Living Proof
As an incarcerated individual, I’ve struggled to find purpose and hope. Your program has been a beacon of light, guiding me toward transformation.
The Impossible: My New Reality
I’ve managed to find meaning and purpose for my life at a time and place that I never thought possible. But, with the help and guidance from The Art of Soulmaking, the impossible has become my new reality.
Letter to My Children
I am not much of a bumper sticker person, but I do have one on the back of our family Subaru. It reads, “I’d rather be slowly consumed by moss.”
Passionate Exodus
A week later, I was able to see more of the passionate side of Exodus. Where they were more reverent with Chongwol there, this day he was not able to make it. But you could feel his influence on the men in the room from the week prior.
The Breaking Open of My Heart: Meeting a Bodhisattva of the Prison Monastery
Donald offered to mentor other incarcerated Soulmakers who were in our program if there was anyone who I knew who may need more support. I met my first Prison Monastery Bodhisattva, a person whose life is dedicated to ending their own suffering to then help others get out of suffering.
No One Who Knew Him Wasn’t Changed By Him – An Interview about former Soulmaker Donald Dillbeck
I belong to those who were changed by knowing Don. Imagine someone on Death Row who was admittedly guilty of his crimes could become a person who touched people’s hearts all over the world.
Receiving. The Gift.
Through optionality, these brilliant students can break the social constructs. The cultural contracts that say to carry a gun is the natural order. That fast money is the only option. That common jobs are beneath them.
A Banner Year
This has been a banner year for Unconditional Freedom, and I wanted to take a moment to digest the amazing accomplishments that we’ve all achieved together…
Steps Toward Wisdom
It isn’t until we start those few shaky wobbling steps towards wisdom that we understand things don’t really matter. Connections and experiences matter.
Video: The Art of Addiction Study of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Kate Feigin discusses Unconditional Freedom’s Art of Addiction study of formerly incarcerated individuals