WISDOM & QUOTES
Serenity by Tony Enis
Serenity
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CALMNESS OF MIND is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control. Its presence is an indication of ripened...
CHANGE
Progress And Purpose, Even In Prison by Robert Shafer
The year was 2000. I was 10 years into the mess I had created, 7 years into fighting a death sentence I asked for (hold that thought, a future blog will cover this). I was talking with my Mother (who passed in October, 2022), known to us as Mama, and she asked me, "Robert, what do you do?" Mama was French, born and raised in France, only coming to America the first time in 1955, and even 45 years later her thick French accent was pronounced.
WISDOM & QUOTES
#BreathOfFreshAir, by Da’Von Motley Sr.
Assalaamu Alaikum!!
Sigh.... SMH!! You know how some people just make your day when you see them or talk to them?? Its so much going...
WISDOM & QUOTES
by Demetrius Arnold
Out of the abundance of the heart a man speaks. What does your heart profess to others, is it encouragement, is what you say...
WISDOM & QUOTES
Live Life on Purpose and Intentionally, by Demetrius Arnold
Never live a day of your life as if its a mistake and doesn't have a purpose. Always do everything intentionally, be kind intentionally,...
WISDOM & QUOTES
WHEN IT’S DARK ENOUGH. OR WHY I MISS THE STARS, by Joshua Wood
Why go to the stars?
Because we are the descendants of those primates who chose to look over the next hill.
Because we won't survive here...
WISDOM & QUOTES
ELIMINATE WHO YOU ARE NOT AND ESTABLISH WHO YOU ARE, by Demetrius Arnold
The end of your past is the beginning of your future. Sisters and brothers, never let anyone family, friend, or foe dictate your trajectory...
POEMS
Today, Facts, by Demetrius Copeland
Today, in the time that we're living
in, racial discrimination is the norm
of the of day, (damn) rather it's in the justicial system
and our lives...
CREATIVE WRITING
Pondering Thought, by April Watson
There was once a town in the heart of America where all life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings. The town lay...
EDUCATION & PROGRAMS
What’s in your wallet? by Major McCormick
They say I walked this shit down.. In reality I guess I did. Eleven years! In two thousand twelve, two thousand twenty three looked...
PRISON LIFE
Simple Things, by Josh Blount
I was talking to a buddy while we were waiting for chapel a couple of days ago. We got on the subject how chapel...