It’s Tuesday night… I started a new little evening routine this week where I rent a movie on my tablet and set up shop in the room after dinner to unwind and have a bit of time to myself. Shut that door… turn off the light… pop on the movie and disappear into another world […]
Well… in flawlessly fitting fashion… I was reminded once again that no matter how hard we try to influence an outcome… our lack of control is the only aspect of life in here (and out there honestly) that remains undefeated. The cards are going to fall where they are going to fall and the only
I have been thinking about a word that would describe how this past week started and I keep coming back to… powerful. It was impactful… it was reflective… it was emotional… it was hopeful… it was a day that feels as though all the days to follow are now altered ever so slightly. It was
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Let me tell you a little story about appreciation. Now… we, as human beings, take things for granted… lets be honest… it is just what we do. Whether that be time or money or people or relationships or being able to sit on a couch or sleep in an actual bed or take a shower
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There are a handful of “events” when living behind these walls that re-make the table… that turn the page to the next chapter of the journey. Your Bunkie going home… especially a Bunkie that you have been going through this madness with for years… is one of those events and one that I was able
Milestone week this past week. My youngest little (quickly getting not so little) guy turned 5 on Wednesday. The boys birthday weeks are always such a mixed bag of emotions for me in here. I find myself thinking about their birthday… having dreams about it at night… for weeks leading up to the actual event.
Well… it has been a good week and as I sit (still on a high that I am able to sit these days) and type… I realize that there is no specific reason for this general chipper vibe but the sun is shining… there are beautiful roses blooming around the yard and laughter percolating the
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If you are just ‘tuning in’… take a look at last week’s post (Halfway House of Horror) for context before diving into this one The morning started a bit hectic. There was an “incident” the afternoon prior that caused the yard to be locked down and the phones to be shut off (which is standard
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This week hurt… it still hurts and unfortunately I have a sickening feeling that it is going to continue hurting before it gets better. It is the kind of week… with the kind of news… that makes you drop your chin… shake your head… take that deep labored breath and the words “F*ck man”… fall
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I often wonder… how much of this wildly insane “social experiment” am I going to remember on the other side of this journey? I know that I will remember the milestone moments… the truly unique characters… the aspects that weave my real life into the fabric of my ‘for now’ life but what about the