I have read through your posts several times and I wanted to write how impressed I am by the hard work that you are doing.
You face your past with real bravery. Most people are unable to do this. You take responsibility not just for what happened, but for all of the consequences (both seen and unseen).
I very much hope that you bring as much compassion to yourself (to your own story, and to your own mistakes) and you would now (I think) bring to someone else who has walked a similar path.
We all deserve forgiveness.
The road that you have traveled is in many ways more dangerous, more fraught with sadness, and more lonely than my own.
But we all live with regret and pain. The thing we both share is a desire to find a way to live with our sorrows and triumphs. To bear the guilt with grace, face it, and then put it (gently) to the side.
The sum of our lives is who we become, I believe, not who we were in our worst moment.
(And given your taste in music, I recommend you try and get hold of the Rohan theme from the Lord of the Rings soundtrack. It's a really lovely string piece by Howard Shore.)
Thanks for writing! I finished the transcription for your post. I love this idea, I will try my best to do a good deed everyday too. A shame that your cell mate Jim had to move, I hope he comes out of SHU soon, I hope you are getting on with your new cell mate nonetheless.
Thanks for writing! I finished the transcription for your post. This is truly brilliant Kyle, you should be very proud of yourself. Sorry it hasn't been transcribed until now, I just found it.
Thanks for writing! I finished the transcription for your post. I hope your friend gets your message soon, it is nice that you still have connection with people. Best of luck, I hope you are soon released and can start to rebuild your life. All the best.
Some prisons let the inmates have ipods (they purchase them off of the canteen). I know that the prison here in Florida let the women borrow small radios (only, they said, so they could listen to a local religious program -- the reception was so bad that was *almost* all they could get -- but, being in prison, and inventive, they found ways to boost the signal!).
Anything that keeps folks involved in a productive activity is a good thing.
But that's not the kind of forward thinking that usually goes into the decision making.
At the male prison I worked at, the inmates couldn't even get to the library on any kind of regular (and I mean monthly) basis.
RSS
I have read through your posts several times and I wanted to write how impressed I am by the hard work that you are doing.
You face your past with real bravery. Most people are unable to do this. You take responsibility not just for what happened, but for all of the consequences (both seen and unseen).
I very much hope that you bring as much compassion to yourself (to your own story, and to your own mistakes) and you would now (I think) bring to someone else who has walked a similar path.
We all deserve forgiveness.
The road that you have traveled is in many ways more dangerous, more fraught with sadness, and more lonely than my own.
But we all live with regret and pain. The thing we both share is a desire to find a way to live with our sorrows and triumphs. To bear the guilt with grace, face it, and then put it (gently) to the side.
The sum of our lives is who we become, I believe, not who we were in our worst moment.
Take every care,
jan
so many people stand behind you.. always remember it!
you are strong.
a return hug ; I arrived home from Illinois, visiting my friend George, another activist. :-)
Take care!
Rita
(And given your taste in music, I recommend you try and get hold of the Rohan theme from the Lord of the Rings soundtrack. It's a really lovely string piece by Howard Shore.)
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Anything that keeps folks involved in a productive activity is a good thing.
But that's not the kind of forward thinking that usually goes into the decision making.
At the male prison I worked at, the inmates couldn't even get to the library on any kind of regular (and I mean monthly) basis.
It's a real shame.
JT