How You Handle Situations That Make You Feel Hopeless in Prison
My wife experienced a life threatening illness and I couldn’t be there to help.
When you’re in prison it’s a given you’re going to miss important things no matter how long you’re down for. Birthdays, anniversaries, these are the things we most often consider. What we don’t think about, because let’s be honest who wants to think about negative things in any context, are the bad things we will likely miss.
Deaths, funerals, health scares.
I’m not the most positive person on the planet, but I try to frame most things in a positive light these days. I have to, considering my circumstances. I’m in prison for a crime I didn’t commit for the next five years, so in order to get through this living hell, I’ve decided the best way to do that is to come out the other side a better person. However, I am also a realist and I went into this knowing there were things I clearly wouldn’t have control over.
My dog is already an old lady. I know she may not be here when I get out. I swear, every time my wife sends me pictures of her, the grey around her mouth gets more pronounced. Maybe I am imagining it, but I don’t think so. If you’ve not had the pleasure of meeting her via Twitter, here you go.
