Redpoint to recovery is me telling my story. My opinion of how my upbringing lead to my active addiction. How the places, people, and things were beyond my control. To show the way my parents and elders influenced my decision making abilities, that led to my habitual use. How narcotics anonymous helped me on my road to recovery. How my imprisonment shaped my outlook on life and recovery. How leading a celebrate recovery ministry and becoming involved helped me to live a more Christ centered life. To show others how I worked through the 12 steps of the program. How I applied them to my own life and to share inspiration with others.
We do recover and when we do, we can lead very happy joyful lives. We can lead normal lives away from the stereo type . The label of addict, drug abuser, junkie and many other labels we receive during our use.
I will continue to write down my story along with my own opinion pieces on relevant topics. What my recovery means to me. How I see my recovery on this day. There are things in life I am thankful for. Those things that addiction destroyed and were returned to me, or things I received afterwards. The people, the thoughts and feelings that I have experienced through my recovery process.
As the pages within this site continue to fill, my story will evolve from a innocent 10 year old child to that of a reformed drug addict approaching a decade of clean time. 10 years clean and sober on May 2nd 2022. One day at a time. As my clean date approaches I get anxious. Awaiting the anniversary with joy and dread. Not getting ahead of myself brings the anxiety. Getting there to prove the haters wrong feeds my joy.
I am living proof that we can and do recover. The choice is yours to make. When you are ready, reach out to someone that cares about you. Step 1 is admitting we are addicts. Once we choose to admit, our perspective changes and the step work becomes nesseccary. Working the steps and working the healing process. This blog is part of my step work. Admitting my wrongs. As well as letting go of the things I’ve carried along that were beyond my control.
Things I need to release to be healed. The situations of my childhood. These experiences shaped my addictive lifestyle and my recovery afterwards. It is critical to us as addicts to sort through the baggage of our past. To understand how it has shaped our perception. How the emotions cause us to respond to certain circumstances. This is where we identify some of our triggers. This is where we find the ability to play the tape through. I hope that reading my story helps one of you. That these words are the ones that say there is hope. We do recovery. Recovery is possible.
From Redpoint to Recovery; The road less traveled 