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      Warrior Poet Wisdom

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      For you.

      FOREWORD

      It’s been a while. No, I haven’t gotten lazy or abandoned this project. I’ve still been writing, but haven’t gotten around to collecting them into the next volume. Much has happened since the last book. My father had a heart attack and is now living with heart failure. A week after his hospital stay, our beloved husky-shepherd of 10 years, Bear, passed away suddenly. And 7 years after our first miscarriage, my wife and I became pregnant again through IVF, only to have another miscarriage 3 months into the pregnancy. I’m sure this might be sad for many to hear, but the whole point of my writings is to remind of the strength we have within us, not only when times are pleasant, but especially when times are difficult. I don’t share these personal experiences with you for your sympathy. I share because Warrior Poet Wisdom was conceived as the most honest of my creative projects. I don’t spin anything here. I don’t add flash and sizzle, embellish or manipulate. I don’t use a stage name. This is my real life, and I hope it serves to remind you that I’m living what I’m writing. Despite all of these losses, nothing has changed. My previous writings don’t retroactively change now because of these new developments. They only resonate with me more. When life beats you down, you can curl up and cry, or you can GET UP and CHARLIE MIKE. All these experiences have served to do is make it clearer to me how many do not make the warrior’s choice of fortitude.

      Fortitude,