1. I had forgotten my Catholic prayers, The Our Father, The Hail Mary, when in jail for what turned out to be the last time, I decided to pray. I asked the guy in the cell next to me if he prayed. He said yes, and said that every morning he wakes he says, "Thank you, Lord, for letting me see a new day, breath the air of a new day." I have said that most mornings for 20 years now. To this, I added "Guide me in thought word and action Lord, thy will be done not mine." and I top off my top of the morning prayer with, "Please keep me off of drugs, alcohol, cigarettes."