Letter from the Executive Director

We all know what joy feels like: an unexpected belly laugh, watching your loved ones thrive , being released from incarceration. Joy isn’t hard to find – you can find it in a child’s laugh, your favorite food, or a fond memory. But, the definition of joy was hard to reign in

According to Merriam - Webster, joy is “the emotion evoked by well - being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires.”

As you know well - being, success, and good fortune means different things to diffe rent people. So we decided to write an article about identifying your priorities. Once you identify your priorities, you can start to pin down what gives you joy.

For many of us, our pets give us joy. Animals are oblivious to modern life, and that innocence is refreshing to some people -- those animals don’t even have to be our pets!

We ended the issue with comfort food, because joy is right there in the name. Thanks Isabella for giving us tips on making some of our comfort foods healthier!

We hope you enjoy this issue.

Sincerely,

Porche Proffit

Masthead and Contributors

Editor- in - Chief, Porche Proffit

Editor, Ericka Foster

Contributors

Contributing Editor, Lakia Goodman

Writer, Maggie Allen

Nutrition and dietician Isabella Dos Santos

Art Director, Willow Wood

Positive Transitioning Inc. is a non –profit organization that provides information and resources for individuals reentering the community after incarceration.

In addition to this magazine, Positive Transitioning Inc. offers a 24- hour Resource/Listening Line that services all 50 states. The Resource/Listening line is staffed by life coaches, and provides individuals with the immediate support and resources they may be needed during reentry.

Positive Transitioning Inc. also provides individuals life coaches that will assist them in every step of the reentry process: housing, education, employment, vocational training, obtaining government benefits, veteran assistance, medical management, sponsorship, financial stability, family reintegration, and legal assisting.

Currently Positive Transitioning Inc. is entirely web –based as we are hoping that this makes it easily accessibl e for anyone to access from anywhere.