6-17-11
7:10 am

Quick Question
How do you teach a woman that a man's car, job, wallet or current circumstances are less important than his integrity, direction, values, character, and family?

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6-17-11
12:40 pm

Recycle, Reduce & Reuse!
I think all of us as human beings have weaknesses that we eventually succumb to. But how many Americans today are willing to overlook some of them and help us prisoners work on the ones that can be corrected? I recognize certain intellect and character among prisoners every day, which leads me to the conclusion that we can be recycled, reduced, and reused. Just like the millions of recyclable waste accumulated by humankind daily.

Recycle us back into society by giving us jobs to support our humanly needs. And that in turn will reduce the prison population which will allows us to become reusable amongst society like a by-product.

Point blank, some of us still desire change but have no means or resources to do this successfully. All it takes is a helping hand up to start a positive chain reaction. Recycle, Reduce, & Reuse!

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6-18-11
4:55 pm

The Value of A Relationship
If you keep bailing out of relationships every time they hit troubled waters, get used to your own company—it's the only company you'll have.

The best relationship you can hope for is an imperfect one you keep working on every day. Relationships can't be based on seeing eye-to-eye on all points, but on a commitment to love each other and a willingness to work for peace. Notice: peacemaking is work, but the rewards are worth it. Relationships are always worth restoring. God wants us to value our relationships instead of discarding them every time there's a problem.

So why do five out of ten prisoners love relationships, married or not, always crumble like a game of Jenga just because a piece of the relationship's foundation has been swept away by a life-altering phase? Isn't that the moment you draw closer together? Relationships of this class are not based on love but on physical and material boundaries.

Love has no limit. But the term I love you is used so loosely that it has lost its grandeur. It really means "I love what you can do for me or to me."

What happened to the appreciation of stimulating the mind? After that, the rest will follow.

So how do you love? Is there a set of rules or guidelines? We know there's a wrong way to love, but what's the correct way? Teach me how to be a better lover so I can experience the unconditional love given to me from heaven here on earth.

Rechell Williams III
Corcoran State Prison, CA