Who am I?

I've learned that I've had the problem of being a doormat and a people p[leaser. I never could say "no" and not feel terrible about it. I was looking for everybody's approval. Today I want my own approval. Today I am aware that I am a good person and don't need validation from other people. God loves me and made me into the good man I am today.

I don't want to go against His will. I learned that, as the old saying goes, "my arms are too short to box with God". I am a man whose life has a purpose. Peter M. aka "Vinny" told me "keep trying to do God's work".

I am working on my ability to communicate in writing and in my spoken words so that I can try to bring healing to the many people who have experienced things I have known like hopelessness, despair and homelessness.