Relentless Gratitude

My sister and I have been training for the rock and roll phoenix marathon and our weekly mileage is up enough now where I was starting to...

Wow that sounds like a great band or song name. Yesterday in SOP group, one of my group mates was sharing about having her cell phone...

In the winter months, we got oranges as our fruit in Durango, and at evening chow time they were delivered first in green crates long...

I remember a particular day I was riding up to Frank Lloyd Wright to do some "shopping" and decided to take a break from the long bus...

I watched Shazam! last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. Really good movie with a lot of things that can relate to recovery. Young Billy...

I've been awake for weeks at a time before with no sleep at all, not even a nap. Weird things start happening. After the third or fourth...

Today Desert Hand Therapy was packed. There was this guy there asking everyone what happened and the Therapist made a funny comment to...

My release day was the best day being in county jail, but the second best days were every Thursday because those were the days we got our...

I have been going to PT for my broken arm and usually show up a few minutes before they open. This morning I was there and in rolled an...

There is this apartment complex at 44th St and McDowell (just down the street from TERROS) called Ocotillo Village. This is the first...

Due to the aggressive and "not give a flock about hurting people that cross us" nature of a particular biker organization, I've chosen to...

Per Adult Probation requirements, I attend a weekly SOP (standard outpatient) substance abuse treatment class on Wednesdays from...

I've spent a lot of time in Starbucks bathrooms, not actually going number 1 or number 2. They are great for drug addicts and homeless...

At Durango, access to nail clippers is very limited. The DOs bring out a water glass with 3 pairs and sit it outside the pods, one on...

I used to stay down in South Scottsdale and would sometimes come up to shoplift at grocery stores in central Scottsdale. When I was on...

I have a permanent scar on my left hand. It's an indent and discoloration of the skin. This was from smoking meth out of a broken pipe...

This is the view from where I go sometimes on my lunch break at work to meditate. There's not much to look at, but it's very peaceful....