Your kind & loving heart is such a beacon of strength.
As you know only too well, life can be cold & cruel, but the ever lasting love you have for your wife is a beacon of light shining so brightly it could warm not only that dark place that holds you, but every dark corner on earth. I hope you eventually find your way back to each other, but until then, I hope you know your kind heart is cherished and appreciated. I for one only hope to be loved this much by someone in my lifetime. Take care of your beautiful loving soul.
I found you through your awesome art, but really enjoyed reading all your posts.
Reading your stories, I sympathize with you and how unfairly treated things can be in your justice system.
I come from a tiny country called New Zealand (some maps don’t even have them) and I can’t say we do much for helping prisoners back into society but would never allow for health and safety to be compromised. Basic human rights should NEVER be compromised and I’m sorry you have to experience it!
But your constant positivity and kindness must be a refreshing for those around you. Never underestimate the power of it!
I hope you’ve had no more troubles with equipment.
David, LOL, I wish I could tell you that bee venom had ANY health benefits! LMAO. Unfortunately, it could turn into an allergy and that wouldn't be good. Stay strong and hang in there! Running can be an important skill... like for when you step on a hive. :)
I'm sorry to hear about the lack of jobs affecting the inmates. There are videos on youtube circulating, and a documentary too, about how Denmark's prisons compare in stark contrast to the US. They are not like "prisons," they are "rehabilitation." Inmates get their own mini apartments, they keep their things clean and organized in cubbies - the "group home" style bedrooms looks clean and organized with furniture that looks like a home with windows and no bars. They have keys to their own place. The concept is - these people are going back out into the world so might as well teach them how to care for themselves. Obviously this wouldn't work for the more extreme offenders, but such a concept WOULD work for your average inmate. Seriously, give these people jobs, and hope - and reduce our ridiculous recidivism rates. The US priorities are all screwed up when veterans, children and inmate programs are lacking funding while industries get the government to pay for disposal of their pollution. (Red Tide... that's another story).
I should probably elaborate on that now and not leave you hanging. So in Florida, sugar farmers have an exorbitant amount of water runoff, filled with nutrients such as phosphate and weed/ bug killers like glyphosate. Both feed the toxic algaes. The governemnt is disposing of the water into Lake Okeechobee. But there's so much that if they dump it all there, they risk killing everything off. So the government transports it off both coasts and dumps it off the East and West Coast of Florida, causing massive algae blooms which kills off the wildlife. We have not only found billions of pounds of fish washed up on the shores, but dead manatees, dolphins, turtles, at least one shark and even a whale since they began dumping. Everyone around here is sick with coughs and colds from the toxic algae in the air, some people have had to leave their homes, and people are avoiding the beaches from the toxic smells. Businesses may go under. And the government has taken all this on instead of putting it back on the industries. Hopefully this election and new officials will change things. Seeing as how our current governor has received "donated" monies from sugar farmers recently, maybe he'll find his way out of office.
Wow- this is such a raw & painful reality to take in... Your last 2 sentences in the first paragraph really spoke to me. I have watched friends & family members come home & I can no longer recognize them. It also seems like they don't recognize themselves.... Like they have to find out who they are again & live each day filled with a sorrow & fear no one can describe or explain. Im sure everything is overwhelming and exciting when they finally have their freedom back but I hardly see a smile now. Hope you hold on to your true self and make sure to only let good effect you . Put a sheild on and close your eyes to anything negative that will bring u down. You can write me at Po box 351, Chico, CA 95927. Cheri & Dylan
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Your kind & loving heart is such a beacon of strength.
As you know only too well, life can be cold & cruel, but the ever lasting love you have for your wife is a beacon of light shining so brightly it could warm not only that dark place that holds you, but every dark corner on earth. I hope you eventually find your way back to each other, but until then, I hope you know your kind heart is cherished and appreciated. I for one only hope to be loved this much by someone in my lifetime. Take care of your beautiful loving soul.
Nicki
I found you through your awesome art, but really enjoyed reading all your posts.
Reading your stories, I sympathize with you and how unfairly treated things can be in your justice system.
I come from a tiny country called New Zealand (some maps don’t even have them) and I can’t say we do much for helping prisoners back into society but would never allow for health and safety to be compromised. Basic human rights should NEVER be compromised and I’m sorry you have to experience it!
But your constant positivity and kindness must be a refreshing for those around you. Never underestimate the power of it!
I hope you’ve had no more troubles with equipment.
Keep drawing, writing, expressing.
Mel
Was a pleasure to stumble upon your journal entries.
Keep writing, cos even in the black and white pen and paper there is colour in it !
I hope the sunrises are still as beautiful.
Mel
LOL, I wish I could tell you that bee venom had ANY health benefits! LMAO. Unfortunately, it could turn into an allergy and that wouldn't be good. Stay strong and hang in there! Running can be an important skill... like for when you step on a hive. :)
I'm sorry to hear about the lack of jobs affecting the inmates. There are videos on youtube circulating, and a documentary too, about how Denmark's prisons compare in stark contrast to the US. They are not like "prisons," they are "rehabilitation." Inmates get their own mini apartments, they keep their things clean and organized in cubbies - the "group home" style bedrooms looks clean and organized with furniture that looks like a home with windows and no bars. They have keys to their own place. The concept is - these people are going back out into the world so might as well teach them how to care for themselves. Obviously this wouldn't work for the more extreme offenders, but such a concept WOULD work for your average inmate. Seriously, give these people jobs, and hope - and reduce our ridiculous recidivism rates. The US priorities are all screwed up when veterans, children and inmate programs are lacking funding while industries get the government to pay for disposal of their pollution. (Red Tide... that's another story).
I should probably elaborate on that now and not leave you hanging. So in Florida, sugar farmers have an exorbitant amount of water runoff, filled with nutrients such as phosphate and weed/ bug killers like glyphosate. Both feed the toxic algaes. The governemnt is disposing of the water into Lake Okeechobee. But there's so much that if they dump it all there, they risk killing everything off. So the government transports it off both coasts and dumps it off the East and West Coast of Florida, causing massive algae blooms which kills off the wildlife. We have not only found billions of pounds of fish washed up on the shores, but dead manatees, dolphins, turtles, at least one shark and even a whale since they began dumping. Everyone around here is sick with coughs and colds from the toxic algae in the air, some people have had to leave their homes, and people are avoiding the beaches from the toxic smells. Businesses may go under. And the government has taken all this on instead of putting it back on the industries. Hopefully this election and new officials will change things. Seeing as how our current governor has received "donated" monies from sugar farmers recently, maybe he'll find his way out of office.
Take care... and keep running. :)