Edwin Rubis Archives | Freedom Grow Forever

March 24, 2024 | E.Rubis

It’s been twenty-six years in the making, or let’s say the unmaking of a life I once had. The only friend remaining is this pen and pap…

August 21, 2023 | E.Rubis

Today marks my twenty-fifth birthday in prison. Nothing to brag about. I was 29 years old when I walked through the prison gates. Now, I am 55, and…

July 14, 2023 | E.Rubis

Prison. Not the likeliest place to stay motivated. The hate-filled stares and sour frowns from inmates and prison staff along with the oppressive e…

May 23, 2023 | E.Rubis

May 27, 2023, is just around the corner. Eight days to be exact. That day will mark my twenty fifth year in prison for a non-violent marijuana crim…

February 9, 2023 | E.Rubis

Morning. Today is one of those rare days when I feel great about myself and about life. I call it a spiritual virtue. Every so often this emotional…

November 12, 2022 | E.Rubis

The world can be a discouraging place to live. Negative people, family matters, the economy, life challenges, health issues, the pandemic, and on a…

November 12, 2022 | E.Rubis

“EVERY DAY MAY NOT BE GOOD, BUT THERE’S SOMETHING GOOD IN EVERY DAY.” CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE … CHANGE YOUR OUTLOOK ON LIFE…

October 19, 2022 | E.Rubis

The days and years keep mounting. I’m still in prison for a non-violent cannabis crime. Eight thousand nine hundred and three days I’ve…

October 19, 2022 | E.Rubis

Continue living into your picture of success as if it were already true. Keep on focusing on your end game. Put away those weak, defeated, not able…

October 17, 2022 | E.Rubis

What is Ego? Ego is the rational part of “self” which makes itself its own object of contemplation (and knows it has done so). It finds…

October 17, 2022 | E.Rubis

Our life is like a glass of water. If we fill it with 10 % worry (for uncalled reasons), 20 % bitterness (mad at people), 20 % guilt (for past mist…

July 31, 2022 | E.Rubis

I pray for wisdom, enlightenment, love, and inner peace to reign in your heart; that your past hurts, regrets, and trauma dissipate into thin air; …