Strong.

My cousin wrote this to tell others about himself....

After 5 years as a Houstonian I am finally back in Oklahoma. Jerry Garcia once said "What a long strange trip it's been" and I couldn't agree with him more. From graduating in 2001 and moving to Houston to see the energy industry fail with 1500 of my coworkers and countless others without jobs it was a quick wake up call. Once things got back to normal my Mom was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and I lost her in July 2004. Some people are embaressed about being labeled a Momma's boy, I embraced it and when I lost my Mom I lost a piece of my heart. I never imagined the pain, luckily for me I was raised in such a wonderful family. My Dad, brother and I along with the help of relatives were able to lean on each other and make the best of a horrible situation. They say 25 is supposed to be the year of years. I can honestly say it was my year from hell. I once heard a wise man say "That what doesn't kill you makes you stronger." After the turn my life took I didn't really know what to do so I took a job with an Energy Consulting firm and traveled the US. I saw a numerous cool cities, played Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill and had the luxury of living as a Californian without the outrageous cost of living. It was supposed to be my ticket back to Tulsa, or so I thought, then in February my life took another turn when I came across the William's Posting on the Web. I didn't figure that anyone actually looked at resume submissions via the web, but God was looking out for me and Williams gave me the call. After 2 interviews and a quick trip to Tulsa I had an offer waiting for me. It was too good to pass up and now I am finally back in the place I always called home. Even though my physical address has said Houston for the past 5 years Tulsa has always been my home. It's good to be back. If I could say I learned one thing from the past 5 years it is too make the most of every situation and appreciate those around you. My Mom always found the good in people and I have adopted that with every person I meet. My life now consists of spending time with the love of my life Nancy, work, golf, family and friends. I tend to stay low key and not get caught up in the hectic spin of the world around me.

It made me cry. It's all so true.