This is How I Will Live!
When I was about 4 or 5 years old, there was a TV show that aired Saturday mornings on Channel 6 (the ABC affiliate in Augusta, GA). It was a community-based show where a group of kids came to the studio with Police Trooper Terry and he taught them about community, morals, and American values. The kids didn't do much, but I saw what was possible...in my mind, I knew I could do "that" too. That’s when the light came on for me. Deep down inside of me, something resonated, clicked, and at that moment I knew this is what I wanted (needed) to do with my life. I shared it with my mother and of course, she was cautious. I suspect she understood how difficult life could be, in this sort of pursuit. You can be very good at it and still not “make it.” Following her reluctance, for the most part, my creative person went into hibernation. I still gravitated toward the creative but not with the same zest and fervor. My dad was brilliant in math and science; he was an ele...