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Steven Tyler still sometimes misses getting high, but he won’t touch it.
On Joe Rogan, the Aerosmith legend admitted: “If I do, I’ll wind up doing too much. I can’t control it.” He’s lost marriages, his kids stopped talking to him, and he got kicked out of his own band. Today in 2026, he’s still sober, calls his sponsors when the urge hits, and keeps showing up to meetings.
Rock bottom doesn’t have to be the end of the story. Even after decades of fame and multiple relapses, Tyler proves it’s never too late to choose yourself every single day. Sobriety isn’t about never feeling the pull, it’s about refusing to answer it.
That kind of quiet strength is more powerful than any stage performance.
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Bill Maher asks how Mississippi is kicking California’s ass in education, and Texas is “blowing them away” in green energy for “way less money.”
“Did you know that a black fourth grader in Mississippi is two and a half times as likely to be proficient in math and reading as one in California? Mississippi is kicking our ass in education and for way less money. We’re 37th in fourth-grade reading, they’re ninth.”
“Texas is kicking our ass in green energy. The average time to get solar panels connected there is three to four months. About 1,000 days faster than it took me. Remember when I was trying to get my solar hooked up? It would have been quicker to build a windmill.”
“Texas has passed California in solar and blows away California when it comes to wind and energy storage. How does a state with no pro-climate policies produce better climate results than a state where here, even though we have so much better bumper stickers on our Priuses?”
“I’ll tell you why. Because you’re allowed to build there because every third person in Texas isn’t someone whose job it is to make sure nothing gets done.”
“Democrats, these are your issues: education, race, the environment.”
“And I say this with love: you’re losing to the Waffle House, car-on-the-lawn states.”
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Wherever you find yourself right now—whether in a season of clear direction, painful resistance, or quiet waiting—God invites you to lift your eyes. The same Spirit who leads you now is guaranteeing the glorious future He has prepared. Walk forward with confidence. The best is yet to come.
Brad Pitt got really honest about hitting rock bottom and finding AA.
He was “pretty much on my back,” desperate, trying anything. What surprised him most was how open and contagious the rooms were, it gave him permission to step out on the edge. He went from shy to fully embracing it, calling it something he actually looked forward to.
Dax nailed it: “You don’t come into AA because everything’s working out fantastic.”
Seeing someone that successful talk so openly about struggle and growth makes it feel more human and less shameful.
Recovery isn’t about perfection, it’s about showing up when your hair is on fire and being willing to change.
Have you ever found unexpected strength in a room full of people who’ve been through it?
Opposition Proves the Good (The Refining Reality)
Resistance, trials, and conflict do not disprove God’s goodness—they actually confirm and strengthen it. Opposition reveals the authenticity of what is good and produces maturity in us.
Josh Brolin nailed sobriety in one powerful line.
He loved drinking — called it gasoline in his veins. But he made it his mission to make sobriety more fun than his wildest nights. He was even willing to lose his wife Kathryn to put sobriety first.
No more Jekyll and Hyde. No more getting banned from every bar. That version of him is gone.
This one hit me hard. Most people see sobriety as losing something. Brolin treated it like upgrading his entire life.
Real change happens when the new path feels more alive than the old one.
Have you found sobriety (or quitting any bad habit) can actually become more rewarding than before?
Good Is Consistent (The Unchanging Character of God)
God’s goodness does not fluctuate with our circumstances or emotions. He is reliably, steadily, and perfectly good at all times.
Everything Works Together for the Collective Good and God’s Glory (The Sovereign Process)
Nothing in our lives is wasted. God skillfully weaves every circumstance—successes, setbacks, and ordinary days—into a larger tapestry that serves both our ultimate good and His greater glory.