Things the recovery industry will not tell you:
1. The drug worked. That is why people use it. Not weakness. Not moral failure.
A neurological event so complete and persuasive that any honest account of addiction has to start there.
The problem is not that the drug fails. The problem is that what it does is unrepeatable, and you will burn your entire life to the ground trying to get back to a place that no longer exists.
2. Shame is not guilt. Guilt says I did something bad. Shame says I am something bad. Guilt is appropriate. Shame is a cell with no windows. Most people use the words interchangeably. That mistake is lethal.
3. You cannot shame someone who has already named the thing you are holding over them. Say it first. Say it in plain light. The weapon drops.
4. Guilt can coexist with self-respect. Shame cannot. You can hold the damage and the dignity at the same time. I know because I live there.
5. Radical honesty does not give you back who you were. It hands you the clean slate of who you always wanted to be. The mask comes off. The cartoon other people drew of you stays on the page.
6. Nobody gets clean on a winning streak.
7. You have to be almost self-delusional in your forgiveness of yourself. (Go watch Chase Hughes)
8. The greatest sin was not the chaos. It was the absence. Being unavailable to the people who needed you.
9. Sustainable recovery starts with one thing: honesty with yourself. If you love an addict and want to help, that is the only door in.
10. I am only an expert on my recovery. Nobody is an expert on anyone else’s.
Bryce Mitchell on Trump's White House UFC fight:
Our government is desecrating its role in society by entertaining sports. Our government is to protect and serve the people. Our tax dollars and resources are funding this operation. The government is supposed to protect us, not entertain us.
Here's where @CBSNews former @60Minutes executive producer Bill Owens started talking about the most recent events at 60 minutes, while accept the Gabne Pressman Truth to Power award at the @NYPressCub's annual awards dinner. Club President @DCruzNews in the background.
DeLAURO: The Save America PAC paid you nearly $10 million in 2024 to serve as President Trump's personal defense attorney! My God, do you not find there's any conflict of interest in what you are doing here as the acting attorney general of the United States?
BLANCHE: I don't understand what you're saying
@Jatkins0522@Squirrelgirl510@SecVetAffairs@DeptVetAffairs Except that's not what happened. They fired probationary employees, meaning those that were recently hired and didn't have protections yet. Those jobs were then eliminated.
A mother seal gives birth and believes her baby is gone.
Then what happens is nothing less than a miracle.
Pup moves and she realizes the pup is alive... and her joy is unforgettable.
CBS: “Ken Paxton calls you Tala-freako.”
🔥 @jamestalarico: “If Ken Paxton is worried about freaks he should stop giving Epstein-style sweetheart deals to pedophiles. He’s the most corrupt politician in 🇺🇸. The Epstein class has no place in Texas.”
Here’s the deal for those confused: “America 250” is the bipartisan celebration committee. “Freedom 250” is a Trump organization celebrating him masquerading as a celebration of America. The concert was Freedom 250. Hence the cancellations