The Embraced Path

Let me start by saying that I, am forever grateful for all my experiences in life.  My time here has been nothing short of that. I have learned so much, and have gone through things that have taught me so much about me, my life, and the people that surround me.  I must say that although many things seemed to not work out over the past few months, a lot of things did, and I made it happen.  To be honest, I took one of the biggest risks of my life, to come try a new career, and see what it had to offer.  Little did I know how much I would take away from the experience and also what my destiny here would be.

I moved away on my own once again, to give it a shot, and a chance of a lifetime.  I started selling cars, doing bail bonds, meeting new people, and was surrounded by people that truly cared for me.  Although at times, we had our downs, I have gained a new family here, and for that I must say, the experience was a memorable one for sure.  It is something I will forever cherish for being a path that gave me so much, and a new outlook on life all at the same time.

I wanted to write this to shine light on risks you must take to figure out your journey.  At the start of every path I have taken, I have had a clear choice on what to do, and although the consequences are not clear, the choices are.  Life is funny, because we are taught in order to be mature you must understand consequences, but most of the time, consequences are only seen when you live them out.  I have been through so much here, from learning new ways to live, to arresting people and putting them in jail, to wearing bulletproof vests, selling cars, taking repossessed vehicles, I've done it all.  Yes, Mike did all that!!! A lot of people asked me if I enjoyed it, why I was doing such work, all I could tell them was one thing, It was something that caught my attention at a time where many were failing.  Opportunity is everything in life, and I felt very comfortable taking the risk at the time.  Although the risk wouldn't be possible without thanking my friends here, (they know who they are), I took it on my own, I put myself out here, I trained, and took initiative to do what I could to improve the business around me on all aspects.

I believe I did my best here, I know I did all I could, and dedicated as much time as I could when it was needed.  I embraced the people around me, as they did the same, and I treated everyone with respect, and love. This gave me a purpose, and something to work for, a dream, a lesson, a way of life that gave me much more than I first expected when I opened the door.

All this gave me the opportunity to focus on myself and my self growth over the 8 months here, where I figured out that I was ready for more.  Somewhere in life where I have always excelled at, is knowing when I have done all with a certain path.  I have figured out that many don't seem to understand how I do it.  But I am here to explain that, when I feel I have exhausted all my options at being successful at what I am doing, or a certain place in life where I can no longer grow, I am ready for whats next.  I can't say that I know whats next, I rarely ever do, I just take my paths carefully; so I am sure I will make the right choice whenever it shows its face.

As a friend once told me, "You are someone that adapts so quickly, and is willing to learn and take all you learn, to make things better for everyone around you, people will always see that".  I think on what my friend told me and think of all the times I sit and think about making that happen.  But its important to remember that when I know its time, I will make that happen for myself.  So with all being said, I am closing this chapter to say this, It is time to adapt, take what I've learned here, and make MYSELF better, so that during my next path; I can do the same for everyone around me, and most importantly smile while I'm doing it.

Life stops for no one.

Thank you for everything,

Richie, Russ, Oscar, PJ, Jamie, Heather, Eddie.

Most of all,

Thank you to all that have continued being by my side.


Truthfully,

MK     15'