High Octane: May 6th

Wow! What a ride! So much has transpired since I took the reins of this company, both professionally and personally. I've always lived a high octane life, but now it's turned into a supercharged, high octane life and I'm hangin' on.

I was recently in a meeting with a Producer from one of our iconic, youth oriented television production companies, discussing how we might make a documentary film about Over The Wall. She asked me to tell her our story and so I did, and she just sat there with her mouth open, nodding her head and saying, "wow", "wow', "wow". And then she asked me how it was that out of two million people in our country's prisons, I was the only one she'd ever heard about who'd done something like this? I gave her some facts, but didn't really get into the REAL stuff, the power I was able to harness within myself that drove the whole thing. People keep asking me this question and so I think I should start answering this.

I found and began using an amalgamation of technology, science of the mind techniques that have been assembled by a number of different modern day teachers, who have learned to tap into innate powers that we all have, but have become blind to because of the ways we've all constructed our frameworks within, and contexts of the world around us. This is really all ageless wisdom that has been passed along in many books over 100's of years through thousands of people. None of it is really new. It just gets reframed, rewritten and re-spoken in various ways over the years and penetrates our awareness somehow.

In my book you will see that each chapter heading begins with a quote. Some of those quotes are attributed to "Unknown". But that's not exactly true. All of the quotes attributed to "unknown" are things that I said, ideas or concepts that came from myself. Why I didn't take credit for them then isn't important for purpose of this discussion.

Look at page 193 of the book and read that quote. This idea, this awareness is something that got through to me somehow and was the impetus of my writing and publishing endeavors, and which became part of the new foundation upon which I began my new life. There's a group that teaches these techniques called Landmark Forum and they can be reached at http://www.landmarkeducation.com/. It's experiential learning that will absolutely, positively GET YOU HIGH! Landmark science is at work all around us all the time in major corporations, medicine, the arts and every other facet of our daily lives. When you know it, you'll see it all the time and go "oh, I know what that is." Really wild.

Since I started using some of these tools, and others, my life has just taken on this ENORMOUS POWER! I have a friend who tells me, "God just sprinkles you with love everywhere you go Craig Farris." And it's true! I can't deny that. In fact, I own it! I own it and ask for it and repeat it and it just keeps happening.

I've met the most amazing people in these last few years, more in these last six months. Rich Neumann. Here's a guy we used to pay $1,000 a week to work for us, who now donates his time and money to help keep Over The Wall going!

Donald Layman. Incredible human being, mentor and friend who's guided me through the most gut wrenching changes and hardships and shown me how to handle them with grace and gratitude.

Met the most AMAZING woman named Donnamarie Recco, who's had me on her radio show twice already at http://www.letstalkrecovery.com/, and has invited me back for an in studio, one-hour interview on May 16th. This girl rocks! one of those magnificent beings who's spirit just exudes beauty and power. She's already applying some of this science in her own life. When you know it you can spot it in others a mile away. She's an accomplished actress and musician and you should check her out on MYSPACE.com

Also just met a fascinating writer/blogger named Marc Olmsted who's doing some work for Over The Wall and has provided me with enormous inspiration and support. You should check out his blog. He already has over 600 loyal readers. www.marcolmsted.com/blog

Then there's Lorraine Weiner and Greg Pollack out at Inglewood High School who are using my books to help keep there kids drug free! Lorraine once told me, "You were born to do this work" (drug prevention). Her and Greg are having me out to the School on May 15th and 22nd to do a prevention seminar for their kids. If you'd like to sponsor a drug prevention book to a child out there then please email me for info. We need the community's support to help these kids!

Oh, and I have to tell you about this incredible woman named Mary Rager out at Mclay House Rehabilitation in Sylmar California. She's not only the Administrator of the program, she's also a strong and loving house mother to all her guys and their wives and children. She spends HOURS after work taking care of them and their unique problems. Some nights she's up past midnight dealing with someone else's crisis and her dedication and commitment to these people is astonishing!

Just talked to the Book Editor, Kristen Mathews at the CBS Early Morning Show in New York about them doing a segment on Over The Wall!

And it just keeps coming! There's another text that I often refer to for guidance in my life, and one of the things that stands out in it is that all through the text it talks about "we" and "us" and "together", how we learn to, and live better lives as the collective, never alone, never "I", but "WE". My life now is a testimonial to that age old wisdom.

Another passage from that text talks about how as we apply certain principles "We now walk in the sunlight of the spirit". This is the transformation that happens, that intangible, ethereal "thing" that one can only truly understand if it's happened to them as a result of some work we do, some faith we invest in as we plunge ahead in spite of all that appears to be against us. But believe me, it WILL happen and when it does, we become channels for a power which allow us to perform miracles!

All of this wisdom is related, no matter what book we find it in or whom we receive it from. It's all science and it's all spiritual in nature as well.
I'm seeing this wisdom being passed along today in newer froms, like the best selling book and hit film, The Secret. New package, new framework, but some of the same technology which is once again penetrating the collective consciousness.

I still worry about the bills, and the deadlines and the pressures seem enormous for me at times, but somehow, the money just seems to show up! The problem seems to get worked out, and WE move forward just one more day. Today, people literally walk up to me and hand me money!

A guy walked up to me last night and handed me a hundred dollar bill. Almost every day someone walks up and hands me a fistful of cash to support the work We're doing and the people we're helping! WE.

So here WE go! Stay tuned and read about the next miracle right here.