Re-Posted from December, 2021. The following was copied from my column. I used to write for a treatment newsletter in Colorado. Okay, here we go 😊 Close your eyes and allow your mind to scroll back to the past, back to the world of drugs and crime. Whether last month or last year, let's journey … Continue reading Acquiesce To Recovery [December, 2021]
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The Bullshit Test was first written in the Spring of 2019. I wrote the test as a statement. Besides, like sobriety, if you teach it, talk about it, or give it away, it's easier to maintain it. In this case . . . it . . . is honesty. For anyone new to my writing, … Continue reading The Bullshit Test [Spring 2019 – New Edited Version]
It's been ten days since my hip surgery. I spent hours reading on the subjects of hip replacement surgery, recovery, and physical therapy. I surprised the doctors and myself at how fast I recovered from general anesthesia. Back in 2005, I had surgery to repair two torn ligaments in my right ankle. I recovered from … Continue reading Surgery Recovery, Sobriety, & Getting Ripped In The Process!
I've had a couple of people ask me about the meaning of 'Damages.' They feel I'm placing addicts on a pedestal. I surely don't set the average drug addict or anyone else on a pedestal. That said, I'd rather recover from drug addiction than a few other Coping Skills. Polished skills such as needing to … Continue reading Damages [Originally Posted Spring 2019]
I've been struggling to find time to read and write. At the end of today, I'll reach 72 hours this week. I desperately need the money, but my work-life balance is slightly f****d right now. I miss you all 😢 Joseph Shanklin July 29, 2023
I've written about this subject a few times. Without any doubt, this is how it works, and it all starts during childhood. Small hills eventually prepare us for mountains. Mountains prepare us for more mountains. One way or another, everyone's life can be challenging at times. Everyone experiences a loss to some extent. We all … Continue reading Everything We Survive Prepares Us For Life. Break The Cycle of Pain.
"So, what did the doctor tell you this morning," he asked his wife, struggling to hide an ugly scowl on his thin, dark features. A sudden wave of sadness filled her mind as a single tear tried to fall from one tired eye, but didn't. The room seemed unnaturally quiet as the woman prepared to … Continue reading Causing Pain, That Other, Ugly Coping Skill
I want to take a few minutes to say "Good Morning" to those individuals who've struggled with loved ones addicted to drugs or alcohol. The people who have the love and patience to stand by the addicts' side throughout their battle with addiction. So often, we (bloggers) write about the pain and suffering of the … Continue reading Good Morning To Anyone Damaged By Those Who Are Damaged!
When I launched this website three years ago, my early writings were emotional rantings, free of unnecessary roadblocks such as editing and the use of acceptable grammar. I remember an early comment referring to my ability to compress multiple paragraphs into one great paragraph. Or was it one giant run-on sentence? Now I can't remember. … Continue reading Seeing The Path
At this very moment, all across the globe, men and women are walking out on their families for drugs and alcohol. Mothers and fathers have been abandoning their kids for dope since the beginning of dope. Dopes on dope leaving to score dope from dopes. I used to be that foolish dope. It's been a … Continue reading Sober Is Power
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