“Life has got to be lived – that’s all there is to it. At seventy, I would say the advantage is that you take life more calmly. You know that ‘this, too, shall pass!’”— Eleanor …
Give Time Time
If there's one thing I have learned from working with incarcerated people, it's a new view of time. When that's all you have, things change. Time heals, you just have to give time, time. These …
None of My Business
“Disregard what others think and the prison door will swing open.” ~Lao Tzu You've heard the saying "what others think about me is none of my business" right? I have been thinking about a deeper …
Forgive Me?
To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. ~Lewis B. Smedes I've been thinking about forgiveness a lot lately. Mostly forgiveness for myself. Every night I go to …
Choose Life
Choice. It's a hot topic right now isn't it? Between our debates about a woman's right to choose what happens to her body, to the heartbreaking increase in teen suicide and the "choose life" movement, …
5 Years
“5 by 5 rule: If it’s not gonna matter in 5 years, don’t spend more than 5 minutes being upset about it.” ~anonymous I don't know who said this, but it's a damn good rule. Take a moment to reflect on …