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Miracles
It is day 706 of my sobriety journey and today I am grateful for the ability to have a ring side seat to miracles. I see them all the...
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Awareness
When I started my recovery journey, I was under the impression that when I got to steps 6 and 7, I would be cured of my character...
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Fear
The chief activator of our defects has been self centered fear - primarily fear that we would lose something we already possessed or...
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Isolation
I'm no stranger to isolation. As a drug addict, shame and guilt brought on by my own actions along with an obstinate unwillingness to...
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Some Thoughts On Acceptance
When I think of acceptance, I think of it in the context of step 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol/drugs-that our lives had...
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Running out
I hated the feeling I got when I ran out of drugs. My body got adapted to the physiological changes meth brought over the course of time....
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Rotting Tire
A little over a year ago, I was living in a tree off of a golf course near Indian bend and Hayden in Scottsdale. On September 8 of this...
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The Journey
I haven't written one of these in a while, life has been happening. I've had some good days and some bad days, but I still haven't felt...
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Refrys
Having been a homeless, jobless tobacco user, part of my days used to be spent hunting for and finding "refrys" aka partially smoked...
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Officer Shortstack part 2
Today I went on a 12 mile run and ended up passing the Albertsons where I fled from Officer Dyer (Shortstack) and got away (and was...
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The sky looks different today.
This evening at Crossed Arrows park in Scottsdale there is a huge difference when I look at the sky. It is the same beautiful sky as...
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Sponsor
The purpose of a sponsor in 12 steps room is to take you through the steps. Nothing more, nothing less. Nothing mandates them to be your...
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Tough Days? Not as tough as they could be.
Today I woke up at 5:30 to check out my daily status for random drug testing for probation and was up for a drop. I usually only work a...
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Insanity of the disease: The Russian Research Study
The disease of addiction causes insane thinking. For years, I've known better. I've known that smoking crack and meth feel good, but...
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Running in Jail
I ran as much as I could in jail, but in certain pods like D8 and while I was in mosaic, it just wasn't possible. We got rec time outside...
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Sarah Farms
In jail we got one 8oz box of milk every morning. It was from a place called Sarah Farms. I always thought their logo was pretty...
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64th and Thomas
There was a point in my homelessness when i stayed at the canal on 64th street and Thomas in South Scottsdale at the bottom of a little...
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Miracle on 24th St.
My veyo driver today told me he is a retired pilot. I then asked him if he had any cool stories or anything and he said, "yeah, I do...
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One of Seven
Today I went in for my bi-weekly probation appointment and was the only person in there. I was first on the sign in sheet, and thought...
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First Shift Food Factory
When I was in jail I had the privilege (for a very short time) to go stay in D8 (one of the two 'working pods'). I was assigned a job on...
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