Richard L. Taylor Jr.

Hey there!

First, I want to thank you for stopping by and checking me out. My hope is that my story can help you get over the hump you’re facing right now. I’ve been through a lot (and I’m sure you have too), however I made it through and I want to extend my hand to make sure you make it too! You are not alone in this struggle we call life. It may hurt a bit but continue to push! You can do it! I promise!

I began living a destructive lifestyle at a very early age. Between being bullied, dealing with an immense amount of anger and feeling controlled by depression, I opened the door to attempting suicide. These feelings and thoughts stuck with me throughout high school and college. I tried to mask them, but as other personal problems like obesity, failing in college and being in an abusive relationship arose, I finally cracked.

In January of 2008 I was completely fed up with the direction of my life and I decided to end it all, taking a knife to my wrist five brutal times. After being rushed to the emergency room the doctor came in and said to me “You must have a greater purpose in life, you just missed death”. From that day on I set out to find exactly what that purpose was. I decided to accept this process in order to better myself and experience true happiness in life.

At times this process was hard and taught me a lot of amazing things. Even though I am not the same person I used to be, I understand that the process is and will always be ongoing. I now understand that we all have our own personal process that we need to accept in our lives. While we will never be perfect, the process will mold us into the person of excellence that we are meant to be.

Now that our paths have crossed, I want remind you that the decisions that you make in life determine your destiny and demise. I’m here bearing it all for you. My scars from three attempted suicides, from physically and emotionally abusive relationships (yes woman can be abusers), from emotional turmoil between my father and I, and dead weight from my climb out of morbid obesity. I am an open book and I am here for you!

Take a look around and feel free to chat with me!

Sincerely,

Richard L. Taylor Jr.