Intro
Dear Teenager, There are so many things I want you to know. When I was your age I loved to write. English was my favorite subject. I had no way of knowing that something that came so easily was a gift for many. For decades, I was concerned with adults. My job was to inspire, motivate, and educate them to be healthy. It was tiring. It was rewarding, but tiring. I learned many years ago that behavior change as an adult is hard. In addition, people don't want to pay for you to help. They want a quick fix to problems that are 20, 30, 40, 50 years in the making. I am burning out. I need a change. I asked myself a lot of hard questions over the last year. It is clear that it is time for change. While I was working health club jobs for very little pay, (even though I had a college degree, and was very good at it) I was also raising a family. My family came first. I had 2 children, a boy and a girl, 2 years apart. Then I had another boy 7 years later. They were my