The Day I Was Arrested By The FBI

My life was forever changed on October 1st, 2013. It was changed because of the choices I made.

Choices that were made out of fear.

The fear of being honest, the fear of being seen as less than, the fear of giving up everything I thought made me, me.

I lost everything because of that fear, I also gained everything because of that fear.

I invite you on a journey, starting on that fateful day, with this excerpt from my new book, “Blank Canvas, How I Reinvented My Life After Prison”, now available on Amazon.

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“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.”

— HENRY DAVID THOREAU

October 1, 2013

You have one unheard voicemail.

“Mr. Stanland, this is Special Agent McTiernan with the FBI. We are at your residence and have a warrant for your arrest. You will need to call us and come home immediately, or we will issue an APB with the federal marshals for your arrest.”

My lungs can’t find air. It’s quiet, except for my heart. It’s pumping so hard it’s on the verge of giving up or bursting out of my chest. My mind is trying to comprehend what I just heard. I don’t know what the fuck to do. I…