It makes you fart, so technically, nothing holds it back.

More like, pushes it out.

And then there’s… never mind.

Actually, you don’t need to say literally.
And.
It’s crazy that these things and more aren’t being repeated daily.

It gave me much needed perspective on my tribulations.

Perspective = Wisdom = Strength = Patience = Resilience

I am a better man for it.

Play the long game - Because time is an illusion.

“The Art of Being Dar: A Memoir of Cults, Hollywood, and the Civil Rights Movement” (Late Fall ‘24📚)

Learning about the history of Black people in America, colonization, slavery, racism, reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Civil Rights Movement…?

The long suffering of Black people is humbling.

But slowly, surely, I learned patience was my friend.

And it really came into focus for me when I met the woman who would become my wife - Donzaleigh Abernathy.

Thank you for your service.