He was born in Florence and raised on a farm. He was familiar with hunting, fishinng, and was quite family oriented. He also grew up around heavy equipment and eventually began to take up welding (that ended quickly, though). He was a boy scout, which he cherished very much. As a kid, as well as an adolescent, he loved adventurous things. He originally wanted to live out West. He eventually went to UNA, then Auburn University to study Forrestry. As he got older, he decided that he was getting far from his roots, from his true spirit, so he decided to become an artist. His career as an artist began with metal and the outdoors were a major influence on his works.
Throughout his life, he has had many wonderful life experiences. He has been all over the world and has done many different things.
The main things that he wanted to teach us was to stay true to our roots. He told us to remain stagnant with our true spirit and make sure that we do not get caught up in the busy, complicated world that is today. He taught us to slow down and to go back to our childhood and see what really made us happy then and let that really govern what we are doing now (in a way). He told us to develop our own set of principles to live by, to establish a moral foundation. The people who we looked up to when we were young are important, because they are a part of that foundation. Good values are instilled in us at an early age.
So, basically, what I got from this was an answer to a question that I have been having the day I got here. In former blogs, you can see that I am getting different answers to this question and that I have not really yet come up with a final answer. I think I have determined that I never will. Anyways, the question, "Who am I?", can be answered by looking at my childhood and starting from there. With the help of Mr. McGee, that conclusion has been made. So, for the remainder of my blog I am going to explore some of my favorite things as a child. By looking at all of these, maybe an answer of who I am or who I want to be can be determined.
My favorite movie growing up was The Little Mermaid. I loved Disney, in general , of course, but that movie was my favorite. I was obsessed. I had all the dolls. I had blankets, pillows, and a whole room dedicated to the princess from the sea. I think this was important to me because of how fantastical it really was. Everyone wants to believe in magic and love. This was it for me. Also, it shows that no matter where you come from, everyone deserves a prince. As chessy as that sounds, it gives me comfort and hope even to this day. Because, despite popular belief, I am such a romantic. Anyways, this was a big part of my childhood.
As I got older, I realized that I had a passion for different people. I realized that I really had a passion for missions, specifically. I loved children as well. So, I started going on Mission trips working with lots of different types of children. Those have always been such fond memories for me. I hope to continue doing such things.
Even though this is just a small portion of all of the things that shape me as a person, they help to define who I am and who I want. I want to help people more than anything. Also, I want to give hope to people, in any way. I want to make people believe in magic, in some way. I still really don't know who I am, but I am getting a better idea of the person I was and the person I believe I am meant to be.
Later friends
Anna Goggans
P.S. I really liked this guy. He seemed pretty cool.
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