simply mean that I am a man of faith and not fear at this point in my life. I have learned that what your life is any given moment is what it should be at the time. You have to grasp your presence and recognize all the possibilities of your current situation.
I arrived in St. Louis at the tender age of 17, with a deficit in self-esteem, the continued to depreciate my self value. At 17, I knew nothing about the power of faith and favor or how my life could change based on the thoughts that I kept. Before I moved there, I was sleeping on my best friend’s floor, after being put out of my grandmother’s house. Nothing about life seemed to be going in my favor, and I was very negative about everything. Moving to St. Louis was the first time I would face the fire and rise from my own ashes.
Excerpt taken from From Scratch: Book One, Inheritance
©2016 Enter Media, LLC
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