Through the Walls

Friday, December 17, 2004


Correspondence


Welcome to this Blog. Thanks for visiting.

I have only received one single letter this week, which is strange because I usually receive six or seven each week. I really love receiving correspondence. When the officer who does the mail call doesn’t call my name, I get desperate. I’m used to receiving letters. They make me feel good, because this lets me know that there are still people who love and remember me. Like I mentioned before in one of my first Blog entries, letters are very important for people who are in prison. You can’t imagine how important, so if you have a friend in jail, write them a short letter once in a while. This gesture is something that will be always appreciated.

Well my friends, this is all for now. Thanks again for your support.

Sincerely,

Pedro

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Joy is not in things; it is in us.

- Richard Wagner -

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True happiness must come from within you.
You will find happiness by letting your conscience
guide you – listen to it; follow it.
Your conscience is the key to your happiness.

- Karen Poynter Taylor -

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If you can sit before a sunset
And recall your actions
And while recalling find a generous action
A word that gave peace to the heart of one who listened –
A sweet look that fell like a sunray
You may recall the day as being one nicely lived.

- Robert Browning -

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Monday, December 13, 2004


Learning


Hello and welcome to this Blog, which is growing in attendance even more each day, and I thank your support.

I’ve had a few pictures taken to put them up in the Blog once they develop them. They’re not many, just four or five.

Talking with my youngest son, he told me that every Friday he’s taking a class about drugs. An officer comes and teaches that class. It seems like a great idea. The officer talks to them about the effect of drogs and tells them that if they read a magazine or newspaper article, to bring it to class so they can discuss it. I sent him the manual they gave me in the class I took here – remember the one I once talked to you about? The manual is really interesting and educative. I hope that everyone in the class finds it useful. I did. I’ve always know that drugs are harmful, but I learned a lot more from that class.

Not only are drugs physically harmful, the worst thing is that they’re also harmful for the addict’s relatives. A person dependent on drugs doesn’t think of anyone else, only about themselves.

Well, this is all for now. See you later.

Sincerely,

Pedro

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Life a Life of Happiness

Happiness cannot come from without.
It must come from within.
It is not what we see and touch
or that which others do for us
which makes us happy;
it is that which we think
and feel and do,
first for the other fellow
and then for ourselves.

- Helen Keller -

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Live so that you may have serenity,
be in harmony with the world
and have plenty of happiness.

- Confucius -

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Friday, December 10, 2004


Decisions


How are you? I hope that great.

They still haven’t declared winners some of the candidates of the past elections in my country (Puerto Rico). They had declared one, but the other party appealed to the tribunals, because the one they had declared winner had won by only 3,000 votes. And that’s why they appealed that decision. And now they’re recounting the votes and it’s probable that we won’t know the results until the middle or the end of this month.

I’m already making my Christmas cards. I start them this early so that I can finish them on time to send them before Christmas. I do them myself. A friend of mine taught me the method called “pressed” and the cards look really nice.

Good bye for now. Until next time.

Sincerely,

Pedro

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Be glad of life,
because it gives you the chance
to love
and to work
and to play
and to look up at the stars.

- Henry Van Dyke -

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Keep your face
to the sunshine
and you cannot
see the shadow.

- Helen Keller -

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Monday, December 06, 2004


Reggaeton


Hello friends. I hope that you’re all doing great, as well as your families.

They finally moved my new roommate to another room, because another guy was sent to the hole (where they put someone who’s broken any of the prison rules). It’s a room like the rest in here, only that they keep them locked up for 23 hours a day and they only let them out each day for an hour to a small yard in that section. Now everything’s back to normal, more space and more privacy. I only hope they don’t bring anyone else to this room.

The other day I was watching the music awards called “The Source Awards” in which they award the best in R&B and Rap music. What really got my attention was the award that Tego Calderón won for his Reggaeton album. I imagine you’re already familiarized with this rhythm. If not, let me explain that Reggaeton is a musical genre from Puerto Rico that combines hip-hop, reggae and Caribbean rhythm. The best artists in this genre are: Tego Calderón, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Hector & Tito, Trébol Clan and some others. But like I said, it really got my attention, because Reggaeton is going international and it’s becoming a hit here in the United States, especially in Miami and New York. The lyrics are in Spanish, but the rhythm is contagious that even those who don’t understand the language dance to it.

Well, this is all for now. Until next time.

Pedro

Promise me that you will...

Be kind to yourself.
Look in the mirror
and see that you are beautiful.
Make three wishes.
Be strong.
Nurture your soul.
Continue your prayers.
Let go of any pain.
Banish any anger.
Take one moment at a time.
Hear music.
Make music.
Seek inspiration.
Learn ...

Promise me that you will...

Believe in fairy tales
and in the magic of your dreams.
Find that dreams do come true.
Hug yourself.
Feel the sun shine.
Believe again.
Smile.
Seek laughter.
Always remember
that you have a guardian angel
watching over you.
Find Hope.
Find your true love.

Promise me these things...

- Linda Ann McConnell -

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Friday, December 03, 2004


Celebrations


How are you? I hope that great. I’m doing fine. Well, we’re already planning the Christmas parties. We have one the 4th of December in a friend’s unit, another one on the 19th in another unit; the 24th we’ll do another one and the 30th will be the last party of this year. What we do is that each one buys food at the commissary, like rice, cheese, summer sausages, fish, soups, beans, Doritos, pork skins, crackers and stuff like that. Each one of us has to buy a few things and a friend of us cooks them, well, with our help, although I’m the least help because I don’t know how to cook much. But we have so much fun having these parties, because we forget, at least for a little while, that we’re in prison. I will tell you about the parties later on.

On the last Blog entry, I wrote a message I’d read that talked about God. Here is another one I read that same day, being that they were both together. I believe in God, but not like before. I don’t know why; it might be because of all of the things I see, read or hear, that I don’t know why God lets them happen.

This is all for now. Until next time.

Sincerely,

Pedro

Footprints

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the LORD. Across the Sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonged to him, and the other to the LORD.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest time in his life.

This really bothered him and he questioned the LORD about it. "LORD, you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you most you would leave me."

The LORD replied, "My precious, precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."

- Author Unknown -

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