Ed Note 31.09/10

Editor's Note

Welcome back to another double dose edition of the one and only The Beat Within. This is the only magazine where everyone speaks their truths, and stories without having to be judged in a negative way. Our editorial note will be written by OT as he shares with our community the part two installment, about a very daunting experience that happened to him and his family recently…Thank you for sharing your challenges with us OT! This is a continuance from my last editorial note, part two of my son’s medical ordeal. So, it’s Sunday evening now, the sun has gone

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Pain Is An Advantage

Piece of the Week

-Dennis, Yolo Pain is a beautiful part of the process of growth. I have been through tremendous amounts of pain, physically and mentally.  That made me the man I am today, which puts me through so much pain, and it made me very humble and resilient. This is a key component to success.  If you don’t know how to use your pain to your advantage, it can become an anchor to your life.

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You Are The Most Important

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-Paul, Vacaville, CA The most important relationship is with yourself. That relationship defines all other relationships that you interact with in your life. The relationship with yourself is based upon your beliefs, values about yourself and the world.  This brings you to a naughty place known as your world views, which come from your environment. Your environment takes into account your parents, teachers, and the culture. How you communicate with yourself daily empowers you to project positivity back to you from other people and situations, in respect to the relationship that you have with yourself.  You cannot trust your emotions

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Ed Note 31.07/08

Editor's Note

Welcome back to another double dose edition of the one and only The Beat Within. This is the only magazine where everyone speaks their truths, and shares their stories without having to be judged in a negative way. This editorial note is by OT as he shares with our community, about his families very daunting experience that happened to him recently…Here it goes! Today I will be sharing a very personal story that happened to me and my family just this past October.  This editorial is kind of hard for me to write, and I’ve tried to write, edit and

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Keep Thriving

Piece of the Week

-Alejandra, San Mateo “Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right.” Oprah Winfrey This quote stands out to me because a new year is always a new start. Don’t let last year be what your new year will be. This is the time where you manifest all your dreams and hopes. Don’t get discouraged. Keep thriving to reach your goals.  Let go of all the grudges you hold on to. Forgive them and stop carrying all that negative energy on you! 

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Intuitive Confidence Activate

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-Anthony, Pine Knot, KY I don’t really like to talk about confidence because it has the tendency to rub people the wrong way as if I’m demonstrating exaggerated confidence. Although I am reluctant to do so, I’m about to bestow an element of surprise upon your young life that I hope inspires you to be the one to improve reality and save humanity. I was young when I began serving my 737 month sentence and I felt hopeless being shuttled from jail to jail prior to prison facility designation. The light at the end of the tunnel seemed like a

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Ed Note 31.05/06

Editor's Note

We’re back again with another week of double dose edition of the one and only Beat Within. As always, we have our young ladies and gentlemen, as well as our OG’s spilling their truths and sharing their stories. This is a safe space where we aim to educate each other and see that we are more similar than different regardless of our ethnicity and the environment that we grew up in. We have a treat for you all this week as OG Pause is back again with a great message for you readers. He’s a Probation Officer that’s looking forward

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