Friday, July 17th, 2009
I’ve never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down.
- Virgil Thompson
Elevator Pitch for Delicate Melody
Tags: belonging, bible, brainwash, creating music, editorial, elevator pitch, Experience, Hope, insanity, journalism, memories, Music, music in recovery, Orchestra, recovery, sane, sanity, sober, sobriety, strength, stringss, symphony, virgil thompson
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
I spent a lot of the day reminiscing about all the things he and I have been through. I remember the night he called me around 2 or 3 am, telling me he had just told his mom he was addicted to meth He was crying and I still remember his exact words, “Victoria, I need you.”
Friends, Old and New Pt. II
Tags: AA, addiction, aphorism, camera, change, courage, different, drugs, ESH, Experience, friend, friends, friendship, help, Hope, knowledge, lead the horse to water, meth, meth addictino, Music, new friends, old friends, people, recovery, relapse, relapsed, relationships, risks, sobriety, strength
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Love and tolerance of others is our code.
– Page 64 of Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book
I’ve tried to run AA/NA meetings on this topic, but it seems as if everytime I try, everyone else takes it as a chance to explain their quirks and pet peeves. That’s not what I want to talk about when I [...]
Tolerance
Tags: AA, accept, acceptance, actor, actress, alcoholics, alcoholics anonymous, alocholic, big book, breathing, code, controlling thoughts, ego, egotystical, Experience, fathers, fear, feelings, God, journal, let go and let god, patience, pity, rehab, self-centered, selfish, selfishness, thoughts, time out, tolerance
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
About two months ago, my father wrote a post on Being a Dad Through Self-Injury. He came to me today saying that it had a lot of hits from people looking for help with self-harm themselves. Although his post was amazing and really opened my eyes on his perspective, it’s mainly focused on being [...]
Survival of a Self-Injurer
Tags: battle self-harm, cut, cutting, Experience, help on cutting, help on self-harm, help on self-injury, Hope, self-harm, self-injury, self-mutilation, strength, surviving self-injury
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