Over the next few moments, take a self-psychological moment
and get into the conviction of jamais vu. Seeing
eyeless allows one to gain insight and empathy into a world most know nothing
about or are too afraid to invest emotionally
.

Jamais vu
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Jamais vu

Crossing the bridge onto renewing adventures is challenging.
For those leaving prison and entering a new world the level of trauma is dominated
by an eerie sense of misplacement.

Try to imagine entering a new world after 13 years wrongly
incarcerated as Duck experienced.

One of our goals at 2nd
Chance University
is to bring worlds together through life experiences from
Duck, Stick, and many others contributing to our curriculum.

Don’t just read the lines from Duck, for a moment, feel each word and emotion. Come to understand crossing the bridge is not a matter of walking through an opened steel door.

Doing Time

After serving 13 years Duck entered a changed world. For a moment, place yourself in his shoes and imagine how your life would be if you were locked away for the next 13 years.

  • What world would you enter?
  • What do you think the most difficult adjustment you would have to make?

Escape jamais vu: See eyeless to transcend self/social-delusion

I welcome your stories to be added into our series. If you chose to share or support, email me directly.

For those wishing to introduce 2nd Chance University justice-involved empowerment programs into an organization, institution, or facility, step forward; together we can make a difference.

Danny Huffman
407-878-0474
2nd Chance University
www.2ndChanceUniversity.org
dhuffman@2ndChanceUniversity.org

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