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The Reluctant Artist – Monroe Journal – April 4, 2019

The Reluctant Artist – Monroe Journal – April 4, 2019

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | May 23, 2022 | Uncategorized

Don’t listen to those who say, “It’s not done that way.” Maybe it’s not, but maybe you’ll do it anyway. Don’t listen to those who say, “You’re taking too big a chance.” Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor, and it would surely be rubbed out today.       ...
Eye of the Storm – Monroe Journal – April 21, 2022

Eye of the Storm – Monroe Journal – April 21, 2022

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | May 6, 2022 | Chasing Your Dream, Finding Hope, Uncategorized

“My friend, at one point or another, the sky will darken, the winds will rage and we will find ourselves in the eye of a storm. It is in the storms that God does his finest work, for in the storms he has our keenest attention.   Max Lucado 2014 – Boise, Idaho: The...
Moses the Conductor – Monroe Journal – March 15, 2022

Moses the Conductor – Monroe Journal – March 15, 2022

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Mar 28, 2022 | Courage Under Fire, Iron-willed, Uncategorized

“Harriet Tubman reveled in defying men, defying governments, defying slavery and defying slave catchers who put a $40,000 bounty on her head. This Black woman who stood five feet tall was utterly and completely fearless.”                              ...
There She Is – Monroe Journal – September 2, 2021

There She Is – Monroe Journal – September 2, 2021

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Sep 6, 2021 | Adversity, Chasing Your Dream, Limitless Possibilities, Uncategorized

1964 – Ackerman, Mississippi: Seventeen-year-old Cheryl Prewitt told her father she was thinking about entering the Miss Choctaw County pageant. “No daughter of mine is going to parade herself around on stage in front of a bunch of strangers in a beauty contest. I...
Big Hearted Bob – Monroe Journal – July 29, 2021

Big Hearted Bob – Monroe Journal – July 29, 2021

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Aug 20, 2021 | Compassion, Finding Hope, Success, Uncategorized

July 1999 – Belleville, Michigan: Tammy and Rusty Stafford had been expecting the letter. The company where Rusty had worked for more than two decades had been sold. Rusty didn’t have a retirement plan, but the big boss, Bob Thompson, had promised that everyone would...
Father of Fitness – Monroe Journal – April 1, 2021

Father of Fitness – Monroe Journal – April 1, 2021

by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jun 14, 2021 | Determination Despite the Odds, Long Shots, Refusing to Quit, Uncategorized

San Francisco, California – 1951: A doctor labeled him a “quack” and advised against his weightlifting methods believing they were dangerous and could cause a heart attack. A newspaper journalist referred to him as a “charlatan” whose exercise routines could lead to...
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