Well you know my name is Travis.

I get the impression people know me more than they should rightfully... but hey I've got a few talents that level the playing field ;)

I was born in 1983 October 20th to be exact which at the time of writing this makes me 41. I don't feel it though... I've been through hell and beat my body but I still feel like I'm 24 and living good. Nothing a year of exercise wont change up quickly.

I was born and raised in Prince George BC. I knew some really good people there before I moved away. To be honest the winters were cold and the air stunk of pulp mill... It was a unique city but the surrounding area made memories I'll never forget on the lakes and in the woods and I still love stopping in when I drive through. It was still better than where I'd move haha which was Fort St. James... Just too small and I didn't fit in so well and after that most my life was in the Okanagan or on Vancouver island. Overall my locations in life provided a really diverse and what I'd call fortunate life experiences.

I started off with just my mom and I, and our family like grandparents and sisters and such. She was 16 when she had me. I think it made for a good bond. There were certainly some unexpected occurrences that came from this. We lived a little in poverty and little not in poverty. All in all this time was some of the best years of my life with the grandparents and cousins and aunties. My grandparents we second parents. They taught me how to treat people. I mean my parents did too but there was just magic that radiated from my grandparents that you couldn't help but remember even to this day.

I introduced my mom to my dad when I was 5... started matchmaking when I was young... thought that might be a career but here i am doing whatever this is lol and from then on I started to learn how to be a man as best I could for some of the shit I held inside anyways. With my dad our lives quality increased significantly... I attribute my dedication to perfection after his natural talent of just always doing things insanely tight.

Like any family there were ups and downs that came with being the step dad but I could have asked for nothing more in a man and to have taken a stranger as his son... it almost has more merit than a real father. My dad didn't have to but he did anyways.

When I was 10 I was introduced to not being the only child anymore and in short order I had two little annoying whiney dirty diapers pushing me around the house... They were the absolute best sisters. We were very close.

Mainly I had an extremely good upbringing. There were a few dark corners in there none of which was my families fault but I have nothing to complain about and everything to be grateful for.

I graduated too... That was a battle but my mom showed me the demon in her and the morning I was done I basically ran to school... didn't cross that bridge again. Did a little forestry work after high school but eventually became an electrician. Never did get my red seal though... school was never my thing. I had drinking to do. But starting from 18 I exceeded the minimum wage threshold and never had issues with money other than poor spending habits of my own accord.

In my mid teens I got to drinking and smoking and all that progressed over the years and by my low 20's I had a pretty substantial drug and alcohol problem although I never would have called it that and despite this problem. 90% of this time I do not regret and would not change. I actually had a really good time and lived my life exactly as I was meant too. In my mid to late 30's I hit a real substance problem as I upgraded and my life degraded really quick. I got clean with the support of a really nice friend that took me in for 6 months covered my living expenses and provided an environment for me to thrive in but shortly after I blew that up and the problem got even worse which led me to Treatment in 2018. Self admitted.

Treatment was weird... You'd expect it to be gawd awful torture right? There was an extreme amount of pain involved. I had the weight of being the reason someone I loved had essentially died. So there was extreme anguish mixed with resolve. And this was where the magic began. During this time of pain they used big words and spoke of mental processes. Psychology. I ate that shit up like you wouldn't believe. They introduced me to Chinese techniques, meditation crap, breathing exercises, trauma support and some really fucked up people... we got along great! In the moment I've never experienced such pain maybe? that's a bit of a lie but it was the first time id experienced that level of pain so I didn't say much good about treatment in the beginning. But looking back I think it was one of the best experiences I've ever had in my life.

After that my life got... interesting. Essentially I found a dream inside of me and I chose to pursue it and succeed regardless the cost... and here we are today. That's a story I'll tell another time. Maybe I'll write a fictional story one day of my life and you can piece together what you think happened.

As of today? well today I'm pretty beat, tired and thrashed but I feel fucking great! I've got my dog, a purpose to my breath, and what I've made of myself since treatment is something I take extreme pride in although I had help. Don't get me wrong. There's a lot of things I'd like and there's probably a few things that need to be addressed right quick but all in all. I am wanting for nothing. I suppose the benefit of enduring certain storms is that others just really aren't a big deal... I guess its true. What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger ;)

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All I can say is I am an extremely fortunate man in many ways and I'm absolutely blessed at the education that was provided to me through life and provided me opportunity that some never get the chance to embrace... which Is what I hope to pass down the line and give so generously as it was to me... maybe suited a little more for what others are capable of haha.

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Today I am part of something that makes me proud to say I gave something back. Love!

Everything I am today is because of a choice I was given, team work and something believing in me when I was a junkie... a nobody... Never give up on someone that's like a no one!