It’s the last day of 2009, and I look forward to waking tomorrow, healthy and full of energy, to begin the New Year. My birthday is two weeks away (I’ll turn 46), and during the year 2010 I intend to work every day toward preparing the for exciting life I will lead once I walk free from prison boundaries.
Keeping physically fit remains a priority for me, and I’ll record my progress through my daily journal. This morning, after a few hours of early writing, I went outside for to run. I exercised every day of 2009, and I continue to expand my workouts in 2010 by striving to run every day, as well as adding more strength training. By this time next year, assuming I’m still in prison, I expect to add another 3,000 consecutive miles to my running log, as well as 100,000 pushups.
When I returned from my run I looked through my planner and I took notes that I’ll use to write my fourth quarter report. Although I can’t access my web site, with Carole’s help I’ve been publishing quarterly reports since 2003. If my memory is correct, that means the web site features quarterly reports for the past 28 quarters. When I’m released, I’ll enjoy reviewing those quarterly reports and reading the journey of my imprisonment.
I’ve been documenting my time through prison for much longer than seven years, but before 2003 I didn’t have Carole in my life to keep my Internet site current. Yet articles and publications exist from as far back as 1988 that chronicle my commitment to preparing for a contributing life while serving this lengthy sentence. I’m glad I created those records, as they will serve as a useful resource when speak and teach about creating a meaningful life through life struggle.
I don’t know how many more days, weeks, months, or years I will serve as a prisoner. But I’m glad to have completed 8,179 days of my sentence, and I’m optimistic that the work I’ve done over the past 22-plus years will help me triumph over the challenges I encounter upon release. I’ve been blessed with a strong spirit, and I thank God for the blessing, as my positive attitude has made it easier to master this prison term.
[Consecutive running log: 3.400 miles over the past 384 days]
Thursday, 31 December 2009
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