Jaron Lockridge, a former police officer, describes shifting from law enforcement toward arts advocacy to create opportunities for local youth interested in acting. Motivated by witnessing trauma on the job and the recent loss of his father, he and his wife are organizing a camp to bring out kids' artistic sides. He emphasizes living intentionally, chasing goals, and valuing family time.
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I'm all about chasing goals and making sure that, you know, life is so short. One thing about being a police officer is I've seen a lot of that, you know, a lot of trauma and stuff going, and you realize, like, life is too short. So just follow those dreams, man. Go after what you want. I'm big on, like, especially when it comes to stuff like this that I'm familiar with. A lot of kids that I'm finding in my area are interested in acting and stuff. So a lot of these kids growing up and stuff inspired me to start going a different way for them and provide opportunities that I didn't have. So, you know, me and my wife are working on trying to get this camp together and kind of bring the artistic side out. A lot of these kids who are interested in the arts and. And stuff like that, so that's just me. I'm big right now, especially after the loss of my father. It just made it real. And just spend every moment going after a goal, chasing a goal. So I'm real goal oriented in that. In that manner of, you know, spend every second of your life wisely because it's way too short, and love your family. It's way too short.