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When we’re young we think things are permanent. We believe we have all the answers and no one can tell us any differently. When we age, we realize, nothing is.
I’ve realized not to take time with anyone for granted, especially the people I surround myself with…because they are the good ones for sure.
I worked for the El Paso County Advertiser/Fountain Valley News as an intern at age 17. It was actually my very first job and I called it my “job” even though I was just an intern.
I would work there 3 days a week during the school year and during the work week during the summer. And even though I was just an intern, I did get paid. So I took a lot of pride in working there as a young person. And I’m so very grateful I got to be a small part of this paper’s legacy. I got to write news articles and take photographs and I was even able to write my very own column, called "Carma's Classic" yes…it was so cool!
I wrote this column in hopes to reach the younger generation even though I knew for a fact the younger generation would not be reading a newspaper….because they probably got all the news they needed online or through social media. But even so
I learned so much and grew up so much during that time!
That was such a hard and challenging time in my life as a young person, and I could have gone down a very dark path during that time.
I am SO grateful to have found Patty St. Louis as a mentor during that time and to have become part of what we call the “newspaper family.” It really was a family business…not just calling it the newspaper family, but it was a family-run business for 65 years. Two sisters running the paper, with their mother being the owner for 65 years. So it was a very special thing to be a part of.
While I have yet to fully understand that my own life is far from permanent. I hope the lessons on their way in the near future go easy on me.
The end of an era, but a lifelong legacy I was able to have been a part of.
Local newspaper covering Fountain and Security/Widefield for 65 years closes
KOAA News article
www.iamcarmenshields.com
IG @amazingpossibility
**This podcast is part of the AmplifyHer Media Network
Check out the other podcasts on the AmplifyHer Media Network:
Amplify Her Podcast
Chingonas Only Club
The Momster Podcast
**Disclaimer** The concept What Else is Possible? is not something I created nor do I take credit for creating this concept. It is based on a concept I learned on my own journey of self-discovery, and have taken with me as a tool that has been a contribution to me in my life today.
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When we’re young we think things are permanent. We believe we have all the answers and no one can tell us any differently. When we age, we realize, nothing is.
I’ve realized not to take time with anyone for granted, especially the people I surround myself with…because they are the good ones for sure.
I worked for the El Paso County Advertiser/Fountain Valley News as an intern at age 17. It was actually my very first job and I called it my “job” even though I was just an intern.
I would work there 3 days a week during the school year and during the work week during the summer. And even though I was just an intern, I did get paid. So I took a lot of pride in working there as a young person. And I’m so very grateful I got to be a small part of this paper’s legacy. I got to write news articles and take photographs and I was even able to write my very own column, called "Carma's Classic" yes…it was so cool!
I wrote this column in hopes to reach the younger generation even though I knew for a fact the younger generation would not be reading a newspaper….because they probably got all the news they needed online or through social media. But even so
I learned so much and grew up so much during that time!
That was such a hard and challenging time in my life as a young person, and I could have gone down a very dark path during that time.
I am SO grateful to have found Patty St. Louis as a mentor during that time and to have become part of what we call the “newspaper family.” It really was a family business…not just calling it the newspaper family, but it was a family-run business for 65 years. Two sisters running the paper, with their mother being the owner for 65 years. So it was a very special thing to be a part of.
While I have yet to fully understand that my own life is far from permanent. I hope the lessons on their way in the near future go easy on me.
The end of an era, but a lifelong legacy I was able to have been a part of.
Local newspaper covering Fountain and Security/Widefield for 65 years closes
KOAA News article
www.iamcarmenshields.com
IG @amazingpossibility
**This podcast is part of the AmplifyHer Media Network
Check out the other podcasts on the AmplifyHer Media Network:
Amplify Her Podcast
Chingonas Only Club
The Momster Podcast
**Disclaimer** The concept What Else is Possible? is not something I created nor do I take credit for creating this concept. It is based on a concept I learned on my own journey of self-discovery, and have taken with me as a tool that has been a contribution to me in my life today.
---
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carmen-shields/message
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amazingpossibilitiespodcast.substack.com