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Letter from one who knows | part II

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:44:00 +0000

This is Jeff's email response to my questions found here: CLICK to read prior post: Yes, his comment did make an impression on me. And it has stuck with me these past 5 years. I only wish it had...

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12 steps to where?

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:42:00 +0000

What possesses us and binds up keeps us as slaves. Where do you find true freedom at the end of 12 steps? Listen and find who can set you free! Gordon speaks quietly to hearts seeking to be whole....

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letter from one who knows | part I

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:10:00 +0000

My name is Jeff (changed to protect privacy). I'm a close friend of an "addict" (name removed to protect privacy. It's funny, but I haven't spent a lot of time with him over the years--just when we...

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from her journal part 6

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:35:00 +0000

Today– I’m once again in my closet broken down again. Frustrated, looking at rows of nothing to wear that looks or even feels good to my skin. Wearing corporate clothes make me feel counterfeit - in...

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rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:11:00 +0000

slow, easy boiled... surfacing memories of ancient scents and vision. passing through intricate maze. steps concealed by meticulous painted futures. the ember smolders in silence. who am...

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requiem for an addict

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:59:00 +0000

so let me introduce myself. Don't cha know my name? it's me. the liquid sliding over iced glass. the daily use that craving never fulfills. yes, the sound of clinking ice, cracking when poured...

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other side of addiction

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:49:00 +0000

wounded, stabbing silent pain, so deep it aches. unwept tears behind these eyes. the prison of pearly whites block exit or entrance of healing streams. endless cruelty in action, words... a sword...

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between here and there

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:25:00 +0000

waltzing concentric circles so near towards the edge of insanity, touching the rimmed abyss of nothingness. the darkness calls for light, beckoning my steps. my feet gently tipping into the...

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Two sides of Addiction...

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:50:00 +0000

Again I bring up the defining term of what it is to be an addict. Again I bring up the other side of addiction so we can heal both sides. According to Dr. John Bledsoe:What Is Addiction? Addiction...

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from her journal part 5

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:40:00 +0000

Finally I went to get some food and upon returning noticed he was gone. Damn. The nurse at the front desk explained he was being treated and would be ready for me in about ½ hour. counting the ticks...

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Kelly Clarkson - Addicted (lyrics)

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:33:00 +0000

It's like you're a drug It's like you're a demon I can't face down It's like I'm stuck It's like I'm running from you all the time And I know I let you have all the power It's like the only company I...

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more from her journal part 4

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:15:00 +0000

sneaks always get caught eventually. only this time it's serious. enough for him to lose everything he has done for good in his life now that he was off the illegal stuff. he was in fact due to leave...

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History of The Retreat

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:41:00 +0000

facebook Barbara Beck10:41am Jul 26thHistory of The RetreatTo rasama.addictshun@blogger.com The Retreat pioneered an incredible path against the main stream of today's money hungry society to...

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more from her journal part 3

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:48:00 +0000

she sees RED If one could see my thought perhaps it would be a giant, blood red question mark over my head. What in the world would cause such a breakdown? More than that - "what did you do that...

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more from her journal - part 2

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:06:00 +0000

he came in and out of the kitchen this time i needed to find out what the tiger at the door was prowling around for. fortunately several of the ladies had to leave early. normally these meetings went...

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straight from the journal

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:16:00 +0000

this she wrote: it was just an ordinary work day - bi-weekly staff meeting held at home, coffee brewing while papers are printing, and display materials put up. i dragged myself through each...

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Podcast: From Impulsive Actions to Compulsive Habit

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:13:00 +0000

Link from my Friend Ruth: Interesting podcast re:Neurobiological basis for addiction - "Drug Addiction: From Impulsive Actions to Compulsive Habit" THOMAS JANES OAKLEY Lecture Institute Of Psychiatry...

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Not my kid... not my family.

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:21:00 +0000

IMAGINE THIS: after a sophomore at Colorado State University in Fort Collins drank herself to death, her family lamented that it was just "one mistake" that killed her. Not so, points out reporters...

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Are Drug Co's Indirectly Answerable for Addiction?

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:01:00 +0000

First For Fun - Create your own disease with steps on how to get rich at the same time... Makes you think twice about what is truth and what is not! So try it now: Generate Your Own Disease The...

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positive Addiction

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:36:00 +0000

Learn the art of tea - Check out the entire post on amalgamarts! there are many choices when it comes to tea. tea leaves are black, green, white, flowered, sprinkled with flavors, tiny popped...

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Ending the Tragedy of Under-Appreciated Blogs

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:52:00 +0000

If you have an underappreciated, underloved, desperately lonely blog, Chuck Westbrook has an idea. He wants to share the love and help the “little guys” get some readers. I think it’s a cool idea so...

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forgiveness and addiction

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:34:00 +0000

This is posting again due to the increased searches online for addiction and forgiveness... every one must forgive. as difficult as it is forgiveness is the best healer of all. no matter what the...

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rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:39:00 +0000

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Learning from the past

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:23:00 +0000

Back in May, I wrote about a friend, Terry, a repeat offender with 12 DWI's. I updated the link as the video no longer exists on KRQE's site. Symbolically it made me think - it's time to update...

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Weeds of Unrest

rasama@aim.com (rasama) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:33:00 +0000

I received this passage from a faithful reader. Look over what's written from the other side of addiction and it's emotional aftermath. Her view is honest, sharp, painful, certainly a voice to those...

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