On Becoming an Associated Content Top 1000 Producer

Words cannot express the excitement I felt when my fellow Content Producer Shirlene Alusa Brownshot me an email with the above news. It is truly a special moment to be a Writer and be recognized for my work. I write for the passion of stringing words together into a coherent story that makes a strong case. It is a skill that I use as a promotional marketer and in so many other facets of my life. So, if one asks me why I write - I'd simply respond that "I Love It!"

Funny, in the recent weeks, during the writers' strike and watching their effect on entire industries, I was reminded of how truly hard it is to find a wonderful scribe..... Someone who can take a pen and wield it with the command as a soldier would a sword. And when I think of the moments when my Mom and Dad insisted that I edit and re-edit, I now know why I have chosen this tagline "Because The Pen Is Still Mightier than the Sword," for my enterprise. So today and everyday, I congratulate all of the winners and scribes here on Associated Content and beyond. To each and every one of you I say, "Keep doing the Write Thing."

My arrival on Associated Content,began as my attempt at therapy, because of a general sense of malaise with the state of mainstream media,and a need to vent about the direction of the economy. I had grown tired of the same 'ole information being repeated day in and day out by the same pundits and wanted to find and perhaps introduce a fresh perspective about the world around me. I also came to AC looking for a way to remember my Father who was an avid writer and someone I had recently lost in October of 2006 (four days before my birthday). From AC, I was also searching for a way to turn my words into a renewed passion for living.

What I have found in this past year at AC is more than I expected and just what I needed! I have found an audience to listen to my ramblings, interviewed a number of celebrities ( bringing me back into my early writing career) and gotten some TREMENDOUS business opportunities. Most importantly however, I have made friends that I truly treasure and know that they would not have entered into my Life without AC.

So, today as I receive this very special honor, I echo the recent words of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton --- "Thank You For Helping Me Find My Voice" and the spirit of Senator Barack Obama --- that is to walk boldly and dare to have the "Audacity of Hope."

Much love to all my "peeps" that have supported me, and those that have given me the opportunity to shine. I will continue to forge ahead as I look forward to meeting new friends and nurturing the old ones- in this exceptional journey called life.

See You At The Top - Peace & Blessings All!