My Personal Salutation & Letter to the City of Dayton, Ohio & Community At Large!

Good Afternoon Everyone,

How are you doing today?   Fine, I hope.  I want to inform everyone that we are all in need of God’s Grace and Mercy right now.  I am saying this because I need it myself.  I am only making an honest observation regarding the state of affairs in today’s society.  I am not perfect.  I am trying to win other people to repentance.  Frankly, it was very hard for me to repent of all of my personal sins.  It has taken me 12 years to forgive a woman, who had taken advantaged of me.

Next, I want to inform everyone that I have sinned a whole lot in my personal life.  I had to fully understand that I had sustained a great deal of physical, mental, and emotional abuse growing up in the Dayton, Ohio urban city.

 I grew up during the 1970s.  I remember staying with my grandparents. 

The house where I grew up has either been demolished, or sold to someone who is not a member of our family.  I am still hurt about my grandparent’s house.  I am still crying inwardly because the house had been in my family for 85 years.  My Aunt had decided to either demolish the property or sell it to the highest bidder.  I really had a lot of fun inside of as well diverse neighborhood along the Lower West Side of Dayton, Ohio. 

However, I had grew up with a lot of people, who are very famous in the Dayton, Ohio Area.  I want to inform all of you that I used to play basketball for several years at Edison Elementary School and Franklin School in the Dayton, Ohio Area.  I also used to go to the park by myself at night.  I used to be a school safety patrolman for 3 years.  I know that I had to fist fight a whole lot growing up.  This is simply because my mother told me to start fighting back because it was the only way I am able to survive.

In Addition, I had won and lost fist fights while living in the Dayton, Ohio Area.  I really love going to the river each day of the week.  This is where I started swimming.  I will admit that I had to swim inside of a river; just to learn how to swim.  There were times when I went to Riverview Park in Dayton, Ohio just to swim inside of the swimming pool, and eat lunch.  My mother worked inside of restaurants right down the street from our family’s apartment.

Also, I used to possess a very low self esteem as a child.  I guess attending school during the 1970s was very harsh.  At least, we used our hands to settle disputes.  Currently, a lot of children had perished while they were inside of school grounds or; along the way home from school.  I know that I really want to inform all of you that my whole life consisted of ups and downs.  Behaviorally, I used to be scared of other children because I used to get beaten up all of the time.  My mother ordered me to fight these other school bullies back.

Finally, I want to inform all of you that I have an excellent sense of direction.  I had to learn how to get around real early in life.  I remember when my friends used to laugh at me because I was buying female products for my mother and grandmother.  My friends were some incorrigible kids during that time.  I have had my moments when I used to commit crimes just to survive.  I realized that life is really; what you make of it.  Sometimes, life will throw you a curve ball for you to catch.  You will either catch the ball, or the ball will hit you; while trying to catch it.

In Summary, my overall behavior had to change because I got tired of spending time inside of jails and other institutions during the past 28 years.  One Bright Spot in my Life came when I was able to graduate from college on 2 different occasions.  I received my Associates and Bachelor’s Degrees from the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio in 1993 & 1995 respectively.

 My overall attitude about life had changed during the past 8 years now.  My mother is deceased.  My own biological father died less than 6 months after my mother’s funeral.  My half sister died a month and a half earlier.  I know that I am very disappointed because I have been taking Invega and Prozac for 28 years now.  I also started having seizures as well.  My own family had to adjust to life without our mother.  My grandmothers died along the way.  My grandfathers as well.  I did not know that I have two additional aunts from my grandfather living out of state in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Postscript:  Love is the key to peace!!  I had to learn how to walk away from fist fights from both men and women.  I do suffer from Schizoid Affective Disorder as a Mental Health Diagnosis.  I want to say that I really need a lot of prayer because I have been having night sweats and crying while I am sleeping.  My nieces and nephews are very intelligent people.  My nephew has a Corporate Position in his own business.  My nieces are very successful inside of the Dayton, Ohio Community.  My siblings are doing very well for themselves.  Although my brothers and sisters and I do not speak very much, but I love them anyway.

My other family members are successful in their respected communities.  One of my cousins completed her entire career in the Armed Forces.  I really love my cousins because they have a lot of common sense.  I had inherited my mother’s intellect and wisdom.  There are times when I might become complaisant at times.

 I will admit that I tend to become a professional procrastinator.  There are times when I tend to neglect my duties at the apartment, and in my personal life.  This is the reason why I need a lot of prayer because I tend to become a very lazy person.  I will also admit that I have been jumping to conclusions from time to time.  I really appreciate myself as a person; simply because I had to learn how to persevere throughout my life.  I am still a Work in Progress!!  Thank you for reading my essay.  May the Lord God Continue to Bless All of You!!