Being stuck in a cycle of poverty has all kinds of detriments on us. There are a lot of barriers to breaking out of a cycle of poverty. It's not easy and it's no joke. Yet, I believe in the possibilities to break out of it. 

Have you ever stopped to think about all the people you've been in your life from birth up to your current age? Have you ever sat and pondered about all the decades, ages, experiences, and personalities you've been through the years? Those past you’s have gotten you to where you are today. They are all a very important part of your journey.

Seeing the brutal effects of dementia up close and personal as I cared for my dad while he quickly deteriorated from the disease has forever changed me in so many ways. I am thankful I got to spend his final months of this earth with him and trying to spoil him as best I could under the circumstances while caring for him as best I could. The experience will always be in my heart and has made me more compassionate. He is now in heaven with his wife, my mom, and they are finally together again. It was no where near 'easy' but I am grateful for the opportunity and I hope I did him and the Divine proud.