8/24/15
My First Blog
I’m about to self surrender to begin a six month sentence at Ft Dix Federal Prison Camp. How in the world did I get myself in this situation?
I did it all by myself, I made several bad decisions and did not have the good sense to walk away from a bad situation that I was involved in that I knew would not come to a good ending. Now, in hind sight, I can’t believe how stupid I was, but I did it and now I will pay the price.
I am most sorry for the pain that I have inflicted on my wife, Sherry, my children, Josh and Samantha and her husband Josh, my relatives and my close friends. The past two years have been very hard on them, emotionally, physically and financially. This has been a trying time for all of us, but especially for them. They are directly affected by my egregious actions in spite of them having nothing to do with what I did. I have ruined a distinguished reputation that took me so long to build. I have violated the trust of many people and tried the understanding of many more. I have broken the law and for all of these things I am extremely sorry.
I will work extremely hard over the term of my incarceration and beyond to repair what I have done, I will work extremely hard to gain the forgiveness of my family and friends, to repair and mend my reputation and regain the trust of all who know me. I do not take any of these events lightly, I know it will take time to accomplish what I am setting out to do, and I am committed to achieving these goals and more.
I’m not afraid of hard work and effort, I’m not afraid of the time it will take and the journey I will be on, I’m hoping that many will join me and help me along my path to redemption. I will be blogging about my journey and my efforts, about the things I encounter and experience and I hope these observations can be a help for others who might be experiencing some hard times of their own. I hope that some of the things I write about will evoke comments from you, my readers and I ask that you communicate with me. Please be as frank and honest as you can, good or bad I welcome all of your comments and I promise that I will respond to all. I hope that my blog can act as a starting point of engagement and dialogue which will give all of us some insight and inspiration. Your feedback means a lot to me and I appreciate the time you take to send it. I know I cannot get through this new experience in my life without all of the support of my family and friends and I’m counting on all of you.
I will keep this blog positive, because that is who I am; there will be humor, because that too is who I am. I look forward to this journey and this fresh start, I am a very firm believer that you’re never too old to start over and with definite goals, hard work and perseverance you can accomplish just about anything.
I look forward to this journey.
Thank you,
Mark
Hey Mark,
Just checking in (smile ) as a vote of support.
Are there any books you want ?
What is your schedule ?
Just spoke with Sherry
Waiting for your next Blog
Love
Bruce