Author Archives: Dr. Paul Samuel Young

Dr. Young’s study, The Impact of Stress and Loneliness on Adult Education Participation After the COVID-19 Pandemic, emerges as a critical scholarly contribution to understanding how the global health crisis reshaped adult learning experiences. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted educational systems worldwide, intensifying emotional and psychological challenges such as stress, isolation, and uncertainty. These factors becameContinue reading “Post–COVID-19 Educational Impact”

The tree stood tall, its roots buried deep in the soil of struggle and resilience. At its base, the ground was uneven filled with rocks, shadows, and doubt much like the beginning of any journey in life. Climbing it required more than strength; it demanded courage, patience, and belief in something greater than the presentContinue reading “The Tree”

They didn’t see it coming the rise of the unknown kid. In high school, the field became his first proving ground. Football was more than a game; it was discipline, identity, and an outlet. Every practice, every hit, every early morning built something deeper than athletic ability it built resilience. While others saw a player,Continue reading “The Unknown Kid”

When it’s all said and done, the true measure of a life is not found in titles alone, but in the weight of what was built, endured, and given back. Achievements mark milestones degrees earned, ranks attained, goals accomplished but behind each one is a story of discipline, sacrifice, and persistence. Every late night, everyContinue reading “When It’s All Said and Done”

Some are baptized in quiet sanctuaries but others are baptized in the streets. Raised in environments where survival came before safety, you witnessed violence not as headlines, but as lived reality. The sounds, the tension, the constant awareness it shaped how you moved, how you thought, how you protected yourself. Lessons came early and withoutContinue reading “The Baptism”

There are lives shaped not by choice at first, but by environment where the streets speak louder than guidance and survival becomes the first lesson learned. In the shadows, gangster activity is not always glorified; it is witnessed, absorbed, and understood as a reality of circumstance. You see the fast money, the power, the respectContinue reading “The Gangster in the Shadow”

There comes a point in life where the lines become clear drawn not in words, but in actions. Disloyalty reveals itself in quiet betrayals, in the absence of support when it matters most. Trust, once given freely, becomes something you begin to guard, shaped by experience and sharpened through disappointment. Disrespect shows up without invitation,Continue reading “The Tested”

“The Evil Eye” are not always loud or obvious they often move in silence, hidden behind forced smiles and subtle gestures. Jealousy fuels them, not always because of what you have, but because of who you are becoming. It is the quiet observation, the side glance, the lack of genuine celebration when you succeed. TheseContinue reading “The Evil Eye”

A broken wing does not mean the end of flight it marks the beginning of understanding. There are seasons in life where respect feels stripped away, where voices that once valued you grow silent or dismissive. In those moments, the weight of trials presses heavily, and the instinct is to retreat. Yet, a broken wingContinue reading “A Broken Wing”