[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” css=”.vc_custom_1525355183591{margin-top: -40px !important;margin-bottom: 6vh !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1525355176328{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][rev_slider_vc alias=”books1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1508761207960{margin-bottom: 9vh !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1508143071646{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][woodmart_title color=”primary” style=”bordered” title=”highlights from the book” css=”.vc_custom_1582652540835{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}” woodmart_css_id=”5e555c6989995″ title_width=”100″][woodmart_timeline line_style=”dashed” item_style=”shadow” dots_color=”eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfY29sb3JwaWNrZXIiLCJjc3NfYXJncyI6eyJiYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNvbG9yIjpbIiAud29vZG1hcnQtdGltZWxpbmUtZG90Il19LCJzZWxlY3Rvcl9pZCI6IjVlNTU4MTQ4NTgxNGIiLCJkYXRhIjp7ImRlc2t0b3AiOiIjZWRlZDFhIn19″ line_color=”eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfY29sb3JwaWNrZXIiLCJjc3NfYXJncyI6eyJiYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNvbG9yIjpbIiAuZG90LXN0YXJ0IiwiIC5kb3QtZW5kIl0sImJvcmRlci1jb2xvciI6WyIgLndvb2RtYXJ0LXRpbWVsaW5lLWxpbmUiXX0sInNlbGVjdG9yX2lkIjoiNWU1NTgxNDg1ODE0YiIsImRhdGEiOnsiZGVza3RvcCI6IiNmMmViNmYifX0=” woodmart_css_id=”5e5581485814b”][woodmart_timeline_breakpoint color_bg=”eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfY29sb3JwaWNrZXIiLCJjc3NfYXJncyI6eyJiYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNvbG9yIjpbIiAud29vZG1hcnQtdGltZWxpbmUtYnJlYWtwb2ludC10aXRsZSJdfSwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI1ZTU2NzBmZTg4YjlkIiwiZGF0YSI6eyJkZXNrdG9wIjoiI2ZmZmZmZiJ9fQ==” woodmart_css_id=”5e5670fe88b9d” title=”*”][woodmart_timeline_item image_secondary=”3008″ img_size_secondary=”full” el_class=”text-larger” color_bg=”eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfY29sb3JwaWNrZXIiLCJjc3NfYXJncyI6eyJiYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNvbG9yIjpbIi53b29kbWFydC10aW1lbGluZS1pdGVtIiwiIC50aW1lbGluZS1jb2wtcHJpbWFyeSIsIiAudGltZWxpbmUtY29sLXNlY29uZGFyeSJdLCJjb2xvciI6WyIgLnRpbWVsaW5lLWFycm93Il19LCJzZWxlY3Rvcl9pZCI6IjVlNTY3MTA1NDI2N2UiLCJkYXRhIjp7ImRlc2t0b3AiOiIjZmZmZmZmIn19″ woodmart_css_id=”5e5671054267e” title_primary=”My heart skipped a few beats”]and my chest tightened a little as I realized that I had done it again. A night full of partying and heavy drinking had me hungover but alive. I briefly pondered on how many of my nine lives I had used.[/woodmart_timeline_item][woodmart_timeline_breakpoint title=”*” color_bg=”eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfY29sb3JwaWNrZXIiLCJjc3NfYXJncyI6eyJiYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNvbG9yIjpbIiAud29vZG1hcnQtdGltZWxpbmUtYnJlYWtwb2ludC10aXRsZSJdfSwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI1ZTU1NWFkYjg5YjdjIiwiZGF0YSI6eyJkZXNrdG9wIjoiI2ZmZmZmZiJ9fQ==” woodmart_css_id=”5e555adb89b7c”][woodmart_timeline_item position=”right” image_secondary=”3228″ img_size_secondary=”full” el_class=”text-larger” color_bg=”eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfY29sb3JwaWNrZXIiLCJjc3NfYXJncyI6eyJiYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNvbG9yIjpbIi53b29kbWFydC10aW1lbGluZS1pdGVtIiwiIC50aW1lbGluZS1jb2wtcHJpbWFyeSIsIiAudGltZWxpbmUtY29sLXNlY29uZGFyeSJdLCJjb2xvciI6WyIgLnRpbWVsaW5lLWFycm93Il19LCJzZWxlY3Rvcl9pZCI6IjVlNTY3MTdkODQxZDUiLCJkYXRhIjp7ImRlc2t0b3AiOiIjZmZmZmZmIn19″ woodmart_css_id=”5e56717d841d5″ title_primary=”The newfound voices in my head”]were louder and more aggressive than the one’s the day before.
