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CREATIVE OPTIONS
PO Box 808
Lyons, OR 97358

09 Sept. '21

Greetings,
I am a California State Prisoner who has been serving a 25 yr-to-life sentence since 1997. I will be eligible for Elderly Release Consideration in 2023 when I turn 60. After 25 years in prison, the thought of life outside seems overwhelming.
Your address was handed to me during a Lifer's Group meeting yesterday. I have no idea what CREATIVE OPTIONS is all about ~ but I do know I'm in need of CREATIVE OPTIONS before I go to the parole board without parole plans.
Please write to me at the address below and send some information about your organization. Its due time I reach outside my prison call and work on building relationships in the real world - just in case the parole board finds me suitable for release, I will feel comfortable communicating with good people out there.
Thank you for your time. I look forward to your reply. Blessings and Good Health to you all.
Sincerely,
William Goehler

Wm Goehler #K77832
PO Box 409040, B9-244
Ione, CA 95640

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CREATIVE OPTIONS
ACADEMY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
P.O. Box 181409 CORONADO, CA 92178

November 22, 2021

Dear Mr. Goehler,
Resource: National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233
Thank you for inquiring about our Christian self-help correspondence programs for prison inmates. Creative Options is a non-profit organization functioning solely on limited volunteers.
All courses have several months wait times and request are taken in order of receipt.
MEN AND WOMAN'S ANGER MANAGEMENT: This 12 Lesson correspondence program examines:
Anger and it's many forms, It's cause, It's place in our lives.
Healthy ways to express and control anger.
Using anger as a motivating force to change ourselves and the world around us in a positive way.

PARENTING: This 6-lesson parenting program has a three-fold purpose
To glimpse an overall picture of a developing human made of mind, body and spirit, and to give insight as to how parents can best create a healthy environment and meet the child's needs to grow into a happy, productive adult.
As a source of healing for the students of this program, reflecting on our own experiences of being parented and to gain understanding and knowledge of ourselves.
TO give suggestions of how an absentee parent can share the parenting of a child and give support from a distance.

Introduction to the Twelve Steps: This course consists of 12 Steps of A.A. and N.A. studied one at a time. The questions with each lesson are designed to further understanding of the Steps and the individuals themselves.

My Life Story - A healing prayer journal, taken only after one of the other completed courses.

God, the Father
Grant me the
Serenity to accept the things I cannot change the
Courage to change the things I can and the
Wisdom to know the difference.
MOLDED BY PATIENCE
What you find your greatest weakness. God sees an opportunity for strength. What you see as an obstacle, God sees as a steppingstone. My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness. (2 Corinthians 12:19) Therefore I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions and calamities for the sake of Christ; for whenever I am weak, then I am strong (2Corinthians 12:10)
*The above prayer is powerful when prayed frequently and fully understood.
William, Note new address. Hope we can be of value to you. B