Guest Musings
How Creativity Can Help With Recovery
People often labor under the delusion that using or abusing substances like drugs or alcohol help them “open their mind” or help them be “more creative”. Unfortunately, this is not true. For instance, the quote “write drunk, edit sober”, erroneously attributed to Ernest Hemingway, is not actually at all what the famous writer even said.…
Read MoreHope
“Hope” The Hill of Hope It was there that I found Hope in getting and staying Sober. I began to listen, to pray, to trust and to willfully make connections with other humans. I began to become able to be quiet and listen to the sound of the wind. To confide in the universe, the…
Read MoreMy Heart Billows and Bows
Transcription: My heart billows and bows as my deranged mind drifts into different directions. Find the place to be free, it screams, but I can find no serenity within me. F— intellect, f— these clustered syllables; all I want is tranquility. The echos loom of a past, although the ether is still, my mind is…
Read MoreBefore
When did you arrive? It seems your lies of omission have you wishing you had said more. Where did you come from? It seems you were done with what you were doing Fooling no one. What were you doing before? At your core you are divine; in time you’ll find your old life meaningless. who…
Read MoreThis Chapel of Hope
This Chapel of Hope Rustic, Serene, and Humble Crossing its threshold gives one peace of soul. With white candles aflame, the words of strength are spoken here and sweet chords of music fall upon one’s ear. Historic are its hallowed walls and for the souls of the recovered; This is their dwelling place. For when…
Read MoreBipolar
Transcription: There has been a lull in my mood lately. The quiet destruction of mania is easily mistaken for depression; it’s making me take my time with life, something I hardly ever do. I am being slowed down by a salt. I would be remiss if I did not mention the catalyst of this mood…
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