What Would I Tell My Teenage Self?

The first thing that I would tell myself as a teenager will be to have a relationship with Jesus Christ.   I would also tell him that I love you.   I will tell him to read the Bible each day and have a honest conversation with Jesus Christ on a daily basis.   I would tell him to please stop drinking 🍸 alcohol and stop smoking marijuana.   I would sponsor him at his AA Meetings.  I would tell him to go directly to school and graduate from high school.  During that time, I dropped out of school for three years in order to go to Job Corps in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  I went back to school and graduated from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Dayton, Ohio.   I also got a job working at Skyline Chili Restaurant in Dayton,Ohio for three years.   I also attended Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio for two years.   Afterwards,  I enlisted in the United States Marines for a few months.   I got married for only nine months.   I relocated to Toledo, Ohio and enrolled at the University of Toledo in Toledo,  Ohio  from 1991 through 1996.  I graduated with my Associates Degree in Social Services Technology on Saturday morning June 12, 1993.  I also got hired after college and worked at the Jerusalem Outreach Center from March 29, 1993 through June 13, 1996.  I earned my Bachelors Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Toledo University College on Saturday June 17, 1995.  I enrolled in college for another year until June 14, 1996.  After graduating from college, I moved back to Dayton, Ohio for one year.  I got a job working at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio from August 24, 1996 until June 14, 1997.  I relocated to Charlotte,NC from June 15, 1997 until January 5, 2010.  I worked at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte for 8 years.  I relocated back to Dayton, Ohio on January 6, 2010 until now.   I have been living in the same apartment for 13 years now.  I have made a success out of myself for the past 30 years.  I had written three books in 23 years.   My books are called Essays, My Grace is Sufficient for Me, and The Best of Anthony Hopkins.   I publish my first book on July 3, 2000.  During the past 9 years, I attended Fort McKinley United Methodist Church located at 3721 West Siebenthaler Avenue Dayton, Ohio 45406.  I currently live at Wentworth HI Rise Apartments 2765 Wentworth Avenue #607 Dayton,  Ohio 46406.  I am a Publisher,  Author, and Blogger at AuthorHouse Publications Company in Bloomington, IN for three years now.  Thank you for reading my essay.