“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He also has planted eternity in men’s hearts and minds (a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy), yet so that men cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the [...]
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Beauty…Purpose…Eternity…what a life!!
Posted in arrogance, beauty, child abuse, Christianity, feeling empty, finding peace, finding yourself after prison, hope, improving self esteem, inner beauty, light, purpose in life, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, the character of God, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, tagged beauty, change, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, emptiness, finding peace, inner beauty, purpose in life, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison on May 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Truth is not optional.
Posted in anger, arrogance, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, finding peace, finding yourself after prison, hope, Identity lost?, improving self esteem, loneliness, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, the character of God, Thriving After Prison, truth, wisdom, tagged after prison, anger, arrogance, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, feeling empty, finding happiness, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, truth on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of my random thoughts as I have gone through this day is this mantra (quote) that we used in our Treatment Group with the men who were/are incarcerated: “Truth is not optional.” There is only one other cornerstone that I believe preceeds the importance of living out this important “life instruction.” We must begin by building [...]
Inherit the Wind?
Posted in anger, arrogance, Challenges of Freedom, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, friends, immediate gratification, loneliness, maturity, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, tagged after prison, anger, arrogance, change, child abuse, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, emptiness, feeling empty, feeling hopeless, finding peace, loneliness, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on May 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I was reading Proverbs 11 this morning and came to verse 29: “He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind…” Okay, first we know there are MANY different ways to “trouble our own house.” And I believe that this verse does not just refer to the physical structure of the house but also [...]
Living Life Deliberately…
Posted in arrogance, Balance, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, evil, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, friends, hope, human behavior, immediate gratification, improving self esteem, light, maturity, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Temptations, the character of God, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, To Your Family Members and Friends, wisdom, tagged after prison, anger, arrogance, change, child abuse, Christianity, depression, feeling empty, feeling hopeless, finding peace, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on April 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
People who have made major life changes cannot live “in the shadows” of their old lifestyles. There must be a deliberation as we go through our days, months, years…our lives. How can we afford to do less? If we “ad-lib” our lives, old habits will creep back in…if we are not thinking about the changes [...]
Words From Prison…Looking Back & Looking Ahead With Hope
Posted in anger, arrogance, Balance, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, humility, immediate gratification, improving self esteem, Michael, open letters, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Temptations, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, To Your Family Members and Friends, wisdom, work, tagged after prison, change, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, emptiness, fear, feeling empty, finding hope, finding peace, forgiveness, Freedom, humility, immediate gratification, loneliness, Michael, mourning, sadness/depression, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on October 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This topic was written by a man who is incarcerated at this time for sexual crimes. He has transitioned the Sexual Offenses Treatment Program and is planning to live a good and productive life when he leaves prison. I believe you will be deeply interested and moved by what he has to say: WHAT IF [...]
Much Needed Truth for Our Society…Are You Destructive?
Posted in anger, arrogance, Balance, change, child abuse, Christianity, co-workers, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, humility, improving self esteem, Interventions, job, loneliness, sadness/depression, secrets, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Temptations, the character of God, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, To Your Family Members and Friends, wisdom, work, tagged after prison, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, emptiness, feeling hopeless, finding happiness, finding peace, hope and peace, humility, job, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, wisdom, work on October 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hello Readers…I think you will really like this…..if you give the truth a chance!! I have been thinking about a verse, Proverbs 18:9, that can open your eyes to some straight forward truth if you will be open to it. When I was much younger, I remember thinking occasionally that God was sometimes so frank [...]
Pornography: The Journey of Death…
Posted in anger, arrogance, Balance, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, evil, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, hope, human behavior, humility, improving self esteem, Innocence, Interventions, loneliness, Pornography, PTSD, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Temptations, the character of God, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, To Your Family Members and Friends, wisdom, tagged after prison, anger, arrogance, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, emptiness, feeling empty, finding peace, forgiveness, hope and peace, Innocence, loneliness, Pornography, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on August 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
During the age of Innocence, the desire to procreate was as natural and joyful as the enjoyment of watching a beautiful sunrise. Mankind had no need or desire to elevate the gift of sexual intimacy beyond any other gifts and blessings from the Creator.
The Scarecrow’s Secret
Posted in arrogance, Balance, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, Dorothy, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, loneliness, Scarecrow, secrets, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, Wizard of Oz, tagged Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, feeling empty, friends, hope and peace, sadness/depression, Scarecrow, secrets, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Temptations, Thriving After Prison, Wizard of Oz on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What was the Scarecrow hiding from Dorothy? What do a lot of people who are intelligent hide from the important people in their lives? Join me this weekend to learn some interesting things about the Scarecrow and about people and their secrets. Are you a pretty smart man/woman? very smart? Do you keep secrets from [...]
Your own Yellow Brick Road..
Posted in anger, arrogance, change, child abuse, Christianity, Cowardly Lion, criminal or deviant offender, Dorothy, evil, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, humility, improving self esteem, loneliness, maturity, sadness/depression, Scarecrow, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, the character of God, Thriving After Prison, Tin Man, wisdom, Wizard of Oz, tagged after prison, change, Christianity, Cowardly Lion, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, Dorothy, emptiness, feeling empty, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope and peace, humility, loneliness, mourning, pain, sadness/depression, Scarecrow, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, Tin Man, wisdom, Wizard of Oz on March 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For anyone who has watched the movie, “The Wizard of Oz,” you will remember the words Dorothy repeated towards the end of the movie as she clicked the heels of her Ruby Slippers together three times and said: “There’s no place like home!” But before she had realized that “home” is a wonderful place to [...]
Thriving…a Lifestyle For All
Posted in anger, arrogance, Balance, change, child abuse, Christianity, co-workers, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, humility, improving self esteem, loneliness, maturity, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, the character of God, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, wisdom, tagged after prison, anger, change, child abuse, Christianity, co-workers, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, feeling empty, finding happiness, finding hope, finding peace, forgiveness, Freedom, friends, hope and peace, humility, loneliness, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on March 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
As our regular readers know, our work is focused on those men who have committed sexually deviant offenses in their past and are in prison. I have not yet written a post on the negative comments we receive on a regular basis and all the open hostility we endure from our co-workers…and from others who [...]
