Synopsis
“Refusal of Persona Non Grata Status. Inside the Heart and Soul of a Convicted Felon: The Struggle to Retain Personhood This volume will take you inside not merely a physical prison, but the spiritual battle to stay focused as a valued human being. This work captures a personal experience to remain a person and not become a number. In this exertion, I reflect on the twelve stages of spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional warfare that I encountered daily. These skirmishes are not written in any manual, but they are real in the heart and soul of anyone who has been incarcerated. So many of those incarcerated become the victim of failure to the spiritual and psychological warfare that greets an individual upon the loss of freedom. Unbroken Anguish, Relentless Battles, Shaping Destiny or Impacting History, as well as Humility and Wisdom are among the twelve stages of warfare that must be fought and won in order to retain personhood. The Refusal of Persona Non Grata Status represents a vital key that will unlock the door of hope for a positive future. The Refusal of Persona Non Grata Status assures the individual that in spite of the opposing odds, giving up and succumbing to failure or a lower class designation is not an option, nor an alternative. Allow me to interject, all prisons are not constructed with concrete and steel. There are many emotional, financial, mental, and spiritual prisons that have higher numerical populations than all the global criminal justice systems combined. In this exertion, the foundation has been lain to help anyone through any dilemma that would threaten their personhood. This is a clarion call to anyone who may have felt victimized or demeaned in character. The Refusal of Persona Non Grata Status will help you to reach a victorious plateau over the twelve battle stages of spiritual warfare that seek to destroy your personhood.
About the Author
At the close of the twentieth century and the beginning of the new millennium, Mark Carven Olds has evolved into a sage voice of leadership in the African American community and beyond. His emergence has been spurred by a unique and multifaceted experiences that have gained him respect and influence in the academic, faith, and political communities. He has earned a Master of Nonprofit Organizations degree from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. He did post graduate studies at Case's history department. He did doctoral studies in Interdisciplinary Studies with a Specialization in Public Policy/Health at the Union Institute & University in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is always striving for new plateaus to enhance the quality of life for all humanity. He has founded a number of nonprofit organizations that have had local and national impact. His latest endeavor, the Midwest Minority Think Tank for Public Policy, Leadership, and Service, LLC., (The Think Tank) holds the promise of transformation for a people and generations to come. He has taken the stand to set forth an institution with "A Solutions Strategy" impetus.The Think Tank will produce solutions. In addition, the solutions will come with a clearly defined strategy to move from idea to implementation. The goal is to have a reliable institution that clearly allows any member to set forth a solution that can help elevate a group of people; whereby, the whole of society will enjoy the fruitfulness of the effort. The Midwest Minority Think Tank for Public Policy, Leadership, and Service, LLC. will not make official statements on any issue, unless a transparent solution shall come attached. Public policy makers, leadership figures, and those who purport to serve will no longer find refuge behind mounds of political rhetoric or mountains of in-effective verbosity. By setting forth doable and workable solutions in a format easily comprehensible by the general population, The Think Tank shall make it impossible to say that there was no solution. Mark Carven Olds has recently developed the "SupportUpliftRestoreEnrich" (S.U.R.E.) Curriculum for individual, congregational, or community enlightenment. The S.U.R.E. Curriculum will bring to light an axis that Personal Transformation Equals Community Reformation. These eight volumes shall proffer examples of educational and spiritual tools to improve the quality of life for individual no matter their stand as a launch point.
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