Life Lessons Quote by Harold Phifer — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Yet the upcoming year was going to be a new phase of my life. I would get to follow my big”

“Next, the secretary advised me to take a seat while she notified the headmaster of my arrival. During those dreadful moments I did everything I could to remain calm. Nervously, I kept patting my foot to the floor and heard each and every tap. Suddenly, shouts of extreme havoc rung out just like the other times! “Oh God no! Jesus, please help me Lawd! I got you, Sir, I got you,” were screams filling the airwaves. The door opened and a battered female raced rightpast me with her hands covering her face. She kept mumbling phrases that shouldn’t be repeated by innocent lips. I couldn’t believe those disgusting words coming out of her baby-sized mouth.”

“Being mindful of Aunt Kathy’s presence, I turned to reading the Bible while sitting in the living room. It was my way ofkeeping my aunt at bay. Yet, my facade didn’t sustain me for long. I got called to the dining table anyway. Next, I was told to follow Jerry’s instructions once we left the house. Then to my surprise, Aunt Kathy made breakfast for me anyway. Immediately, I was on high alert! “Oh hell, how do I get beyond this meal!”

“I knew Dad was concerned about my past associations. I was from the Trash Alley. It was my community. I hung out with thugs from the Frog Bottom, the Burns Bottoms, the Red Line, the S-Curve, the Sandfield, the Morning Side, and a bunch of other places that shall remain nameless. I knew all of the “Legends of the Hood”: Sin Man, Swap, Boo Boo, Emp-Man, Cookie Man, Shank, Polar Bear, Bae Willy, Bae Bruh, Skullhead Ned, Pimp, Crunch, and Goat Turd (just to name a few). I thought maybe Dad had summoned me as a “show and tell” for the kids in his neighborhood—the hardliner to scare those wayward suburban brats back into reality.”

“Look, my friend, never forget this, if life puts a wonderful calmness in front of you, know that it wants you to save energy and rest for the coming storm, take advantage of this opportunity!”

“No puedo dejar de viajar; quiero beber la vida hasta la última gota. He disfrutado mucho, he sufrido mucho, tanto con quienes me amaron como en soledad; en tierra y cuando con veloces ráfagas las Híades de la lluvia irritaban al mar oscuro. Me he hecho un nombre.”

“Life and death- what paltry words, what tarnished bookends,what unjust summation for drawing breath one moment and failing to release it the next.”

“I own my life, from head to toe, sorrow to sapience, wonder to woe.”

“Evaluate the patterns in your life. Are they leading you down a path of progress or regression?”

“Words are like eggs dropped from great heights. You can't ever put the pieces back together after they hit home.”