First of all, it means the opportunity for a second chance at living a meaningful, productive life. When I was in active addiction I was not the person I should have been. I wasn’t the best father or husband I could have been. My priorities became very turned […]
I haven’t posted anything for quite awhile. Apologies for that. Things have been pretty interesting here, to say the least. An officer was killed behind the wall. We were on lock-down for a couple weeks and they are talking like it might be up to a year for […]
Hard to believe that we are already two weeks into January! It’s unreal how fast time has been moving, which in my situation, is a blessing. RWI is going well. I just moved into Progression 5. If all goes according to schedule, I’ll be done in a couple […]
Apologies for the silence the last few weeks. Life has been just a little bit complicated here, to say the least. We’ve had a stabbing and two huge E- Squad shakedowns along with the covid quarantine. They found so many phones and other contraband during the raids, they […]
Thanksgiving in quarantine! How exciting! Our dorm was officially put on lockdown about a week ago. That means that the entire Indiana State Prison is quarantined. It’s crazy! Just when things were starting to move along good, everything comes to a grinding halt. Our RWI instructor tested positive […]
I started working in the prison warehouse a few days ago. Unloading trucks, pulling orders for the kitchen and sanitation departments, etc, etc… It’s been such a blessing, being able to get into a somewhat normal routine. For a few hours each day it’s like being […]
I went to an NA meeting today and the Just For Today topic was voices. What voice we choose to listen to. I remember distinctly a few years ago being sober when that bad voice started whispering in my ear. That proverbial devil on the shoulder, “you can […]
I was talking to a buddy while we were waiting for chapel a couple of days ago. We got on the subject how chapel service and NA meetings make you feel somewhat human again. Interacting with other people on a personal level, shaking hands calling each other by […]
I’m currently in the Recovery while incarcerated program here at ISO. For our progression work we go through the 12 steps of NA program pretty thoroughly. I’m in the process of working through step 7, we humbly ask God to remove our shortcomings. One of the questions was,”How […]
COVID-19 has really changed things up for everyone! Including those who are incarcerated. Obviously not to the degree of being out in the world but it has affected us. It has been about 8 months since I have had a visit and it definitely changes things up. I […]
Never in a million years would I have thought I would be spending my 44th b-day incarcerated! It’s been almost 2 years already and I still wake up most mornings in a state of disbelief. I look around and can’t believe I’m here. That’s the way thing about […]
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