“Shoot his ass!”, “Who cares anyway?”, “Hurt him!” As I crawled over to where the shotgun rested and grabbed it like it was the last piece of candy in a Halloween dish.[/woodmart_timeline_item][woodmart_timeline_breakpoint title=”*” color_bg=”eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfY29sb3JwaWNrZXIiLCJjc3NfYXJncyI6eyJiYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNvbG9yIjpbIiAud29vZG1hcnQtdGltZWxpbmUtYnJlYWtwb2ludC10aXRsZSJdfSwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI1ZTU1NWFlMzY0ZTA3IiwiZGF0YSI6eyJkZXNrdG9wIjoiI2ZmZmZmZiJ9fQ==” woodmart_css_id=”5e555ae364e07″][woodmart_timeline_item image_secondary=”3013″ img_size_secondary=”full” el_class=”text-larger” color_bg=”eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfY29sb3JwaWNrZXIiLCJjc3NfYXJncyI6eyJiYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNvbG9yIjpbIi53b29kbWFydC10aW1lbGluZS1pdGVtIiwiIC50aW1lbGluZS1jb2wtcHJpbWFyeSIsIiAudGltZWxpbmUtY29sLXNlY29uZGFyeSJdLCJjb2xvciI6WyIgLnRpbWVsaW5lLWFycm93Il19LCJzZWxlY3Rvcl9pZCI6IjVlNTY3MThjYWQ4MzgiLCJkYXRhIjp7ImRlc2t0b3AiOiIjZmZmZmZmIn19″ woodmart_css_id=”5e56718cad838″ title_primary=”Bleeding and weak”]I got off the bed and walked into the operating room to have emergency surgery. Once I was on the table some random person pried my legs open and started removing my stitches.[/woodmart_timeline_item][woodmart_timeline_breakpoint title=”*” color_bg=”eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfY29sb3JwaWNrZXIiLCJjc3NfYXJncyI6eyJiYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNvbG9yIjpbIiAud29vZG1hcnQtdGltZWxpbmUtYnJlYWtwb2ludC10aXRsZSJdfSwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI1ZTU1NWFlODcwN2Q0IiwiZGF0YSI6eyJkZXNrdG9wIjoiI2ZmZmZmZiJ9fQ==” woodmart_css_id=”5e555ae8707d4″][woodmart_timeline_item position=”right” image_secondary=”3232″ img_size_secondary=”full” el_class=”text-larger” color_bg=”eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfY29sb3JwaWNrZXIiLCJjc3NfYXJncyI6eyJiYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNvbG9yIjpbIi53b29kbWFydC10aW1lbGluZS1pdGVtIiwiIC50aW1lbGluZS1jb2wtcHJpbWFyeSIsIiAudGltZWxpbmUtY29sLXNlY29uZGFyeSJdLCJjb2xvciI6WyIgLnRpbWVsaW5lLWFycm93Il19LCJzZWxlY3Rvcl9pZCI6IjVlNTY3MWEwZWQyYTYiLCJkYXRhIjp7ImRlc2t0b3AiOiIjZmZmZmZmIn19″ woodmart_css_id=”5e5671a0ed2a6″ title_primary=”By the time I got my official sentence”]I had sat in jail for nearly four months. My first offender’s status had been revoked and I had to sit in jail until my trial.[/woodmart_timeline_item][/woodmart_timeline][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” woodmart_gradient_switch=”no” css=”.vc_custom_1582728423939{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” mobile_bg_img_hidden=”no” tablet_bg_img_hidden=”no” woodmart_parallax=”0″ row_reverse_mobile=”0″ row_reverse_tablet=”0″ woodmart_disable_overflow=”0″][vc_column woodmart_color_scheme=”light” mobile_bg_img_hidden=”no” tablet_bg_img_hidden=”no” woodmart_parallax=”0″ woodmart_sticky_column=”false” parallax_scroll=”no” mobile_reset_margin=”no” tablet_reset_margin=”no”][rev_slider slidertitle=”Slider 1″ alias=”slider-1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1582728519764{margin-top: 8vh !important;margin-bottom: 4vh !important;padding-bottom: 4vh !important;}” mobile_bg_img_hidden=”no” tablet_bg_img_hidden=”no” woodmart_parallax=”0″ woodmart_gradient_switch=”no” row_reverse_mobile=”0″ row_reverse_tablet=”0″ woodmart_disable_overflow=”0″][vc_column width=”1/2″ woodmart_text_align=”center” offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12″ css=”.vc_custom_1535364295611{margin-bottom: 4vh !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;border-right-color: #efefef !important;border-right-style: solid !important;}”][woodmart_info_box icon_style=”with-bg” image=”3042″ alignment=”center” btn_position=”static” btn_color=”primary” btn_size=”small” btn_style=”link” info_box_inline=”yes” img_size=”40×40″ link=”#” title=”Good Life” css=”.vc_custom_1582724620379{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-right: 8% !important;padding-left: 8% !important;}” woodmart_css_id=”5e5675ea74885″ svg_animation=”no”]The good life is in our perception, not that of others.