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In the late 80s and early 90s they were not an uncommon site along the freeways leaving downtown Los Angeles; huge condo projects festooned with banners that read “If you lived here you’d be home now.” When the topic was brought up at a meeting, what are you doing today for your recovery, it’s [...]
That was a more emotional weekend than I expected. I learned all kinds of things about my grandmother that I never knew; saw pictures of her I had never seen. It was clear from looking at them that she was as happy or happier in the last ten years of her life than [...]
Things are good. Really good. Monday was fantastic. At least that’s what I should feel. That’s what Jim told me Monday night when I told him about my day. “You had an amazing day,” he said.
I did have an amazing day, but I didn’t feel like I did. I [...]
“There are those, too, who suffer from grave emotional and mental disorders, but many of them do recover if they have the capacity to be honest.”
- Alcoholics Anonymous, Page 58
That pretty much describes me at any given point in my history; emotionally and mentally ‘disordered’, gravely. I have at various times been diagnosed with everything [...]
remove every doubt that keeps us apart
I wish you could know what it means to be me
Then you’d see and agree
that every man should be free.
I Wish I Knew How it Feels to Be Free, Jay Haggard
It’s funny how a few days of Lexapro and a little crush can lift one’s spirits. Despite the [...]
We get to carry each other, carry each other
U2, One
One of the things I started thinking about yesterday afternoon as I dragged myself out of bed for a cigarette was wether or not by allowing myself to be overcome by depression I wasn’t actually choosing depression as my Higher Power. That was a pretty [...]
I wanted to share this article with you. It’s among the best written and most comprehensive I’ve ever read. During my first battle with crystal meth addiction I lived in Long Beach, CA. Even then, back in ‘92, Long Beach had a bigger crystal meth problem than anywhere I had ever been, [...]
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