“I don’t lose faith in the goodness of life
because I’m angry and depressed.
Rather, I became angry and depressed
because I lost faith in the goodness of life.”
What gets me through each day? My newfound ability to commune with love and spirit. I’ve discovered yoga, meditation, and mysticism, and as a result, I am truly free! I’ve come to know deeply that life is first an inner experience. All the peace and security I am seeking is within me. Love, wisdom, strength, and beauty are the primary attributes of spirit, the unchanging and fundamental core of our being.
What gets me through each day is knowing that if I want harmony, peace, and joy, I can have them, but I must be willing to do the work. I must first maintain an awareness of my spiritual nature. My inner world is the architect of my external world. I don’t lose faith in the goodness of life because I’m angry and depressed. Rather, I became angry and depressed because I lost faith in the goodness of life. I am not happy because I am healthy. I am healthy because I am happy. With my mind, I am creating my days; by my choices, I am building either the harmony or the pain I experience or inexperience.
What gets me through each day is knowing the life I am living reflects what I have already established inside. As I acquire and assimilate spiritual knowledge, I liberate myself. I’ve begun to see that the inner and the outer are the same! I realize that continuous communion with God, the source, is the only way to remain conscious of my spiritual nature in the face of constant daily pressures of prison life.
What gets me through each day is knowing when I am conscious of my divinity, I catch the light, and see the truth. I have the wisdom, courage, and stamina to endure to overcome and succeed.
What gets me through each day is knowing that wherever I am is where God is. The search for myself is to know the power of God is within me. I am here to discover my truth and to make my unique contribution to life. The universe is supporting me, and my spirit wants me to give something back to help and heal others, but first, the healing must begin within me. I must learn to recognize and respect God within myself. I’m no longer in prison!
