Changing for the good...

There comes a point in every real mans life, when he takes a second a reflects over where it is that he has come from, and also where he still plans on going...I think that it is about time that I do this.....To be perfectly honest, a few years ago, you could not have said anything to me about college...All I wanted to do was be in the streets...Gangs, violence, drugs, I was there...I was right there, and saw no point in trying to change my life...From getting shot.....I am still lucky to have close good friends, who I took for granted....I want each and everyone of you to know that I love and appreciate all of you...If it weren't for you(you know who you are), I wouldn't be here today...I don't think that I ever told you, but that day I came to your house instead of going with some other people, the car that I was supposed to be in got shot up...I really love u all...As for my relationships...where do I start?....I had a few, none of them really successful...Always ended up in me getting hurt, which is why I stopped caring...If I was talking to someone, it really wasn't a big deal...If we had stopped talking the next day it wouldn't have phased me, because I did not care...And to be honest, I don't know what made me care about the person that I am with now...I really can't explain it...and I can honestly say that I am happy in this relationship...there are a lot of people who will claim to know me, but very few actually do...and for them hearing that I am actually happy in a relationship is almost unheard of...Many of my close friends said that when I was in a relationship, that my whole personality changed, because I was always trying to change things to make myself and everyone around me happy, but now...I am still the same goofy, funny, hyper, laid back, down to earth, understanding, happy, goal oriented, young man of God that everyone has grown to love, and if you don't then you will soon enough...I am astonished with how far I have truly come...Of course I did not do it alone...Myself along with the help of God, my good friends, as well as the ones who pretended to be my friends but really wanted me to fail, my family for never turning their back on me, and always being there even when I was 150% in the wrong, as well as everyone who I was at one point or another in a relationship with, and now my current girlfriend, for being real, and telling me not always what I want to hear, but what she feels I need to hear...Again I love and appreciate you all, I have learned something from every individual who has impacted my life both positively and negatively, and as a result of me learning from all of you and applying what it is that I learned, You all have helped me create Mr. (soon to be Dr.) Anthony D. Davis Jr. a changed man, who now not only has set goals for myself, but am also helping others reach their dreams, by setting a good example for them. A man who not only is God fearing, but also is helping others connect with the Lord. A man who now treats women with utmost respect, and refuses to ever "Chris Brown" one of them...Take it how you want, but this is me, a changed man...