Today marked a turning point for me, even if it doesn’t look that way on the surface. Every Monday, I go to a group as part of my parole. In the past, I’ve had mixed feelings about it—most of the time I stayed quiet, only speaking when we went around and shared about our week. Honestly, I saw it as something to endure rather than something to engage in. But today was different. Jessica, who leads the group, introduced a new book she’s adapting for us. It’s technically meant for individual workbook-style use, but she’s reshaping it into group lessons. Today’s focus was on change and motivation . We went around the room twice—first to rank how important change was to us, and second to rank our confidence in our ability to change. Both times, I gave myself about a 9 or 10. When I explained why, I said something I’ve always believed deep down: everyone has to change. Sometimes change is bad, but it can also be good—it depends on how it’s implemented. As I spoke, the words just flowed. W...
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