I jumped hoops, watched dancing bears, and watched the Ringmaster perform in the wonderful world of Corporate America. When the CEO of my previous company sauntered in office, with dark shades covering his eyes, holding an expensive flavored latte of some sort in his Starbucks cup and placed a "post-it" note on a minuscule stain on the carpet that read "clean me" ; is the moment that I decided to become a free-spirited, freelancing writer. To my surprise, I watched in amazement as several employees rapidly jumped at the opportunity to get on all fours to clean the stain. Carpe diem, I guess.I have been writing for years in private and chose to not reveal my talents to the world as a result of fear. It's not necessarily the "norm" to say that you want to spend your life learning new experiences then share them with the world without fear of judgement. I have reached that point. From my own personal experiences either painful, shameful or hilarious I am able to relate and write from many