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Indifference | convicted
https://adoptaconvict.wordpress.com/2015/02/24/indifference
A work in progress. February 24, 2015. Middot; by nadia w. Middot; in genocide. Middot; 1 Comment. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King, Jr. I urge anyone who would like to get involved in the ministry of reconciliation to check it out. There is a woman’s prison in the Ngoma district of Rwanda. I was in awe of the fact that these Rwandan prisons don’t have fences! 8220;How could this happen? 8221; we ask. In my o...
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Three-Leaf Clover | convicted
https://adoptaconvict.wordpress.com/2015/04/07/three-leaf-clover
A work in progress. April 7, 2015. Middot; by nadia w. Middot; in Uncategorized. Middot; 3 Comments. Luck is believing you’re lucky. My daughter came into the house beaming, “Mom! Today must be my lucky day! Look what I found! It’s a three-leaf clover! I will cherish it forever. I won’t loose it. As a matter of fact, I’m going to press it and keep it in my wallet… for good luck! 8221;, I promised her. Satisfied, she skipped off into the backyard. How often do we believe ourselves into. It has been estima...
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The Gambler | convicted
https://adoptaconvict.wordpress.com/2015/04/24/the-gambler
A work in progress. April 24, 2015. Middot; by nadia w. Middot; in Uncategorized. Middot; 3 Comments. He said, “If you’re gonna play the game, boy. You gotta learn to play it right. You’ve got to know when to hold ’em. Know when to fold ’em. Know when to walk away. And know when to run. You never count your money. When you’re sittin’ at the table. There’ll be time enough for countin’. When the dealin’s done. That, my fellow readers, is insane. I know I’m not the only one who fell into that gutter&#...
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Chasing Lions | convicted
https://adoptaconvict.wordpress.com/2015/01/05/chasing-lions
A work in progress. January 5, 2015. Middot; by nadia w. Middot; in african safari. Middot; 5 Comments. I was fortunate to spend this weekend in Kruger National Park. We began our safari adventure enchanted, stopping in awe at every bushbuck and impala crossing. We marvelled at the magnificent elephants, snapping eager photos through lenses obscured by dense bush. The most awesome encounter was with an enormous rhinoceros who had made quite a show of his public dumping ground! Peace and love, N. I am def...
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panphobia | convicted
https://adoptaconvict.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/panphobia
A work in progress. February 13, 2015. Middot; by nadia w. Middot; in Uncategorized. Middot; 1 Comment. Do we really want to be rid of our resentments, our anger, our fear? Many of us cling to our fears, doubts, self-loathing or hatred because there is a certain distorted security in familiar pain. It seems safer to embrace what we know than to let go of it for fear of the unknown. Narcotics Anonymous Book/page 33). 8221;, she shrieked. Naturally curious, I cautiously ran towards the porch where the ...
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nadia w | convicted
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A work in progress. Author Archives: nadia w. July 18, 2016. Middot; by nadia w. Middot; in Uncategorized. Middot; 5 Comments. The best thing one can do when it rains is to let it. I entered 2016 with confidence. “This will be my year,” I said. I was not prepared for what was coming. My mind was on other things when I got that phone call every child dreads. “Your dad is in the hospital. You […]. Past, meet 2016. January 15, 2016. Middot; by nadia w. Middot; in Uncategorized. Middot; 4 Comments. August 24...
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Solitary Confinement | convicted
https://adoptaconvict.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/solitary-confinement
A work in progress. June 4, 2015. Middot; by nadia w. Middot; in Uncategorized. Middot; 2 Comments. You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. —Marcus Aurelius. In the hole they take away all personal effects. They took my family photos, my books, my letters… everything that made me feel human… they took my coffee. I wasn’t allowed to have sheets. No pillow. Just me suffocating in a cell. Me and my thoughts. Peace and love,. El paso county jail. You are ...
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Delusion of Marriage | convicted
https://adoptaconvict.wordpress.com/2015/03/19/delusion-of-marriage
A work in progress. March 19, 2015. Middot; by nadia w. Middot; in divorce. Middot; 9 Comments. You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analysing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could’ve, would’ve happened… or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move [edit] on. Happy ten years, darling…Perhaps we should have concluded things before you agreed to marry someone else? Surely divorce papers would have followed from his end? We got married with...
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Phantom Beetles | convicted
https://adoptaconvict.wordpress.com/2014/12/29/phantom-beetles
A work in progress. December 29, 2014. Middot; by nadia w. Middot; in addiction. Middot; 5 Comments. As many of you know I am out somewhere in the middle of the great Kingdom of Swaziland. It has been a marvellous adventure, yet sometimes exhausting. Thanks to a case flu, I am able to write for my blog. Carpe diem and such! Out here in the African bush there is a plethora of insects. One evening we left our guest house and in our negligence we left a porch light on. Man, I am telling you! After fighting ...