Always, when there is positive change on the horizon, and there are efforts of reform, esp.. in a prison setting where the changes are being dictated from outside and higher up, the process can be painful.
The women here who are just stopping by and have no real reference to how things change with every different warden; esp.. those who think life is a game and that coming to the feds is merely a platform to gain street cred, only complicate things here and those of us who have a need to live in peace and productivity can get caught in the middle of the chaos if we aren’t careful.
It’s important to stay focused on positivity, stay out of the way right now, focus on what we are grateful for.
Too often here, we complain about the food, the water, the schedule, what they aren’t doing for us; it’s exhausting.
I like to say, ” don’t bitch about it, be about it”…be the change you want to see in the world.
The truth is, although we are in prison, we are still suffering from some very first world problems. We are a nation of the entitled, even here in the Feds.
When I hear them complaining, I am quick to tell them, ” there are countries all over the world who are running out of water, there are mothers struggling to keep their children fed, or alive, there are entire nations being squeezed out.
My job is to remain calm, be a positve example, keep my head up, and continue to find creative solutions to the never-ending problems here.
This week, I am asking the PEER SUCCESS TEAM, in each unit to post a 14 DAY GRATITUDE CHALLENGE.
Day 0: start a gratitude journal
Day 1: write 10 things you are grateful for in your life
Day 2: give thanks for your food
Day 3: Write a gratitude note to someone
Day 4: reflect on the meaning of gratitude
Day 5: identify 3 things to appreciate about your adversary
Day 6: give thanks for your life
Day 7: give thanks for yourself
Day 8: transform an ungrateful thought
Day 9: share something you are grateful for with someone
Day 10: give a gratitude tip
Day 11: list 3 things you tend to take for granted ( and what you plan to do about them )
Day 12: take action on your plan from day 11
Day 13: do a gratitude mediation
Day 14: give thanks for your mistakes
Feel free to join us in our efforts to stay positive and in a space of gratitude.
( this came from personalexcellence.co/blog/gratitude-overview
and so to this website, I express my deepest gratitude )
