My oldest starts Kindergarten tomorrow! Okay… I will start with the selfish banter that has been consuming my thoughts this past week. I want to be there… I want to be there so f*cking badly. I want to wake up early and have a special breakfast ready for him in the morning. I want to […]
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T.I. We have a problem! I woke up Saturday morning just as I always do on the weekends… well rested… slept in until almost 7am… it isn’t too hot yet so the sun shining in through the window is a welcome addition to the room… all is well in room 15. Lets start our day.
“What is that?” I think as I get closer to this brownish/gold round object on the floor of the dining room as I finish mopping Friday afternoon at work. As I get closer and look down… I realize that resting right by the salad bar is a heads up penny. A penny. An object that
This week I have been mentally consumed by two drastically different notions… 1 (the far lesser of the 2) – it is hot. And 2 – I miss my boys faces. Let’s start with #1… It is hot and when it is hot… it is very hot behind these walls. Thankfully… because T.I. is right
Rule number 1 for federal inmates… get comfortable being uncomfortable because just when you start to feel like you have it all figured out… the Feds have other plans for you. Case and point… I open my eyes early Sunday morning to loud shuffling outside of my door in the hallway of the unit. There
Gratitude. I have been absolutely filled with it this week. I am not 100% sure if it is just the stars aligning in a way beyond my comprehension or the fact that I was able to talk to my boys for the full 15 minutes the last 4 times that I have called (this is
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Well… another week and another lesson over here at T.I… and this one needs some backstory… so here we go… It was 8:45pm on Wednesday night… I had just finished everything that I needed to get done for the night… worked out… ate…. showered and just sat down in the TV room to wrap up
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So many mixed emotions for this one. First and foremost…because of my specific situation… I want to celebrate all of the Dad’s out there that are behind these walls (or about to be) and still put forth the effort to be the Dad that their kids deserve. The Dad that cares… and shows it… that
Companionship. Social connection. Friendship. These are all crucial pieces to our mental health… our quality of life and our longevity on this planet. They are paramount in living the”full” and “fulfilling” life that many of us continuously strive toward. A month or so ago… in one of my weekly mental health companion meetings… I was
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I sat down to write this past Friday after work and found myself thinking about the past week and what happened over the course of those 5 days and came to the realization that not much of note took place… well besides living… plain and simple… life just happened. Nothing major rocked my little world…