Journal Entry: Lee Elbaz-03/24/2025

Journal Entry

As part of working on my release plan , and on my future success I am spending more time with my self .
I am learning what brought me to the place I am at and also working to improve my self in many different areas.

Part of the program that I am at is to have the ” word of the day” where we improving our vocabulary and see how it affects our life .
I chose to share Blaming .

Blaming – Portraying yourself as a victim stating your actions are the fault of others.

Blaming applies to my growth and healing because I tend to blame others for me coming to prison .
Recently , I start to understand that even if I didn’t commit the crime or did something intentionally or knowingly it not make it ok and I have no one to blame by myself .

I am working on this behavior by taking actions . instead of blaming my self or others I start to get to know my self better and work on what brought me in here , my self esteem , my thinking errors and my communication style.

I refuse to be passive again or being a people pleaser , I am working on set boundaries and doing any thing in my power to grow to be stronger and smarter woman and to assure that nothing similar will take place again .

Also what help me it to count my blessing , being grateful and see the half full of the cup .