I love to inspire others to never give up on achieving their dreams for the betterment of their lives. I have had a culmination of diverse experiences in the mental health field for almost 20 years. Among those years, I am quite proud to have obtained my license in mental health counseling. It is wonderful to try to be able to be an example for others. I believe that having a healthy hobby is one way to give yourself a voice, an identity, a connection and a daily purpose. When you have a hobby, you can begin developing a little part of yourself that when it is nurtured can grow into something. It is important to try to accept and know who you are as an individual throughout life's challenges. To learn what love, respect and dignity are and how to use discernment in the absence of it. My poetry books offer emotional imagery and descriptive expression, are fiction and non-fictional based. The poems include countless ideas jotted down that in time, I turned into books. "Walking into Words, A Poetic Journey, was self-published in 2019" as my first book. My second book is titled: "When the Moon Cries, A Poetic Harmony, recently self-published in 2026". To those who read each of the books, please use them as a means of hope. -AM. Barone