The message that I would like to convey to my readers is that although I have been through hard times, who hasn't; we all have in which I am no different than anyone else. As I have gotten older, I have learned to turn my experiences into stepping stones because they have made me stronger and smarter. Don't let the hard times stop you because without hard times there would be no such thing as good times. My philosophy is, allow the hard times to push you into the good times.