A.L.I. Part 2

I’ve mentioned that I’ve been a fortunate man. That didn’t change just because I was incarcerated. I’ll expand a little on that before pressing on where I abruptly stopped yesterday.

I’ve arrogantly boasted in the past that regardless the circumstances I’ve never lost. The obvious retort is how can I possibly boast this since I’ve spent 4 years 3 months in Federal Prison? We’ll simply this...

Upon arrest I was charged with 3 counts each carrying a sentence of life without the possibility of parole. 3 months in I signed a plea agreement to do 20 years. I waited 8 months for the 2 gentleman who told on me to accept their plea agreements so that we could be sentenced together and shipped out to our respected facilities.

3 days before the sentencing I received a visit from my Attorney. She was very excited and happy to share with me that the CongressIonal Sentencing Committee and changed the way the laws I was charged with breaking were written and I was no longer facing a life sentence.

A very long wrong in how the quantity of LSD was determined had finally been righted. I was now facing a maximum sentence of 5 years.

I won.

Back to yesterdays insights...

Being a fortunate man I have lots of friends. Many people who love me and cared very much that I was in prison. I had received crazy amounts of money for my inmate account so I began asking for books instead. Specific books on Psychology, Meditation and World History of Religion. Having the luxury of time I put myself back in school.

I’d start every day with 1/2 an hour of meditation to clear my mind of my circumstance. Then 3 hours of reading/ studying Psychology. Everything from the origins of its study to the origin of consciousness and the development of thought and language. And ultimately Carl Jungs archetypal studies and Albert Hofmanns study of the effects of drugs on the brain.

Then 3 hours of study of every religion that does or has existed that is known. I have read and have a rudimentary understanding of every practiced religion. (I’ll not give preference or comment on my understandings)

lastly on study. I’d spend the evening reading what I called fodder. Which is fictional writings. I could burn through a James Patterson novel in 2 hours. Then I’d end my day with 2 hours in the weight room. Thus I created my own trilogy (every single religion ever has a trilogy, Mind, Body, Spirit or Father, Son, Holy Ghost)

enjoy your night my beautiful friends