Last night, while attending a Zoom Meeting for Treatment & Recovery, someone asked me a question. We were discussing a situation I had last weekend involving an opportunity for me to relapse. Everyone who's in recovery is constantly placed in situations of potential relapse, or in some cases, a minor lapse [as some call it]. … Continue reading Choosing Sobriety
Month: April 2020
Bricks Drug Addiction is my enemy, and my enemy hates me. More than hate, my enemy desires to strip everything from me, torture me to the edge of death, allow me to recover slightly, and then torture me once more. This is the cycle of addiction that is waiting for me beneath the surface of … Continue reading My Thoughts This Morning [Bricks]
After one year of investing every possible minute and heartbeat I could spare, I've completed the first draft of my Novel. Although, several chapters have been moved forward to the level of the second draft or possibly even third draft. My last word count, 180K amazing words. I could not be more pleased with my … Continue reading First Draft Finished !
For those of faith, I understand the importance of [The House of God]. That being said, things are different this year. Today will be an Easter Sunday unlike any before. Most Churches are closed. Most parks and facilities are closed. More than ever, today is an opportunity for those who celebrate Easter to spend time … Continue reading Happy Easter [Please Stay Home]
Self-improvement is vital and necessary. If we're not working to improve ourselves, then what the f**k are we doing? As adults, we all have our issues, struggles, and pain. I don't believe my pain is special, but I do believe that it belongs to me, and me alone. Nobody can take my pain from me, … Continue reading My Thoughts This Morning [Moving Forward]
This was my first piece last year, the one that started it all for me. Title: DAMAGES Avoiding pain is natural. In fact, that's why it's there. Pain is a signal to the brain informing us that something is wrong. Through our efforts to avoid the uncomfortable we protect ourselves, hearts, minds, and sometimes our … Continue reading Damages [Spring 2019]
[WARNING] Strong Adult Language. Parental Guidance is Suggested. My fellow Adams County Drug Court Clients, I am writing this for you because we are at war, and I want you to have plenty of ammunition, in fact I want you to have as many high capacity magazines as you can carry for your upcoming battle … Continue reading Battle 4 Sobriety [October 2019]
I've been saying something for about five years, and here it is. Up is down, and down is up. Meaning, we the people, have it all backwards. Priorities are backwards. What's important is backwards. What's real is backwards. The things are children believe in, absolutely backwards. I could easily, and effortlessly list a thousand examples … Continue reading Up Is Down, Down Is Up
As an essential infrastructure employee, I'm not only still working, but I spend 40 hours or more quite literally [out in the street]. That's what I do, I work in the street, and on the sidewalk. During the past few weeks . . . I've had some close calls. Even though nobody is running around … Continue reading My Thoughts This Morning [Close Calls]
I remember being five or six years old, laying on the couch in front of the Christmas Tree, and suffering from a terrible headache, probably a migraine since I was later diagnosed with such headaches during the nineties. I remember being paralyzed with pain. Back then parents didn't give their kids Tylenol or Advil, and … Continue reading My Thoughts This Morning [My First Prayer]
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