Shaka Senghor

Yeah.

So for me, it was realizing that people who've never had a felony have had failure.

People who have never had my background have not got the call back.

That they have to overcome that.

maybe different things but part of this journey of in adulthood it's like you have to fight for what you want in life and so just that awareness that i'm not alone on this journey and that while it may be specific to my experience it's not unique in overall adult experience that's helped me to navigate it you know um and then i'll say the last part for me was that

I never wanted to, never want or desire to ever, ever have my life controlled by somebody who's intellectually inferior to me.

And like that was just enough for me to be like, you know what?

I'm never going back there.

I don't know how I'm going to do whatever it takes to stay out.

But I know that I'm never going back.

I never want to be in that situation again.

Wow.

Ooh, forgiveness is the big one.

So my journey to forgiveness has been this long, incredible winding road.

And what I will say to your audience is this.

When you ask the universe to give you something, the universe is going to test that.

And when you proclaim to the world that this is what I believe, your belief is going to be tested in a way that will blow your mind.

But if you trust the process, it'll unlock everything you've ever thought possible for your life.

Forgiveness for me was that.

A couple of years ago, I got a letter from the man who shot me when I was 17 years old.