Stories tagged with: Job
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I have a compassion for these people that are struggling, all this generation, the kids. I just want to see them get better. If I can be a light, or be an encouragement, to them, I just want to see people get better.
Edna Gooch -
Everything fits inside of my recovery because when I'm doing what's right in the recovery process, all of those things just flow. I'm a better employee, I'm a better father, I'm a better husband when my focus is on my relationship with God.
Terry Danielson -
The spirituality part of it’s been the biggest impact in my life, finding my own higher power, and staying connected with people who are trying to do good in the world.
Heather Shaw -
The biggest thing I want to say to anyone is just don’t give up if you’ve got a loved one you’re trying to get into recovery. Just don’t give up. Love them. You may have to love them from a distance, but love them. And don’t be afraid to give them a little tough love.
Brian H. -
What an honor it is to be able to say—and I tell my participants this all the time—I'm like: “I’m not going to tell you it ever gets easy, but it does get easier."
Charlotte -
Life’s good, man. And I get to really be a part of it today, for the first time, and I’m not governed by this fear and anxiety.
Dano McCawley -
The only barriers that I have are the ones that I put on myself. I’ve beaten so many statistics over my life and it’s all through grace.
Fran Gray -
We do a lot of writing in recovery. But it serves a very, very positive purpose. The power of the pen is unmatched, okay? There's just no way around that.
Ryan Elkins -
God had healed me from this, and everything I’d tried, nothing amounted to that, and I was overwhelmed with the love and the grace that I had found in forgiveness.
Cory Sargent -
I never even imagined being married, but now I’m able to be a mom and be a wife and be a productive member of society and it’s because I was able to connect with people. I was able to build love for myself and experience things in a completely different reality than what I was before.
Hayley -
Being involved in peer support groups—with people who knew exactly what it was like to work in a setting with access to medications—was the key for me to be able to get solid in my recovery.
Mitzi Averette -
Each year, I've shared my story with my students and will continue to do so. It's a sad reality, but many of them personally know someone in active addiction. When I disclose my experience to them, they now know someone in recovery.
Nick Roberts -
You get sober to go do things and hang out and . . . to have a life.
Ryan C. -
Learn about addiction and alcoholism. Learn about the history of it, and the approaches that our society have made over the centuries. See what failed, why it failed, and learn why the many pathways to recovery can work for you.
Greg -
You have to put the footwork in, and some days you’re just putting one foot in front of the other and praying. It is possible, we do recover, and we are worth it, every single body is worth it.
Christene -
It’s a “we” program is what we call it. I tell people that if I was willing to get up every morning and call 20 people to get high, I better be willing to wake up and call 20 people to keep me sober. That’s how I hustle my recovery.
Jerome -
One day at a time. I’m powerless in this life but I have found a power beyond all understanding.
Travis -
If I see one difference in the community I think the biggest difference I see is that we’re talking recovery.
Terry -
He wasn’t perfect – neither am I, but he was a genuinely good man and I grew to love him.
Cynthia
