Man Pete that sucks bro! Your right that some of us have been there, because I have a few times. I call it life. At first it was devastating to lose the family business worth who knows how much to the family, but on paper in the millions. Worst of all it was actually stolen by a good friend who was a preacher no less. He wanted to be a famous tv preacher we found out later, and needed our tv station equipment to become that.

But life has a way of getting revenge better than you or I ever could, so to this day we have never seen this guy as famous. The lord says revenge is his, and he really means it LOL.

I thought I would never bounce back from that, bounce I did, and soon was on track to upper management in the casino industry. In a few short years was at the top of my game once more, like nothing had even happened, living the dream! Then Wham! A doctor makes a mistake and here I am, lost everything again. Only this time bouncing back is not the option that it was. Oh I bounced, but this time it hurt!

One thing ive learned through these life lessons is that it isnt what we have (material things), it is who we are, and how we deal with these experiences, and other people in our lives. I believe we are in this life to learn to deal with all this, and not lose our hope that things will work for a better good.

They can take everything from me, but I know they cannot take my joy because I have to make that decision to let it go. I decide when to be happy or sad, or mad, or glad. Nobody can make me feel anything I dont want to. Plus I wont let anyone know what my hot buttons are, because I do not like to have anyone know how to play me by hitting my hot buttons.

I have learned lots through all of these ordeals, and wouldnt change a thing. would go through them again if given the chance to do it over because I think it was meant for me to larn these hard lessons. The only thing I would want to change is the PAIN LOL!

I used to love things, cars, land, money, and now I love kids, sunsets, smiles, hugs, bbq's, family get togethers. I love life more now than ever!

And I love all my RSD family!