For lack of patience, she gave up on art
“I don’t draw as much as I used to, mostly because I can’t find the inspiration for it. Or I can get inspired, but my hands don’t seem to want to work with my brain. I...
Author: David Berkowitz
Prison wolves, loneliness life-changing experience
“I’m not a violent person. It was just a bad situation that I misinterpreted. My anxiety level was so high it was unreal. I wasn’t sleeping. I had heart palpitations. I felt scared all the time....
Life after prison includes plenty of adjustments
“I was in an open setting for the last 10 to 15 years in prison. It’s like you’re living in a glass house. You do anything, everybody knows about it. There was absolutely no privacy. “That...
Mother, daughter enjoying life together
Sometimes, it’s the simple things in life. “We’re best friends. We spend a lot of time together. Our favorite trip was to New York City. It was just two Texas girls in the big city. We...
Despite leg amputation, life is pretty normal
“I was about 12 years old when I started having problems. The doctor said it could have been caused by a fall. The only thing I remember is running across the playground at school. The ground...
Music can touch people when preaching can’t
“I’m a licensed and ordained minister in music. I’ve been doing that for probably 20 years. I don’t really know how to read music, but I can kind of sight read. “A fellow I went to...
Drugs, physical abuse ruin her marriage
“At first, our marriage was beautiful. It was blossoming. What I didn’t know was that he was a functioning addict. “He had a job. He paid the bills. He bought the groceries. But at the end...
Singing takes her to ‘a place of tranquility’
“My dream? Have you heard of the gospel singer named Mahalia Jackson? Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to be just like her. I came up singing in the church, and my mom...
She had ‘special connection’ with dyslexic kids
“Children with dyslexia are intelligent. Their brains just process differently, so they need a different strategy to learn. “A lot of people think it’s just that they see letters upside down. There’s much more to it....
Former teacher gets that déjà vu feeling
“As a former teacher, when the back-to-school ads start and I see those supplies in the stores, I get that déjà vu feeling. And when it’s time for the school districts’ convocations, I find myself wishing...
