T-minus - 1821- 1818 Days

There is a person here by the name of CoCo (or at least that's how I think you spell it). Anyway, she's scheduled to be released tomorrow (Tuesday). This morning as I was ironing my shirts, I stopped what I was doing and went by her room to ask her a simple question: What are 3 things that you wish you'd known when you first got here? Her response:

1. Ignore the children....people always believe that they have all of the answers, when actually as human beings we know nothing.

2. Take this time to learn something new...this will probably be one of the few opportunities when you can.

3. Use this time for you. It is all about you. The people at your sentencing, on the opposing side, didn't realize they were handing you a great opportunity. If you want to change your hairstyle...do it...there's no one here that you want/need to impress. If you want to finally get in shape, this is your chance.

The funny thing is these are all things that I was thinking before and right as I got here. So, I suppose nothing has really changed in that respect.

I'm walking the track this morning having my morning convo with God, trying to get 2 miles in before aerobics class and I start thinking about Langston Hughes Academy.

I figure this month, August my birthday month, should be about releasing resentment. I truly belive that releasing resentment, much like forgiveness, is something you do for yourself and not for anyone else.

I think these next blogs will mention LHA more than a few times, as I attempt to purge them FULLY from my system and my future. Writing it down, for me at least, is one way of releasing, forgiving, letting go and making room in my head/heart for something great.

So here goes (oh and this will not always be politically correct, because I am being true to myself):

Dear Langston Hughes Academy-

I am releasing my resentment to you for:

1. Having an incompetent CEO/Founder
2. Me having to drive the 2 hours to Baton Rouge, to the Department of Education (DOE) in July 2008, with 445 student applications so that the 60 new and 7 continuing employees could get paid.
3. CEO/Founder John Alford's ignorance in not knowing that those needed to me turned in much earlier so that HIS employees could get paid.
4. This be ing the first of many times that I had to ask employees of the Department of Education to please do a favor for me on behalf of LHA because the CEO just didn't know any better.

Letter to be continued....

3 miles (each day) - one Maximum Intensity class (Ab Focus)