I contemplated posting this and even relutant about it but as I think about my life and the MANY things im THANKFUL for, I want to be an OPEN book so people can hear my testimony and learn from the FLAWS and mistakes I MADE on this day 11/21/2008. I was arrested for a stolen laptop and I'm sure your asking yourself where is he going with this story but the moral of the story is this... on this date I THOUGHT my life and my career were OVER and the fact that I had shamed my family with the media coverage surrounding this situation I vowed to myself on this day (9yrs ago) that "I will BE BETTER from this situation". What you must learn from this story is this: if you live your life listening to what OTHER people are saying what you should do AND NOT YOUR OWN, shame on YOU! I can honestly say to you today that NOone gave me a chance to succeed down bad in my situation and if I would have listened to those people that said I CAN'T, WHO KNOWS where I would be today so I'm EXTREMELY THANKFUL FOR GOD'S mercy, grace, and FAVOR over my LIFE; so if I can do it with my cirumstances surely you can do it and BE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO BE with HARD WORK and PERSISTENCE! -LOVE side NOTE: and people wonder why I play the game the way i do, act the way i act, dress the way i dress, and even LIVE the way I LIVE because in some peoples eyes "I'm not supposed to be here" but in my eyes im not going to have ANY regrets with the second chance GOD has given me!"