Grady Bankhead, Dhamma Brother

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February 14, 2005

Dear Jenny,

I know it’s been a long time since you heard from me. I’ve meant to write several times, and I don’t know why I haven’t. Hope you know just because I haven’t wrote doesn’t mean that you are forgotten because that could never happen.

In the time that you haven’t heard from me, life & death has gone on. I’ve had the rest of my family members pass away. My daughter Brandy in Mobile was murdered. I know how it feels on both sides now. One thing it did do was confirm my beliefs on capital punishment and excessive stays in prison. I haven’t been nor am I now angry with the man that did it. So many people getting killed every day, it’s a wonder that it hasn’t touched myself or a loved one before now. When it happened, I was raw inside for a week or so and as it eased I was able to talk about it. So I’m okay -----

As to more pleasant things, still meditating. It really helped me to stay calm through all that has happened… So I’m surviving. Of course I’d love to have someone outside of here to share things with but as of now there’s no one and I guess that’s really all right for now. It doesn’t cause the sadness that I used to feel.

I have friends in here that are like family to me and some that care that are out of here of which of course you’re included. So I guess I have caught you up to date and I just keep trucking on but with a lot more calm in my life.

Hope to hear from you. Take care.

With love,
Grady