For some, the defining moment in their life, may be hard to put a finger on. Even less, he or she will recognize the person that influenced the changes that they needed to make in life. For others, as myself, the person, time, and place are easy to identify.

As a kid I was a pretty wild teen. I did as I wanted, sometimes at the expense of others. The others, in my case, typically were my parents. I was on a path of self destruction, and nothing seemed to derail me. Run-ins with the police and court system, were becoming common, but never seemed to get the point across. My grades in school were horrible, and I showed little respect for law and authority figures. I needed a reality check, and to my good fortune. I was handed exactly that.