How to be a better man -
or just live with one
The first time I became aware of Terry Crews was from his role in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
But it was his recent tour through Edmonton for the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters on Feb 20, 2018, that he really caught my attention as a person I want to learn more about.
I stumbled upon his book on-line and immediately took it out of the library.
The poor guy had a rough start as a kid and he really was a dummy, as most boys and young men are. I was just as clueless at those ages so the book resonated with me.
What impressed me most was how his ability to learn from disappointments was hard-wired into his DNA. A lot of people, maybe even most people, would have turned away from their dreams in the same circumstances. But he pushed through always trying to improve himself.
If you're familiar with his movies and TV work then you know his voice. It comes through in his writing and made for enjoyable reading.
It was inspiring to see his life-long struggle to become a better man, to improve himself and then to improve his relationships.
To me, the spirit of the book can be found in two lines;
"I realized that everything is not about good or bad. It's about what you can learn from it."
Terry Crews is a very brave man for sharing his story complete with its warts, mistakes and embarrassments with the world.
Terry Crews' Wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Crews
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