Alan Mitchell:  

Life I've had a lot of different experiences in life; many of them were early on and I use my experiences to talk with youth today. My motto is simple - Loyalty, Integrity, Courage. It's actually the motto of our Alaska State Troopers, but I believe it to be true in life. We must live life in this same manner. We should be Loyal to our family, friends, our work, and those whom we serve. We must always have Integrity in all that we say and do, "..to thine own self be true." Life is not all "black and white", but we must know where the lines of black and are drawn and ensure that our actions and comments are between them and do not go beyond them. Courage... it takes courage to do what we do, say what needs to be said, and in some instances, not say a thing. It does not come without pain or suffering, sometimes, but with courage, we are better, our families are better, and our community, state, and world is better. Age, like pain, is mental. I'm in my 30's and feel like I'm in my 20's. I have learned to enjoy every day for what it is and has to offer and to give of myself. Society nearly demands that we only think of ourselves, "What's in it for me?" But I say that life is so much mo...Expand for more