[/woodmart_info_box][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ woodmart_text_align=”center” offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12″ css=”.vc_custom_1525352884824{margin-bottom: 4vh !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;border-right-color: #efefef !important;border-right-style: solid !important;}”][woodmart_info_box icon_style=”with-bg” image=”3042″ alignment=”center” btn_position=”static” btn_color=”primary” btn_size=”small” btn_style=”link” info_box_inline=”yes” img_size=”40×40″ link=”#” title=”Impact” css=”.vc_custom_1582724681097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-right: 8% !important;padding-left: 8% !important;}” woodmart_css_id=”5e567646010fc” svg_animation=”no”]People are remembered for their impact on others.[/woodmart_info_box][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ woodmart_text_align=”center” offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12″ css=”.vc_custom_1525352888599{margin-bottom: 4vh !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;border-right-color: #efefef !important;border-right-style: solid !important;}”][woodmart_info_box icon_style=”with-bg” image=”3042″ alignment=”center” btn_position=”static” btn_color=”primary” btn_size=”small” btn_style=”link” info_box_inline=”yes” img_size=”40×40″ link=”#” title=”Know Better” css=”.vc_custom_1582724707041{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-right: 8% !important;padding-left: 8% !important;}” woodmart_css_id=”5e56764f84b7d” svg_animation=”no”]If you know better … do better.[/woodmart_info_box][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ woodmart_text_align=”center” offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12″ css=”.vc_custom_1525334000841{margin-bottom: 4vh !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][woodmart_info_box icon_style=”with-bg” image=”3042″ alignment=”center” btn_position=”static” btn_color=”primary” btn_size=”small” btn_style=”link” info_box_inline=”yes” img_size=”40×40″ link=”#” title=”See Yourself” css=”.vc_custom_1582724744537{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-right: 8% !important;padding-left: 8% !important;}” woodmart_css_id=”5e56766a2a789″ svg_animation=”no”]People see you the way you see yourself.[/woodmart_info_box][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1582222265405{margin-bottom: -20px !important;padding-top: 8vh !important;padding-bottom: 8vh !important;background-color: #eaf9ee !important;}” woodmart_parallax=”0″ woodmart_gradient_switch=”no” row_reverse_mobile=”0″ row_reverse_tablet=”0″ woodmart_disable_overflow=”0″ mobile_bg_img_hidden=”no” tablet_bg_img_hidden=”no”][vc_column][woodmart_title size=”medium” title_width=”50″ title=”A Few Chapter Topics!” woodmart_css_id=”5e5cae7ec4995″ subtitle=”TABLE OF CONTENT”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”]

The Thing That Changed Everything Else

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”]

Naïve Or Stupid

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”]

Left, Right, Left

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”]

If it isn’t love 

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”]

The Man

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”]

Letter to my family

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row mobile_bg_img_hidden=”no” tablet_bg_img_hidden=”no” woodmart_parallax=”0″ woodmart_gradient_switch=”no” row_reverse_mobile=”0″ row_reverse_tablet=”0″ woodmart_disable_overflow=”0″][vc_column]

[/vc_column][/vc_row]