Love will find a way. And although I do not often recommend marriage between a man and a woman when one is in prison; well, there are times when love will not be denied and this couple made up their mind to defy all common sense and make their vows before Almighty God and under [...]
Archive for December, 2008
A Divine Joining of the Souls..
Posted in Surviving After Prison, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, To Your Family Members and Friends, feeling empty, finding peace, friends, hope, human behavior, loneliness, open letters, sadness/depression, surviving in prison, the character of God, wisdom, tagged after prison, change, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, feeling empty, finding hope, finding peace, forgiveness, hope and peace, humility, loneliness, open letters, sadness/depression, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Home…If Only In My Dreams…
Posted in Christianity, Christmas, Surviving After Prison, Thriving After Prison, To Your Family Members and Friends, change, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, holidays, hope, human behavior, humility, loneliness, maturity, sadness/depression, surviving in prison, the character of God, tagged change, Christianity, Christmas, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, emptiness, feeling hopeless, finding happiness, finding peace, friends, holidays, hope and peace, loneliness, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The men I work with everyday; they work hard. They are locked into the work of the program we started over one year ago. When I left work yesterday for the holiday, most of them had tears in their eyes as they thought of the childhood houses and memories to which they would not be [...]
The Winters of your Grief…
Posted in Balance, Christianity, Interventions, Kahlil Gibran, Surviving After Prison, Temptations, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, anger, arrogance, change, child abuse, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, humility, improving self esteem, loneliness, maturity, sadness/depression, surviving in prison, the character of God, wisdom, tagged Add new tag, anger, arrogance, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, criminal or deviant offender, depression, emptiness, fear, feeling empty, feeling hopeless, finding happiness, finding hope, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, guilt, hope and peace, humility, Interventions, Kahlil Gibran, loneliness, mourning, pain, purity, sadness, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on December 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Below is a splendid writing about pain. It is about every possible type of pain: physical, emotional, mental. Please read and then take a deep breath, consider what you read and then read it again. Think and rethink about what the writer is saying and do not dismiss what he is saying even though it [...]
Am I Disappearing?
Posted in Balance, Christianity, Surviving After Prison, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, anger, arrogance, change, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, humility, improving self esteem, loneliness, maturity, sadness/depression, surviving in prison, wisdom, tagged after prison, anger, arrogance, change, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, emptiness, fear, feeling empty, feeling hopeless, finding happiness, finding peace, forgiveness, humility, Interventions, loneliness, mourning, purity, sadness/depression, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on December 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A friend of mine wrote some of this and even though he is not in prison, I believe his feelings will resonate with many of you who come here to read and to think things through. My friend says he feels like he is “disappearing” (no, not literally) and that he is becoming less and [...]
Mother Theresa’s Prayer…let it be your prayer..
Posted in Balance, Christianity, Interventions, Surviving After Prison, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, To Your Family Members and Friends, anger, arrogance, change, child abuse, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, humility, improving self esteem, loneliness, maturity, sadness/depression, surviving in prison, the character of God, wisdom, tagged after prison, anger, arrogance, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, fear, feeling empty, finding happiness, finding hope, finding peace, forgiveness, Freedom, guilt, hope and peace, humility, loneliness, Mercy, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Temptations, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on December 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The version found written on the wall in Mother Teresa’s home for children in Calcutta:
People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, [...]
Loneliness: The Worst Disease..
Posted in Balance, Christianity, Interventions, Surviving After Prison, Temptations, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, anger, arrogance, change, child abuse, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, humility, improving self esteem, loneliness, maturity, sadness/depression, surviving in prison, wisdom, tagged after prison, anger, arrogance, change, child abuse, Christian, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, emptiness, fear, feeling empty, feeling hopeless, finding happiness, finding hope, finding peace, forgiveness, Interventions, loneliness, sadness, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Temptations, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on December 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I attended a conference recently about helping men and women in prison to re-enter society. It was very interesting and I want to share many things with you.
One quote I heard while there was this: Mother Theresa was asked this question many years ago. What is the worst disease you have ever encountered? Her [...]
