Well, I'm gonna be here for another month or so...more boring time...HELP!!??? I've decided to reach out to ya'll...hoping you will keep my mind/brain going by sending me some reading material. We do have a library by means of which I have enjoyed Nora Roberts work!?@# Not bad...just not my usual fare! You can choose articles from the news (paper or mags or internet...I am not choosy!). You can send anything that I can read...perhaps your very own writing! I love to read...it takes me away from "the tank"!! Pretty please...with sugar on top...send anything!! I have lots of "spiritual books" and some classics so I am looking for "junk reads". I'll attach a list of mystery writers and such...in case you choose to send a book. The jail has rules...of course....and you cannot send more than six single pages in an envelope. As for books...here are the important rules (the ones I know): Any book
(Editor's note: The site is pretty self-explanatory. I gave them $5 and got 500 credits yet am still puzzled about how much each email "cost"!! Trust is the key to using any "correctional" website!! Remember this is one woman's opinion...and it's not worth much more than a latte!) When I first arrived in jail, I fought against being here. I focused on all that I was missing. Slowly...it felt very slowly... I settled in and finally began to think of it as a sabbatical...an opportunity. Two months ago, I was raging with anger! Today I read, write and sleep. I eat (access to the commissary helps on that subject) and I often meditate. I have no agenda, no schedule, no "shoulds". A lot of....mmmm....STUFF is getting digested during this uncharted timeout. I am learning to relax with groundlessness (another term I discovered with Pema Chodron). Am I successful all the time? Heavens NO!! But I am aware when the rug gets pulled out from under me. Sometimes I get curious and sometimes I panic...and somehow I continue. Hoping each of you find peace and joy this holiday season. Relax from time to time...take a couple of deep breaths if holiday panic sets in...walk around the block and remember... Have you seen Disney's Aladdin...
When Chaos comes calling, remember Chaos is master of the surprise, the unpredictable. Chaos can be regarded as extremely good news.
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