JD Gonzales

Been blessed with some incredible experiences in my life. 7 New Orleans Mardi Gras, Running with the Bulls in Pamplona, a close call with death after being thrown through a wind shield.

After that accident, a quote from a Ed. B. Toupin helped convey how I feel about my life, everyday:

"The gift is very simple and small, but very powerful. It is simply --- seeing and feeling. I lost that somewhere along the way. It is knowing what is there and seeing what is here. Feeling everything. Riding in the dream instead of chasing it. The memories, emotions, and feelings that taunted my life and vision are gone. I feel and see like never before. My wife calls my new gift an innocence. I call it a knowledge of all and the wonder of a child."