Posted in: recreational addiction therapy
Friday night was spent cooking out and setting up tents. Saturday, everyone ate breakfast and then headed for a canoe trip through the Okefenokee. The alligators were out, so thankfully, everyone returned intact. That night, we took everyone out to eat and then returned to camp for fellowship. We left Sunday morning after breakfast. All in all, it was a fun, successful trip!
Posted in: addiction recovery for men, men in recovery, touchstones daily meditations
Let no one be deluded that a knowledge of the path can substitute for putting one foot in front of the other.–M. C. Richards
Recovering men know this path is not always easy. We usually talk about the benefits of recovery and the many promises of the program. Today, in our fellowship, we talk of the challenges we must face in order to recover. Honesty may be the greatest challenge. It is frightening to be honest with ourselves about things we have never really admitted or faced before.
Sometimes we have new and confusing feelings and think something must be wrong with us. But we may be just experiencing the logical outcome of our earlier commitment to be honest. No one recovers by thinking about it. We must actively take each Step and meet the challenges presented. We are not alone with our difficulties. We are part of a large movement of men committed to recovery, and this quiet moment is one way in which we are simply putting one foot in front of the other.
Today, I pray for the courage to remain faithful when the fears and pains of my transformation are overwhelming.
From Touchstones: A Book of Daily Meditations for Men ©1986, 1991 by Hazelden Foundation.
We are pleased to announce our newest addition to the Purple staff…Ashley Kilpatrick. Ashley has been working in the field since 1985 and is a Certified Addiction Counselor. He has pursued undergraduate studies at Oglethorpe University and Kennesaw State.
Although he has been in the field for some time, recent advances in the science of addictive disorders has made this an especially wonderful time for Ashley in the treatment industry. He has a personal commitment to his work and consistently pledges to offer his clients the most effective tools for them to be able to make the changes they want to make.
Welcome to the family, Ashley!