The skills I am reaching to achieve at this point in my life and serving this prison sentence are vey different than any I have ever really worked on achieving before my sentence. See this is my first prison sentence and My only as long as I keep this mind set I am in from here forward which is easier said than done but I am working hard everyday to change my future and not ever have to live my life from my past again. I always wanted to change my life before I got here to prison. I was sad, angry, mad and that life was very lonely for me and felt empty always. I wasn’t living my life with gratitude or determination to put the time and effort it takes to change either. I know that all my actions up to this point were bad decisions on my part of course and just was insane by doing the something’s over a again and expecting different out come. I was very broken from past experiences and felt like giving up many times. I still had this little desire to be better. A better mother, a better daughter, granddaughter and just over all better person. Even just a little desire can lead to big life changes if we are ready to make that commitment. It is easier just get by in life and do the bare min to survive than to work to excel and be better. Everything in life u want will have to worked for and will give your life meaning and fulfillment as opposed to just getting by and being consumed by negativity and disappointment. Not having purpose or self worth is very detrimental to self esteem. Believing in your self and pushing forward to be better today than yesterday everyday from here on can make life very meaningful. Seeing results slowly can make success after prison a sure thing by gaining discipline and knowing we as inmates can achieve our goals and desires. I know all I have been through in my life and things that have not worked so I decided it was time to work on doing the opposite avoiding making the same mistakes. I have trouble at times with HOW I need to make some of these changes now from prison due to lack of resources available. I do however take advantage of EVERY opportunity. I have very little control of things right now I do the best I can instead of complain about what I don’t have I stay positive and constantly work on future plans or goals and still stay prepared for things that may not work out the way I am expecting. I am prepared my self with as much education possible with my time in Aliceville knowing it is the most important to my reentry until I can move to another institution and the take advantage of any positive opportunity’s there till my time to put the B.O.P behind me and continue with success.