Choon Yong-12/25/2024-X’ Mas Day

12/25/2024 Wednesday daily dairy from Atwater Camp.Woke up at 5:00 AM. Made up my bed, cleaned up, changed to BOP uniform and made a cup of coffee. Stretched, drank my coffee and watched the local news and weather report, high temperature for today is 63 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served […]

William David Kragthorpe-12/25/2024

Today is Christmas, Merry Christmas to everyone!! I received a message from a friend that said that they wanted to wish me a Merry Christmas, but they didn’t want to wish that to me because they thought that I may be struggling with being away from friends and family. Yes, even though it is hard […]

Marquelon Dakarai Johnson-12/25/2024

Staying Motivated Know your “Why”Why is success important for you?Why is success guaranteed for you?Why do you deserve victory? The why helps you maintain motivation through adversity and births quantum perseverance. Tips for staying motivated*Keep a journal to track progress*Give yourself healthy rewards for progress*Reflect on your values that support the goal or change your […]

Fleming J Ivory-12/25/2024-The Gift of Life

Post to Fleming J. IvoryMoment of Power This morning, everyone of you who are reading this entry/post were giving thegift of “new life.” It amazes me to know how close humans come to death every time we sleep, sneeze, and even hick-up.Simple reminders that the precious gift in our body we call “breath,” is actually […]

Choon Yong-12/24/2024-X’Mas Eve

Woke up at 5:00 AM. Made up my bed, cleaned up, changed to BOP uniform and made a cup of coffee. Stretched, drank my coffee and watched the local news and weather report, high temperature for today is 62 degree F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served at 6:25 AM. Breakfast menu: Cereal, […]

Sergio Mike Petroni-12/24/2024

Just for Today: I will reach out to another addict in my group and share my recovery. Every Tuesday in the unit a few of us gentlemen put together a recovery meeting. These meetings are an example of the type of service that I enjoy giving to the newcomer. Obviously, there is no discrimination toward […]

Eduardo Luis Valdes-12/24/2024-Christmas Eve 2024

Wednesday December 18, nearing lunch time, our communication system went down. Since the night before then, we have been locked in and unable to be taken out for work or programming. “A few good days to rest”, I thought, but it has been a week now with no natural vitamin D. I am up today […]

Fernando Cordova-12/24/2024

A day closer to one of my favorite days in my life. It is this time when it seems all the arguments stop and nothing but love and Thanksgiving happens. I know that I am excited about spending these days with my family and watching them just be happy and at peace.

Choon Yong-12/23/2024

12/23/2024 Monday daily diary from Atwater Camp.Woke up at 5:00 AM. Made up my bed, cleaned up, changed to BOP uniform and made a cup of coffee. Stretched, drank my coffee and watched the local news and weather report, high temperature for today is 62 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served […]

Dana McIntyre-12/23/2024

I will never forget Carlos. A number of years ago I fortunate enough to participate in medical missions to South America, namely Bolivia and Peru. As a non medical volunteer, my responsibilities included making sure the team had enough supplies, arranging meals, sterilizing instruments in the operating room and helping with registration for potential patients. […]