Alive ... For A Reason: What You Don't Know Could Kill You and it's Not the Pandemic: Julia's Story

Jaiden Jackson Smith

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BIOGRAPHY
Integrity, determination, perseverance, and loyalty walk in the rhythm of my life.

My proudest achievement was implementing a children's program, an integral part of the mission of a nonprofit organization where I once worked.

I've always loved listening to contemporary and smooth jazz. Earth, Wind, and Fire is a group of which I am a huge fan. I'm also a loyal fan of the late Michael Jackson and a longtime fan favorite, Lucille Ball. I enjoy the performing arts: the ballet, dance troupes like Alvin Ailey; on-and-off-Broadway plays; and theater productions at the Smith Center in Las Vegas. I also have a sweet tooth that I try to keep under control.

I'm a southern-born girl whose parents relocated to New York as a toddler. My mother was also devoted to ministry and was also a public school teacher. Because of my dad's ministry, we were transferred to other locations in upstate New York.

Following in my parents' footsteps after the passing of both parents, I left the state of New York and took a leap of faith to head out on a venture –alone-- to North Carolina. After understanding the New South, I relocated-- alone again-- to the West Coast to the sunny state of Southern Nevada. Each location and re-location had a different vibe as I engaged in self-evaluation at each change of location.

I completed my Master's in law and public policy and hope to complete an executive law degree to advocate for the physically and/or intellectually challenged, disabled, or elderly adults. One day, I plan to have a residential building with a smaller facility on the same campus. That facility would be for classes for emancipated minors who "age out" of foster care. I can provide life skill classes so they can succeed by becoming viable citizens personally, vocationally, and professionally.

This is my first published work. In it and the following books, I aim to use an educational platform to call for personal and social changes.

I hope to make the world around me a little brighter for people, if only with a smile.

When not at my computer, I enjoy a movie, holding hands with my husband, and petting my adorable poodle. We both get a big kick watching my fur baby's funny antics, who knows how to play "hide-and-seek." He has my husband and me snap to attention at his every beck and bark with his immense, brown-eyed cuteness.

Oh, I forgot to mention that I enjoy writing as much as eating sweets.