During my time locked up, I had ups and downs. still do to this day. but one thing that has kept me going is the hope that when I get out I can make a difference in the lives of those I love and left behind for so long. Keeping that in mind every day I learned to not just think about myself and the wants I desired. the selfishness that I had to go through to finally realize that my life is more than just my life. that in living I can live for others and help them become better. but to do that I have to become better myself. so to do that I have to improve myself in as many ways as possible each day that I am granted life. even the smallest improvement is still an improvement and even though some days I feel like I haven’t made any progress people will come to me and either ask for advice or talk to me of the problems that plague them. they come to me because they trust me and to gain that trust is a big step in the right direction. it encourages me to keep going in the direction that I am going. when I do give advice I try to give the best possible advice that will help them and honor that trust they have given me. I do this by thinking of the most positive outcome for them and how that positivity will in turn help me also by seeing them improve their life.
