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META24.ORG WELDING LAB @Dr. META #welding #industrial #skills #technology #HealingJourney @Your Welding Coach

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THE OGs TAUGHT US HOW TO BOX UNDER THE SHADE TREE. 🥊🌳 Growing up in the hood, I was surrounded by hustlers, pimps, gangsters, and street guys. A mixture of everything. But some of those same OGs INVESTED in us. They bought boxing gloves. Instead of telling us to grab a gun when we had a problem, they told us to put those gloves on. We learned how to fight under a shade tree. I knocked people out. I got knocked down and knocked out myself. But I got back up. Every time. I’ll never forget one day at the playground. A young man from another area came to test me. He was bigger, and we went at it. I swear he dropped me about three times, but I wouldn’t quit. My uncle and my cousin Craig Alexander (rest in love) pulled up, saw us fighting, and broke it up. Then they looked at BOTH of us and said, “Man, I’m proud of y’all.” And here’s the part folks might not expect: that same young man became one of my best friends. We earned respect for each other that day. So when people see me today, they judge the outside. They see my size, my quietness, my humility, and assume they know my heart. They don’t know the road I walked. I spent ten years in prison. I survived situations I wouldn’t wish on anybody, including one where I stabbed someone 13 times because I believed I had to protect myself and my manhood. That’s not a trophy. It’s a reminder of what violence can cost. Not every lesson the streets taught me was right. I don’t walk around trying to prove how tough I am. I already know what I’ve survived. I’m HUMBLE BY CHOICE. I don’t want to hurt anybody, but I’ll protect myself if I must. That’s why I’d rather see our young people learn discipline, self-control, and boxing in a safe gym than reach for a gun in anger. Even fists can take a life, so the lesson isn’t to fight every battle. It’s knowing when to stand up, when to walk away, and how to make it home. Some of my longest friendships started under that tree. The lesson I carry now? Teach the next generation to settle differences without burying each other. THE OGs GAVE US GLOVES. LET’S GIVE THESE BABIES A FUTURE. #BlackFeniks #TruthFromTheFire #OGWisdom #SaveOurYouth #GrowthAndDevelopment @Your Welding Coach

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FIELD WELDING vs SHOP WELDING... #welding #smaw #skillspaythebills #construction #weldinghelmet @Your Welding Coach