Confined Thoughts By: Gerald Griffin Some of us can only imagine the ominous thoughts of a prison inmate. But Gerald Griffin lives this life every day. Confined Thoughts is his way of mental escape from the prison walls. This collection of trials and tribulations based on personal experiences and struggles from a prison inmate will hopefully make us appreciate the freedoms we experience every day and never take them for granted.
Thoughts of the Confined Minds: Perceptions Within Reality, is a creative way to manipulate a movement of magnificent individuals in a direction opposite of destruction, by teaching them to change the way they observe and think. Through poetry that speaks of realism, the pain in suffering, or simply living in general; the intent here is to connect with the readers. Whether they are from a similar struggle, or just compassionate about those who have no other choice. The idea is for them to relate, so the essays will not only capture their minds, but broaden its reasoning abilities through mental exercises that test patience. An overall mind stimulating experience in written form.
In making his debut the Robert, releases a heavy volume of shadowed thoughts bound behind the eye. The poet poetic verses ranges from love, heartbreak, race, and life in the ghetto. The collection opens with "Heart 4 Sale," a poem about a broken heart, he's in desperate need to disconnect from. "The Sea" is metaphorically expressed about him divorcing a path of self destruction and cutting ties with perishing peers. "Concrete Jungle" and "Ghetto Children" televises life growing up the inner city's black belt. In his heart felt title "Where's the Black Man" he conveys message of how dissembled his people have become through deception and lacking the knowledge of self.
Negative people suck the energy and life right out of you, and if you don't stop allowing their control, you'll pay the consequences. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to identify and eliminate them from your life--starting today. It begins with this self-help guide to becoming the CEO of your mind and taking charge of your future. Get the tools you need to: pursue your own vision--not the vision of others; identify your weaknesses and work to correct them; win back the dreams you thought you'd lost. The author also shares the personal obstacles she's overcome to become a successful entrepreneur as well as true stories from others who have overcome negative people, personal tragedies, and criminal acts. Bullet points at the end of each chapter summarize important lessons for easy review. Instead of living in turmoil, it's time to declare ownership over your life and show everyone that you are fabulously beautiful. There's no reason to be limited by #CONFINED MINDS.
Rola, a Saudi hermaphrodite, lives in agony. Scorned by family members and shunned by society for her masculine appearance, Rola is constantly obliged to defend herself. Trapped in her own body, she seeks support from Dr. Suhair, a Boston-educated Saudi psychologist. Throughout her struggle, Rola remains unaware that her battle against her authoritative mother to change her sex mirrors Suhair’s own struggle to escape a long confinement in a decaying marriage. Throughout a turbulent decade of unintentional mutual psychotherapy, Rola and Suhair both strive to break their chains and shape their own destinies. Based on a true story, Confined offers a moving novel that explores the complexities of sexuality, mental health and social judgment. “In the months and years after I cut my hair, not a day has passed without Mama making remarks about how provoking my appearance is to people, and how dangerous that is for me —and, more specifically, for her. As a result of her anxiety and her ire, as a teenager, I lived my life at home behind bars. Each night I prayed and pleaded to God to relieve me from the solitary confinement I’d been living in. The mental gap between Mama and me, brought by the generational gap and her volatile nature, led horror to be the cornerstone of our relationship.”
