Shawn D. Congleton

99 TIMES—I have moved 99 times.

Below is my biographical timeline from my memoir, NEVER SETTLED: a memoir of a boy on the road to manhood. I defined a move if everything I owned went with me and if it didn’t go with me, I no longer owned it. Biographical Timeline Camp Pendleton, CA Fallbrook, CA Camp Pendleton, CA Griffith, INContinue reading “99 TIMES—I have moved 99 times.”

What do you choose? – Lessons Learned from Ch. 5 of NEVER SETTLED

Emotions. Trauma. Insecurities. Fear. PTSD. Sadness. These realities ruled our lives in so many ways when I was growing up. Extreme emotions can rule a person’s life. They did, for my dad. They have, for me. Yet, our responses have been so very different. My dad struggled with his emotions due to two important factors.Continue reading “What do you choose? – Lessons Learned from Ch. 5 of NEVER SETTLED”