November 12, 2014
Opportunity To Get It Right From Federal Prison
I have often wondered why I chose to make the poor decisions I made on various days over the past several years. Those poor decision days were sandwiched between numerous other days where I had no problem making good decisions. What was different on the days I chose to make bad decisions? Was I simply teetering on a moral fence, where I would occasionally fall on the wrong side? Did I lack the moral and ethical backbone to consistently do the right thing every single day?
Poor decisions lead to bad outcomes. The fact that I am drafting this blog from my Prison bunk suggests a bad outcome.
As I look to the future, I want to focus on fortifying my character to insure that I make good decisions on a consistent basis regardless of the circumstances or the consequences. Good decisions produce good outcomes!
To accomplish my goal, I plan to devote an inordinate amount of my time in prison to the study of morals and ethics.
Each morning, When I wake up, I am going to utter to myself some very simple words; "Thanks for giving me another opportunity to get it right!" If I had followed this practice over the past several years, I would not be writing to you from prison. My goal is to build my own " ____days without a significant bad decision board" whose number will slowly build to an incredibly high figure.
I am assuming that it will be easier to make "good decisions " in confinement, away from the pressures of the real world. However, I expect my practice of making " good decisions " in prison will establish an entrenched habit of making "Good Decisions " after prison.
I will keep you posted on my progress.
Ken Flaska
Finally figured out how to find this blog. Spent some time in Fla. last week and got to see Roxanne! Miss you and hope you are getting a routine going and that this will go quickly by,
Miss you! Renee