by Mark Bernstein | Nov 27, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
I'm accustomed to today being a busy day for myself and my clients, Black Friday in the retail and wholesale world marks the beginning of the XMas selling season and a time of action and non stop work. I certainly will be missing that here and it…
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 16, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
Here I am, at camp Fed on Thanksgiving of 2015, and I'm not serving dinner in the soup kitchen I'm serving time in a federal Jail. If asked the question, "Where do you see yourself next Thanksgiving?" last turkey day the answer would never have been…
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 16, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
I've come to realize over the past 11 weeks of my incarceration how regimented and compulsive I can be with regard to my personal habits. My wife and children always tease me about being anal retentive and a structure freak but I always really…
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 15, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
The cooler weather has finally hit Camp Fed; the 6:30 Am temp was just below 40 degrees according to the local news station, that's the time I get my 5 to 6 miles in. I'm prepared for it, had on my hat, gloves, sweats and windbreaker and I was snug…
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 14, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
A friend sent me a book on mindfulness yesterday, this one, the Buddhist version, I read the first chapter and was reminded that so many new age authors have borrowed the Buddhist way throughout the ages. The ever changing state we all live in, the…
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 13, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
I would be remiss if I didn't mention how absolutely perfect this morning’s weather is, oh my goodness, what a fantastically beautiful sunrise and start to the day. A great way to start a Friday the thirtieth, unseasonably warm, clouds and bright…
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 12, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
One of the biggest challenges we all face in prison is the boredom factor, it can be an area if the confinement that many find difficult to manage. It reminds me of a line from "Catch 22", a couple of the characters in the book were talking about…
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 11, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
Today I was speaking with one of the new inmates and the conversation went to getting visits from friends and family and how much we all appreciated having the contact with the outside world. He was asking how long it took to get people approved for…
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 11, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
This evening two new self surrender white collar men came into Camp Fed. Both were housed very near to my bunk and I had the opportunity to be the welcoming party. Myself and a few other among us did what was done for us when we first arrived, we…
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 10, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
A very rainy day down here today at Camp Fed, this throws my routine off, raining and windy I cant do my 1 1/2 walk and exercise, while this in itself is no big deal, it does throw my routine off. Routines for those of us in here are really…