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A Late Bloomer – Monroe Journal – February 16, 2023

A Late Bloomer – Monroe Journal – February 16, 2023

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Feb 21, 2023 | Determination Despite the Odds, Never Give Up, Rising Above Circumstances

“If at first you don’t succeed, you’re normal. Life is tough, but so are you. Keep dancing and dreaming.”                                 Kid President  September 1983 – New York City: He had planned to go to the New York City taxi authority and try to get his...
Don’t Let Them Break Through – Monroe Journal – July 23, 2015

Don’t Let Them Break Through – Monroe Journal – July 23, 2015

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jan 23, 2023 | Determination Despite the Odds, Never Give Up, Never Quit

“Never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large, or petty, never give in, except to convictions of honor or good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”            Winston Churchill              ...
Mickey Mouse – Monroe Journal – Jan 18, 2018

Mickey Mouse – Monroe Journal – Jan 18, 2018

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jan 16, 2023 | Adversity, Chasing Your Dream, Never Give Up

“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.”                                                                                 Walt Disney 1923 – Kansas City, Missouri: Walt applied for a job as a cartoonist at the Kansas City Star newspaper....
Game 6 – Monroe Journal – Nov 17, 2022

Game 6 – Monroe Journal – Nov 17, 2022

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Nov 18, 2022 | Chasing Your Dream, Never Give Up, Refusing to Quit

“I’ve had plenty of ups and downs and disappointments in my career. The story of my life has been people telling me what I can’t do. You’re not a strategic manager. You can’t handle pitchers. After a while, I quit listening to folks tell me what I can’t do.”...
Mama Kubwa – Monroe Journal – Jan 4, 2018

Mama Kubwa – Monroe Journal – Jan 4, 2018

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Nov 1, 2022 | Against the Odds, Determination Despite the Odds, Never Give Up

“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.”         Sir Edmund Hillary  December 2011, Mt. Kilimanjaro Base Camp, Nalemoru, Tanzania: The porters and guides gawked and giggled. They called her Mama Kubwa, Swahili for ‘big woman.’ At 300 pounds, Kara Whitely...
Hoda – Monroe Journal – Oct 6, 2022

Hoda – Monroe Journal – Oct 6, 2022

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Oct 10, 2022 | Never Give Up, Never Lose Heart, Never Quit

“Say your dreams out loud. If you want something bad enough, say it out loud, even if you whisper it in the bathroom mirror. Dreams have a way of coming true.”  Hoda Kotb  May 1986 – Morgantown, West Virginia: Hoda had her Virginia Tech journalism degree, her VHS...
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