Michael Santos-Self-Discipline
Imagine standing at the base of a mountain, staring up at its towering peaks. Reaching the summit seems daunting, almost impossible. Step by step, with the right preparation and mindset, you know that you can not only climb it—you can conquer it. Developing unshakable self-discipline is like scaling that mountain. I remember my friend Lee […]
Alex Dee-03/08/2025-Journal Report #3: From Moses to Joshua
God is honest and orderly and having having faith in God. Dear Azy, Rumi, and Ari, Last week, I told you the story of Abraham and God’s promise to him that he would have as many descendants as stars in the sky. Well, one of Abraham’s kids was Jacob and through him there came 12 […]
Kassandra L Moore-03/08/2025
Fernando Cordova-03/08/2025
Each day that I awaken I have a thirst for wisdom and discernment. I want to make sure that I never allow anyone to steer me in the wrong direction or place me in a bad situation. I look now for a better life and one where I can be of service to my family. […]
Ryan Michael Reavis-03/08/2025
I finished Seizing the White Space, by Steve. W. Johnson. I’m not going to write a report on it because I really didn’t learn much. It was kind of mash up between The Lean Startup, by Eric Reiss, and Business Model Generation, but it wasn’t nearly as good as either of them. I’ve reached a […]
Dennis Zeedyk-03/08/2025-Prison thoughts
On the way to work last Tuesday, I asked a guy from my unit what we were having for lunch. A guy behind me said, “You must be new to the BOP (Bureau of Prisons). Everyone knows we have chicken patties on Tuesday.” After looking into it, I learned something about how food is served […]
Robert Jesenik-03/07/2025-Journal #62
Saturday, March 1 Awesome visiting day with my son and granddaughter here from Florida. 5 hours of relaxing conversations, and a granddaughter who we now know loves Legos:) Guess what she’s getting for a birthday present? Big drop in temperature weather-wise, so back to sweats, thermals tonight. No movie for some reason, and skipped chow, […]
Choon Yong-03/07/2025-No Classes
3/7/2025 Friday 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 61 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served […]
Dennis Zeedyk-03/07/2025
My work at Unicor is going fine. I work in Customer Service entering, reviewing and amending contracts. During my first month, which is probationary, I make 23 cents per hour and work from 7:30-14:30 with a half hour for lunch. I will get bumped to $0.46/hour in about a month. Unicor is a government owned […]
Michael Santos-Habits
When I reflect on resilience, I think about the 26 years I spent in federal prison. Those years were full of challenges—from isolation in solitary confinement to the constant uncertainty about when or if I’d find my way back to society. But that experience taught me one of the greatest lessons of my life—resilience isn’t […]
