In recent years, Tyler Perry admits he began to suffocate spiritually from being engulfed in a noxious cloud of negativity. Fame’s trappings had left teeth marks all over Perry and he’s finally tired of being bitten. Perry was building a world-renowned brand via box- office success to a steady soundtrack of uninhibited hate and personal tumult. His melancholic mood began to bleed over into every aspect of his life, even as his career was being shot-putted into the stratosphere, robbing him of the ability to revel in his unprecedented theatrical success. But Perry soon learned, as he has before, that life’s darkest moments also offer opportunities for necessary introspection and revelations in invaluable lessons. The only African American to ever construct a major motion picture studio, took painstaking inventory of his blessings with the buoying support of friends, and emerged with a thicker coat on his outer skin. Then the movie mogul did what he does best, he translated his pain into a gripping motion picture starring a bevy of A-list Hollywood stars. The lesson he offers is this: it’s axiomatic that we all will take occasional plunges into depression and despondency. But all of life’s experiences, however negative they may be at the time, are invaluable learning experiences that we can use to elevate ourselves to the personal enrichment that is often just around the corner from despair. peace and prosperity,terry shropshire
