Wants Correspondence
June 8, 2020 at 7:06 p.m.
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Each morning, when I rise, my feet hit the floor and immediately, I am talking to my higher power, which I choose to call God. Next on the list, and something I’ve made a priority, is a gratitude list.
So many years have gone by and I have taken things for granted. Simply being able to walk on two legs, being literate, having an education, etc. ... If I can see the value even in the tiniest detail or part of my life, it fills me with a deep sense of serenity.
For example, I started this writing with a comment about my feet hitting the floor. Some people will never be able to do that, so I am grateful.
Today, I am grateful for my mind and for my thoughts. Yes, I am currently incarcerated. However, I am certainly not in prison. Prison is only in one’s mind. If I choose to believe I am trapped, then I am. If I choose to believe I am free, I am free. Being in constant contact with my higher power has shown me gratitude, as well as shown me that just like prison, heaven is subjective. Heaven (freedom) is within, not without. They can put me anywhere they want, but they’ll never take my mind. For that, I am grateful and truly free.
My purpose as a recovering addict is to spread the message, help others, set a great example and always be righteous and do the next right thing. My higher power has blessed me with the ability to communicate with others, especially when it concerns addiction. For that, I am grateful.
I have been blessed with a knowledge of nutrition and fitness. For that, I am grateful. I have learned and have been able to teach others yoga; for that I am grateful.
More than anything I am grateful for the ability to use a higher power to correct old thinking errors and build a new life and plan on principle. I deserve it; my family deserves it. For my family, I am most definitely grateful.
To extend my gratitude, I am putting together a program geared toward holistic health and personal development. It is currently under construction; however, it will not be restricted to any one means of assistance. I’m talking physical, mental and spiritual health.
I would like to humbly ask anyone that has something or someone, a program, a diet, a way of life, anything that would be helpful to an addict in recovery to correspond with me and share it, possibly provide me with information. I would be most grateful.
Darren Heinzman
c/o Westville Correctional Facility, Westville
Each morning, when I rise, my feet hit the floor and immediately, I am talking to my higher power, which I choose to call God. Next on the list, and something I’ve made a priority, is a gratitude list.
So many years have gone by and I have taken things for granted. Simply being able to walk on two legs, being literate, having an education, etc. ... If I can see the value even in the tiniest detail or part of my life, it fills me with a deep sense of serenity.
For example, I started this writing with a comment about my feet hitting the floor. Some people will never be able to do that, so I am grateful.
Today, I am grateful for my mind and for my thoughts. Yes, I am currently incarcerated. However, I am certainly not in prison. Prison is only in one’s mind. If I choose to believe I am trapped, then I am. If I choose to believe I am free, I am free. Being in constant contact with my higher power has shown me gratitude, as well as shown me that just like prison, heaven is subjective. Heaven (freedom) is within, not without. They can put me anywhere they want, but they’ll never take my mind. For that, I am grateful and truly free.
My purpose as a recovering addict is to spread the message, help others, set a great example and always be righteous and do the next right thing. My higher power has blessed me with the ability to communicate with others, especially when it concerns addiction. For that, I am grateful.
I have been blessed with a knowledge of nutrition and fitness. For that, I am grateful. I have learned and have been able to teach others yoga; for that I am grateful.
More than anything I am grateful for the ability to use a higher power to correct old thinking errors and build a new life and plan on principle. I deserve it; my family deserves it. For my family, I am most definitely grateful.
To extend my gratitude, I am putting together a program geared toward holistic health and personal development. It is currently under construction; however, it will not be restricted to any one means of assistance. I’m talking physical, mental and spiritual health.
I would like to humbly ask anyone that has something or someone, a program, a diet, a way of life, anything that would be helpful to an addict in recovery to correspond with me and share it, possibly provide me with information. I would be most grateful.
Darren Heinzman
c/o Westville Correctional Facility, Westville
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