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Maria (Updated)

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Jorge Hernandez is a fictional character in the Hernandez series. To learn more about this series, go to  www.mimaonfire.com . This blog is from his viewpoint. If you read my first blog  post , you will know that I have an 11-year-old daughter named Maria. She is what has changed me from being an uncaring, heartless monster to the man I am today. Although some may say that I am still not perfect, I would have to argue that perfection is not the point. I believe that we can do a little better each day, and with my daughter in my life, this has encouraged me to step up as a man. She is my heart. Nothing and no one could've made me see the world through such a different set of eyes before my daughter. Until her birth, I had no interest in doing anything but being the most powerful man in Mexico. I had something to prove, and some would say I was successful. However, it was an empty victory, as are many goals centered on status. In your mind, you feel it is everything. In your hea

Introducing Jorge Hernandez (Updated)

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Jorge Hernandez is a fictional character created by author Mima. To learn more about the Hernandez series, go to  www.mimaonfire.com . This blog is in his voice.  Life is beautiful; this is what I tell my  daughter  all the time. Even when things are not so good, they usually aren't so bad either. But you know, it does not matter because, in the end, we must solve each problem, deal with the realities it creates and move forward. There is no need to stand around waiting, hoping, dreaming when there is work to be done. http://mimaonfire.com/my-books/ My name is Jorge Hernandez, and I must apologize right now because sometimes, my English is not so good, but it is my second language, you must understand. I'm originally from Mexico, and up until I met my wife  Paige , I never thought I would leave. I spent much time in America over the years and some in Canada, but it never occurred to me that I would one day live in the city of Toronto. However, it is in this city that I