I really can appreciate and respect the sacrifice of hard work! Standing on the this side of graduation from the UCLA Paralegal program, I am most happy to say in short....."I did it!" I am glad that I challenged myself to go above and beyond the call of duty! If you are defeated in the mind, you'll be defeated every time! Real talk folks. It's about time that attention is given to ex-felons. I think people in society talk from both sides of their mouth when they are talking about rehabilitation. Especially about people who are going through great efforts to get on with their lives. Society create fake barriers and double jeopardy clauses where there need not be any.
Be aware of "do gooders" that talk from both sides of their mouth. The Salvation Army was started to help convicted felons, but their missions have changed to help the homeless. They have ignored us to a greater degree. Apparently, they do not get paid for helping ex felons anymore. (Why I'm I not surprised?) We are EX FELONS, meaning that our sins are in the past. We are not FELONS any more. Most of our lives are about living it and trying to get on with it. WORK IS A GREAT part of it. I have committed to not being a part of the problem, but part of the solution.
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