How to Change a Human Life Video
Jay Davis talks about the gifts and lessons he’s learned from the streets of Harlem, gang life, and prison, as well as the purpose and redemption available there.
Art of Soulmaking Program Video
Incarcerated Soulmakers in Unconditional Freedom’s Art of Soulmaking talk about the program’s impact on their lives
Video Stories from the Prison Monastery Program — Debbie
“Without the Art of Soulmaking and without breathing and being one with myself, I wouldn’t have been able to get through the situations I’ve been faced with.”
Sitting Inside It All
By the time we came to our spot under the window, faces were glowing. The room was finally silent. Eyes closed and breathing slowed as I led them, as I had been taught, to look inside for a place of stillness.
My Friend Don
“I’ve learned that if I write with my heart, it’s not my concern what the person gets out of it but I just allow them the opportunity to see things differently and let what I write speak for itself.”
The Troll and the Prince
You are no longer called a troll but a prince of light. You have known sadness, pain and suffering, hate, and destruction. Now you will know the joy of giving yourself to life.
Meeting a Jury Member Who Voted for My Death: A talk with Donald Dillbeck, 30 years on death row in Florida
Through our correspondence, I was able to see her as a person rather than a perceived enemy, as it would have been so easy to do for someone in my situation. This whole experience wound up being a blessing that I cherish.
Most Valuable Lessons
Dare to show kindness, patience, understanding, and laugh at that which stands in your way because with love and wisdom and willingness, you are far greater than any roadblock. Defiance!
Free Will
Most of our lives are that of sleepwalking. All that nonsense we say about having free will is only half true. We have to first free our will, otherwise we are just unconsciously sleepwalking thinking we are in control.
Freedom Within
A day in the garden was like freedom to my heart… It was so satisfying to sit down to a meal and see the vegetables we grew on our plates. I would always announce to the others with a smile, “I planted and harvested that.”
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