Personally

I was born on the beautiful island named Cuba on 2.9.56. My mom expected a girl to be called Lourdes, but when I showed up, I was a big surprise and she did not have a name for me. A nurse that what with her, suggested “Why not Reinaldo ? Today is Saint Reinaldo’s day.” Thus I was named.

I could never spell Reinaldo as a kid, so I went by Ray. Ray was a shy boy, especially with girls. They were always out to give me a kiss (they said, I was cute). So instead of studying my ABC’s , I was playing spin the bottle with the girls. My father was a jewler and I became a jewler at the age of 10 years old. At that age I was already making rings and things for my little girlfriends.

When I grew up and became a professionel jewler, I worked in the Diamond District in NY City for about 15 yrs.....then I came to Houston, TX and opened a jewlery store. Around that time I began practising martial arts. I enjoyed martial arts, not because I liked to fight, but because of the discipline my soul was crying out for. Unfortunately, I did not listen to this cry to go within and seek guidance, and as the time passed, I fell into drugs and alcohol which darkened my mind more than it already was.

One thing led to another, and before you know it, I was arrested, tried, convicted and sent to death row under the law of parties (I killed no one) and here I am.

Prison is a new experience for me, I’ve never been in jail in my life. And over these years I have made the most of things and have educated myself and found many un-opened gifts and talents that were within me. I’m an artist, I paint everyday. I read everyday (I love adventure and historical fiction) and I exercise and meditate everyday.

I still practise tae-kwon-do, but never to hurt anyone. In 13 years of being in prison I’ve never had a fight. I practise it for my mind and my body and also to teach others how beautiful and wonderful we are made.

All acts of perfection inspire reflexion upon thy Divine Self. I think, if I could start all over, I would have preferred to learn and practise Tai-Chi and Yoga. These both are spiritual and physical exercises that would have helped me develope my mind, body and spirit to the state of oneness that I seek. At age 53, I’m still young, not as cute, but true beauty lied within.

I want to live, so I can complete the discobery of my self and look upon the correction of all the gifts given to me. By living and becoming a vessel for my perfect soul to love and create, I can serve and love others and share my inspirations of peace, bringing others to search and find within. This love force that unites like-minded souls togather, together we can overcome the world of hate and war. We can come together and do much.

If you’d like to hear more, please write me; I am waiting to write everyone ! If you can send a few photos of yourself, so I can see you when I reply. Hope to hear from you soon. When you write, call me Reinaldo, such a beautiful name, my mom gave me. I sign all my paintings with this Saint’s name.

Peace and Love

West New York (New Jersey, Is where I mostly grow up.

Their are 6 public schools, elementary, one high school andon Catholic high school for girls, across the street.

Boys in the bathroom windows would smile at the girls in the catholic bathrooms  and the bad boys and girls would do more.

I never knew any of this as. I married as a virgin at 17 yrs old, Daisy was also virgin and 16 yrs.
She was my first big love and we made it, I worked and made 100 a wk and it was enough. We divorced twice and married twice, the third time we divorced I met someone, but if not would have married Daisy again, the third time.

Reinaldo's - First Communion

When I received the awareness of the spirit of the Father within me.
I asked my parents, they didn´t know, I ask my grandparents they didn´t know no one knew anything about God

Now I know

I enjoyed training

And a little humor

VERN`S FUNERAL. That is my favorite joke 

Vernon works hard at the Phone Company but spends two nights each week bowling, and plays golf every Saturday. His wife thinks he's pushing himself too hard, so for his birthday she takes him to a local strip club. The doormann at the club greets them and says, „Hey, Vern! How ya doing?“ His wife is puzzled and asks if he's been to this club before. „Oh no,“ says Vern. „He's in my bowling league ..." “When they are seated, a waitress asks Vern if he'd like his usual and brings over a Budweiser. His wife is becoming increasingly uncomfortable and says, „How did she know that you drink Budweiser?“ „I recognize her, she's the waitress from the golf club. I always have a Bud at the end of the 1st nine, honey.“ A stripper then comes over to their table, throws her arms around Vern, starts to rub herself all over him and says … „Hi Vern. Want your usual table dance, big boy?“ Vern's wife, now furious, grabs her purse and storms out of the club. Vern follows and spots her getting into a cab. Before she can slam the door, he jumps in beside her. Vern tries desperately to explain how the stripper must have mistaken him for someone else, but his wife is having none of it. She is screaming at him at the top of her lungs, calling him every 4 letter word in the book. The cabby turns around and says 'Geez Vern, you picked up a real bitch this time.' VERN'S FUNERAL WILL BE FRIDAY AT 2:00pm.

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In America these are millions of strip clubs, in the old days you would find one on the highway near a truckstop. Today they are almost every corner.

So we too continue to grow in grace and beauty. Wow!

So we too continue to grow in grace and beauty. WOW! I saw this on time in a vision of a beautiful sphere and I said WOW, the other more beautiful and I said WOW, then another even more beautiful and I was reminded of soneone saying in the O.T. Holy, holy, holy.