Here in prison, it can be very difficult to live in a rigidly regulated environment and not be influenced by negative people all day and every day. It can also be difficult to have moral courage to stand on principles, resist peer pressure and maneuver around prison politics. However, it is not impossible. Prison has been the most tragic event in my life. However, this negative environment has made me appreciate freedom, and never take it for granted. I remember the moment my life changed, and that decision altered my life forever. I knew I had to change virtually every aspect of my life. The most important thing I changed was what I demanded of myself and what I would no longer accept.
Here in prison, they lack self-help programs, so I took to the literal meaning of self-help and develop my own. I so not waste any of this prison time, playing table games, nor do I watch a lot of TV or engage in drama or gossip. I have cultivated self-motivation and rearranged my priorities and became committed. I am not defined by prison, nor of what others think of me, this environment is essentially a form of institutional violence and not a very humanizing place to be.
Hope I did not bore you; I do enjoy writing I find it therapeutic, sort of cleansing and an embracement of accountability. I would like to setup a network and help others that have overcome adversity and help other entrepreneurs. I would like to share this is my first ever blog that I have written and would like to share in my next blog will share how I was able to overcome and beat stage 4 cancer and living in hospice also being on chemotherapy for almost a year. Stay strong, positive and never surrender.
Frank Hendricks #D45965, PO Box 5242, Corcoran, CA 93212 or write him on GettingOut.com
