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 […]
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 […]
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”! […]
I need love. It is a basic human function that is often neglected or even ignored in the free world. It is further compounded by a prison term. In my setting, my living conditions……there is no love. You can be suffocated by respect, but its often ego or […]
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