Synopsis
We all have dreams and aspirations in our lives.
Mine was to be in the NBA. I lived and breathed basketball all throughout my youth. The hope for fame and fortune however took me down a path of deceitfulness and crime. Instead of playing on a court, I found myself in court answering for the wrong I had done and facing 350 years to life.
My life was over as I'd known it and my future was no longer in my control; at least for now.
This experience, though one I would never recommend to anyone, did end up teaching me a lot about myself and what is important in life. A strong belief that all things happen for a reason and an ever-growing faith in God were the foundations that allowed me to endure my 15-year prison sentence and not come out "institutionalized" but rather to use these experiences to help and encourage others.
Ralph Sanders is now currently working as a mentor at Juveniles At Risk where he counsels youth and helps to find them employment.
He currently resides in northern California with his wife and young daughter, where they attend church regularly.
He enjoys playing and coaching basketball and hanging out with his family.
Future goals include going back into the system as a motivational speaker to inmates and to those on parole and living in half-way houses.
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About the Author
RALPH SANDERS IS NOW CURRENTLY WORKING AS A MENTOR AT JUVENILES AT RISK WHERE HE COUNSELS YOUTH AND HELPS TO FIND THEM EMPLOYMENT. HE CURRENTLY RESIDES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH HIS WIFE AND YOUNG DAUGHTER, WHERE THEY ATTEND CHURCH REGULARLY. HE ENJOYS PLAYING AND COACHING BASKETBALL AND HANGING OUT WITH HIS FAMILY. FUTURE GOALS INCLUDE GOING BACK INTO THE SYSTEM AS A MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER TO INMATES AND TO THOSE ON PAROLE AND LIVING IN HALF-WAY HOUSES. "BORN AGAIN" "THEREFORE, IF ANY MAN IS IN CHRIST, HE IS A NEW CREATURE; THE OLD THINGS PASS AWAY; BEHOLD, NEW THINGS HAVE COME." (2 CORINTHIANS 5:17 NAS)
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