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Silent Night – Monroe Journal – December 23, 2021

Silent Night – Monroe Journal – December 23, 2021

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Dec 23, 2021 | Courage Under Fire, Determination Despite the Odds, Never Give Up

“Washington was not a brilliant strategist. He made serious mistakes. He learned from his experiences, and above all, he never forgot what was at stake and he never gave up.”                                       David McCullough   December 25, 1776 – Eastern...
Hopeless in Colorado – Monroe Journal – May 25, 2017

Hopeless in Colorado – Monroe Journal – May 25, 2017

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Dec 13, 2021 | Adversity, Determination Despite the Odds, Iron-willed, Limitless Possibilities

“You can’t change the past. You can only change the path you are on.” Ramona Pierson April 1984 – El Toro, California: Ramona Pierson took her dog for a run after work. As they jogged across an intersection a drunk driver, who sped through the light, hit them. The dog...
The Foster Care Kid – Monroe Journal – May 8, 2017

The Foster Care Kid – Monroe Journal – May 8, 2017

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Dec 6, 2021 | Adversity, Chasing Your Dream, Determination Despite the Odds

“How it is, isn’t how it has to be – it is simply how it is right now. Your possibilities are as limitless as your dreams.”                   James Richardson  1985 – Pensacola, Florida: At midnight, 13-year-old Jimmy Wayne Barber sat alone in the bus...
Defying the Odds – Monroe Journal – June 15, 2017

Defying the Odds – Monroe Journal – June 15, 2017

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Nov 29, 2021 | Beating the Odds, Determination Despite the Odds, Perserverance

“However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. My advice to other disabled people would be concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you doing well, and don’t regret the things it interferes with....
Thanking the Seagulls – Monroe Journal – Sept 10, 2020

Thanking the Seagulls – Monroe Journal – Sept 10, 2020

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Nov 26, 2021 | Adversity, Determination Despite the Odds, Gratitude

“The biggest lesson I ever learned was while drifting on a raft in the South Pacific for 24 days with my buddies. If you have all the fresh water you want to drink and all the food you want to eat, you ought never to complain about anything.”         Eddie...
My  Home’s in Alabama – Monroe Journal – Nov 10, 2016

My Home’s in Alabama – Monroe Journal – Nov 10, 2016

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Nov 11, 2021 | Against the Odds, Determination Despite the Odds, Never Give Up

“When you set out to do something great, most people will not see what you see. Don’t allow their version of how your life should turn out to affect you. You will have to do what they are not willing to do.”                           Andy Andrews 1972 – Jacksonville...
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