It takes a village.

I will be writing a more in-depth reflection in the next day or two, but before then I have this to get off my chest.

In the last year, last twelve months, I discovered and starting following some YouTube creators and they have really inspired me to take more action in my life. Two of these people in particular are going through rough times. One of them, Rachel O'Leary (lives in Pennsylvania), had knee surgery and she has not been able to work this entire year so far. The other one, Blake (lives in South Florida), lost hundreds of exotic animals, reptiles, fishes from a freak lightning fire.

Long story short, it was the help of strangers like these that helped me through some really rough times. I've already contributed money to them and will do so again in the near future. Please consider helping them through their rough times.

Here are pages where you can donate:






Additional Sources (links to start getting you to understand why these two people have touched my life)

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