June is pride month, and with that I'd like to spend some time paying homage to a group of individuals that are very near and dear to my heart: people who fall in the LGBTQ community. For those that aren't familiar with the acronym, it is as follows: Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Questioning This has historically been a highly debated topic among different groups of individuals and their belief systems. I come from the school of thought that people are born how the

I've had a lot of conversations with people about failure. There is a 13-year old young woman I have been privileged to work with for the last several months, who I've been told was drastically different the previous year. The way she was described was constantly getting in fights, getting kicked out of classes, and ultimately failing any and all classes she did show up to. When I began working with her, I could instantly see what a special young woman she was. Even thoug

A woman approached me yesterday and wanted to purchase one of the bracelets that said "not alone" on one side, and the suicide hotline (1.800.273.8255) on the other side. In conversation, she told me that she worked with veterans at the VA in Mather, and said many of the veterans that have come back from their service have been suicidal. I again felt inspired to stamp more bracelets with the suicide hotline on them, and then discovered that there is a song out there by Logic