It is up to me

What I am doing in my life.

Time fly's when you stay busy, so I am doing several things to stay occupied and productive.I love to produce and learn new things and grow as a person, often times in this environment of prison especially, but in life also people get complacent and therefore don't move forward. and we are constantly in motion so if your not moving forward then your moving backwards. I am challenging myself to be successful despite my life in prison sentence that I currently have I won't use that as a crutch to be complacent and let my life rot away. I have faith that my life has purpose and meaning as do each and every life. and I am determined to live up to that and be successful in fulfilling God's plan for me. 

This is what a typical day looks like for me, 

I wake up around 6:45 am and then get ready for the day and start out doing Spanish studies until breakfast. 

After breakfast I go to work and get done around lunchtime, after lunch I practice piano I have a keyboard in my cell and am learning music, it is very fascinating. when I learned to play guitar a little bit it wasn't formally by any means just how to play some chords and I just went from there learning timing and whatnot but on the keyboard I'm learning everything and there is definitely a lot to it. I am attending a music class which I attend once a week also. 

After that I draw I love to draw and paint I have a passion for creating something from nothing. I love art in all forms. it is such creative expression and a way to release your emotions in a healthy way and share yourself as a piece of me goes into every work of art in which I produce. 

Also, each day whenever my gym time is I go and lift weights I enjoy exercising, and also eating good. so whenever my gym is I squeeze that into my schedule. 

I also talk with my wife several times a day which is the highlight of my normal days. 

Dinner is between 5-530, after that have a couple more calls with wifey, then I go and do home work and study, 

Also, I am enrolled in college, and am working on a bachelor's degree in Theology and I enjoy more and more the study of God. 

On Monday evenings I go to the law library, and do research on my case working towards a relief from this erroneous conviction, and throughout the week I pull my legal work out and read and study. 

On Thursday new nights I assist in teaching a painting class it is satisfying to be able to share my knowledge with the next person so they may share my passion for arts and enjoy the struggle and process of learning.

I don't watch much TV, I watch a few shows here an there. I have been watching tyrant recently, although I am getting somewhat bored with it. I watch some of the political soap opera and see how it unfolds with each new piece of dirt that comes out on both candidates that are running for president it is unreal that these are the people that we put up to be president. 

Anyways this is an overview of what my days look like, thought I would share with you.

Vintage prison folk art at its finest - My Album

The music that I made was something that I have always wanted to do. I have wrote poetry and songs for along time since I was a teenager. and have always wanted to bring my lyrics to life with music and finally I had the chance.

Last year I  was able to get into a music program with some talented musicians and have access to a studio. I had about 9 months in which I was able to learn how to actually put the lyrics into music. it was much more challenging than I ever expected. I also had to learn how to use all the equipment to produce the music. I had some help from friends who contributed in different ways but I produced, wrote, sang and played in all the songs.

The title of the Album is “Life without parole” as I am a man serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for which I am innocent of the crime I was convicted. I am going deep into what I have been through and how I have changed. This is vintage prison folk art at its finest,  it was all written produced and played in prison and the music program is now shutdown so making future music in here won't be possible.

I am living proof to the testament of change, coming from such an ugly existence like a flower growing out of iron and concrete. so let my works speak for themselves and my actions speak louder than words.

It began with my heart is on the line, as what I was initially inspired to do was to make a song for my girl, it is a very personal song since it was me putting my heart on the line and how I really got her; there are a couple of additional romantic songs where I explore all sides of me as at heart I am truly a romantic, these songs are dedicated to my beautiful wonderful wife who inspires me in so many ways to go for my dreams and to not settle for less to not be mediocre, not letting  the bounds of my physical limitations limit my potential. It is difficult to find the words to express all the things this woman has done for me in so many ways and to experience real true love,  to be with the person that you are meant for, changes you in such a way that everything in life works and flows. don't get me wrong things aren't always perfect but everything always works out.

My life is a perfect example of overcoming adversity against all odds to find success. I won't stop I won't give up. anything that comes from this is going to go towards my lawyer. Time is on my side and I have God in my corner along with a lot of family and friends who support me.

We need criminal Justice reform rather than just locking people up and throwing away the key. Here I am to let my voice be heard, a man locked away in the lost vault of time. I am not just a convict, I am still human a person, with real feelings and emotions so here is an in depth look at me in different lights.

Please stay tuned to  find out more,  you can look for more to come. such as a book that has been in the works for some time and is getting closer to being done I don't want to give too much away.

Album available on iTunes  Google  Amazon

Valentines

This weekend I was able to spend the whole weekend for 4 days with the love of my life :).
Today is our third day and it is the most special day since is Sunday 14 of February 2016, Valentines.

This valentines is the greatest valentines I have ever had. Spending it with such an amazing woman.
The things that we share together reach far beyond these walls. It is as if nothing else is around us. Our time is magical. And we are able to really communicate an a level that I have never experienced before. Looking into her eyes and holding her hand. Hearing her sweet voice. It let me know that our future, wherever it takes us is going to be a bright one.

I know in my heart our lives came together not by coincidence rather by fate, should you believe in destiny. I happen to believe, the evidence is irrefutable to me, that is what has led me to several changes that have transformed me, accepting that everything happens for a reason and when the moment comes is your choice of what to do with every chance,  I saw the "light" so to speak, to guide me on my way.

Everybody should get a second chance, I'm not saying that it should just given to me or to anyone else. It is about earn it and work for it. Anyways I hope that everybody had a happy valentines day.

Tom Taylor

Here I'm

I am new to doing Blogs.
I've read some about them.
And I like the idea.
So bear with me on getting started.

I enjoy writing. I have a book in the works, well it is written however I am still in the process of illustrations. 

Basically what I want this blog to be about is what life is like on the inside. There is so many shows on T.V. lock up and all that. But they are just trying to hype up violence and giving a perspective that is just one aspect. Not to mention they embellish a lot. So I want to give you my perspective and share with you my experience. Raw and uncut. And share with you the man I was to the man I've become.

I'm not proud of what I've done, but I am proud of who I've become. Life works in mysterious ways. And I truly believe that everything happens for a reason. 

But we still have choices to make, and when we make these decisions we have to live with the consequences. Whether negative or positive.

I invite you to tune in to what comes next. I invite you to ask questions and make comments.

I understand that people judge and think that I should be condemned.
People are entitled to there opinion. I am here to enlighten a possibility, to open peoples mind to see that change, real change and redemption is possible.

That is for now, I hope that I can catch your interest and you'll be back. Thanks for your time.