Effectiveness in my work depended on my willingness to surrender judgment, doubt, and expectation of results. "Shoulds" did not serve me well. Instead, through forgiveness, inner wisdom has revealed my true nature and the true nature of the inmates, deputies, and fellow staff. We became free of limiting self concepts from the past. We have healed. We have experienced freedom here and now.  It has been most gratifying and rewarding to see, hear, and feel this positive response. We are all teachers to each other. The jail is a temple of healing for us and for the universe.

September 8, 2000, marked the last day of my direct service in the jail, as Donna and I embarked on a new career in a distant land. The love and respect of all those with whom I have worked abides in me and will not be lost in any way. In fact, it is expanding as I type these words to encompass the entire world. We are blessed without measure to be led so gently on this path to a Home we never left.