I have been pretty ill. I went in for the dreaded procedure of the Colin check for that nasty cancer. Good news there I am clean, But were it went bad was four hours after it was done I end up back in the hospital with septic shock, […]
Well my friends I now now what its like when the kid leaave the nest. My dog finished his training and has moved to his new place at the PAWS rescue center. I sure hope he finds a home. He was a special dog that loved to be loyal […]
An attractive young woman was pulled over for speeding. A Washington State Trooper walked up and flipped open his ticket book. Wittingly she said “I bet you’re gonna sell me a ticket to the State Troopers Ball?” He replied, “Washington State Troopers don’t have balls.” There was a […]
It is by an intericate design of nature that success is a condition that must be pursued and not attracted… We achieve rewards, and we make progress not by our intense pursuit….but by what we become . We live in an environment in which there are laws, just […]
To: My S*HIP project followers. Great news to tell you. Stafford Creek Corrections Center has agreed to pilot my project. We had a meeting today and we layed down the ground work for this awsome project. I have several staff asking how to get involved. This is the […]
The convict code is often spoken of but until now has never Been seen. The myth surrounding the convict code, as being a secret set of regulations that every prisoner must adhere to, is a fallacy. Our code is merely one of life. You need not be a […]
To: My S*HIP project followers. Great news to tell you. Stafford Creek Corrections Center has agreed to pilot my project. We had a meeting today and we layed down the ground work for this awsome project. I have several staff asking how to get involved. This is the […]
WHO ARE YOU? WHERE ARE YOU GOING? WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DECLAIR? Whenever you cross the border into this country, the Boarder patrol always ask you three questions. I have never forgotten these questions. So, when I started speaking at graduations, I always ask these three questions. […]
SEEING SUCCESS BEFORE YOU BEGIN: “S*HIP PROECT” This type of program is important as we teach people about anxiety and how to expand their comfort zones. We would like to share with Prisoners how to visualize success in there minds before they go through the actual experience. So, […]
I was almost, so were you. There are many, more than a few. I almost finished in prison but….well, you know. I was almost president… Well, almost mayor… I was going to Mexico… I almost got there. Almost made foreman on my job, Almost didn’t need to steal […]
# 14 BREAKING DOWN THE WORD “DISABLED” : Years ago, at the Monroe Correctional Complex, there was a Captain and his name was jimmy Evens. One of the things he used to say to me that really made a difference in changing my life, is, “Dick, it’s okay […]
COMFORT ZONES vs DANGER ZONES “Work for peace” is a concept that promotes non-violence. In Seattle, there is a middle school that got tired of all the signs it had up that young people saw when they walked in the front door. They had signs like “Don’t carry […]
#11 EMPOWERING YOURSELF I remember a quote from a book entitled “Adolescence at risk” By Gary Philips. ” I am empowered less by luck, by heredity or by circumstance, then by my capacity to envision the very best I can be.” We live in a day where the […]
In the last segment of this blogg I spoke about Beliefs, Attitudes, Habits & Expectations. Did you try the exercise? # 9 HAVE TO’S & WANT TO’S I see a big difference between “have to’s & want to’s.” Although I am a prisoner with many skills in speaking […]
Never would I have thought I would be living with dog in prison. Here I am after 18 years being tought how to care for something other then myself. Its like a new sense of responsibility. I have to say I have never been this responsible. I have […]
# 6 DIALOGUE AND SUPPORT Being able to talk with like minded people who have simular issues makes it easier to address. As you go through this proposal you will get a sense of what kind of materials that will be in the work book that I am […]
2 & 3 (S*HIP) Lets just face the fact that most people who have a disability do not take care of their nutritional needs or even exercise. So, it is only fitting we include this type of knowledge to help improve our health and do our part to […]
So I thought I sould share with you this progam I am building. WHAT IS S*HIP: The word S*HIP is an acronym for “Self-Esteem for the Handicaped Inside Prison” This would be a volunteer based program for the physically and/or emotioally disabled-cronically and even termanally ill prisoners. S*HIP […]
How about those Seahalks ha. Who would of thought they would have came this far this year. Some of those games Were not up to par. But they are my team and win or Loose. I will ride with them. Cam Newton With the Carolina panthers what a […]
As I look out my bars in to a sun lit sky, I can emagin the tears falling From my childs eyes. I close my eyes to stopthe pain And out of knowwere It starts to rain. I sit in my cell and contemplate What I can do […]
In my introduction I said I had done some bad things in my past. I feel its only right that I share some of my past history that lead me to come to prison. First and formost I want to tell you that I had wonderful parents, who […]
Hello, my name is Dick Oppen. I am 47 years young living life on lifes terms. My body is in prison for some past mistakes but my mind is free. Like the men in uniform say, I Think it was the marine corps…. “Improvise, Adapt and Overcome”! […]
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