im a
cadc
been that way since 2003
and i got 23 yrs substances free
i did 18months of treatment
6 yrears of area phone service rep volunteering
help 3,000 callers find resources to staying in the program of recovery
just one more day
my time in office side service work
from the following
did h&i co chair multi times
did halfway house chairman
did club house chairman mutiple times
brought newcomers to meetings
took old timers home
generally i made recovery possible
to those that wanted it
as much as i did
and we benefited off each others
in and outside of the rooms
i recovery rep conventions in chicago
i shared at speakerthons
i shared at the vA
i attended socials
i attended cookouts
i attended wedding of member
i been in memebers homes
i showed up on sad moments too
furnerals of memebers
divorces of memebers
after lockup of members
even hardship of members
i had the sames hurdles some what
and recovery was still there for me
so out of my 23.9yrs i say life aint been all bed of roses &ice cream
and ms cutie & ms big boobies
but hey just fa a few moments in time i say
no matter what its was all worth coming through recovery and checking yall out and seeing
is this place the right place fa me
and it is
just for today i say i just gonna keep it simple and not use substance
but i got a lot of recovery stuff to use
like
phone lines
recovery chat lines
zoom recovery meetings
f2f meetings
this Loosid is a great one too
and the list continue
next to picking up your book and reading it
and getting a better understanding
of the program for your self
in your down time
and aswering quiz question on recovery on line recovery quiz
or step recovery quiz question
for your own info library to bring to the table something wit resources to where you found it is the best pull up to those who still sick and suffering
so have a great day all
sorry to run on
just we just under 90 days till my annerversay of 24 yrs and i get extra talkative some where in recovery just for today
i excited around this time 10/28/2026 is the day
cause prior to it when it was around this time year 2000 i was in jail
wishing fa this moment drug case gone bad
...
work out for my own good
i sat in there and joined every thing that was good news church stuck out cus i had fam in it prayer go up blessing come down little prayer little power lot of prayer lot of power no prayer no power
i prayed and cryed i was so scared and lonely
and wanted what your honor had
which was freedom a job a chance to see if others want the same and on top of that it was drug court he read how it works wit the counts
i didnt know what it was i said i havent done non of that stuff
you know what he said ?
he knows !!
and ordered me at 25 todo it
and find others who dont get high
etc
cause if i come back i got a life behind bars
2 strikes on me then
23.9 yrs i look back and said they wanted me to experience being clean
cause i got a drug a log and trouble times place up on me
but i made it
and just for tonight i dont want to cop or use
...
sorry about the personal story time
of me one addictive person go through hardship just to find recovery working just for today in keeping it simple
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