Rod RushingJul 22, 20202 min2nd stage sobrietyLet's talk recoveryEmbark/PCA is on a mission to advocate for Recovery Community Organizations (RCO's) statewide.
Rod RushingJul 22, 20201 min2nd stage recoveryround herehave been very busy working 3 jobs these days. i work as a substance abuse counselor at a public health hospital here and work with...
Rod RushingJul 22, 20202 minhirisecoming up easyi had breakfast with my friend alex today at hi-rise.. it’s a new sorta deli located in lodo. i love the place actually. it’s down the...
Rod RushingJul 22, 20202 minfeara reboursIn the novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, Wilde has his main character reading often from a collection of the same book that is covered...
Rod RushingJul 22, 20202 min2nd stage recoverymy spine is the basslineNo Guts, No Blood: No Brains At All My spine is the bassline, and the top line could be broken glass all amusing views of those better...
Rod RushingJul 22, 20201 minaddictionsfinallyFinally it has happened to me right in front of my face My feelings can’t describe it Finally it has happened to me right in front of my...
Rod RushingJul 22, 20202 min2nd stage recoveryfeels so different“What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters to what lies within us.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson the “ah-has” are speeding...
Rod RushingJul 22, 20202 min2nd stage recoveryundisclosed desiresI know you’ve suffered But I don’t want you to hide It’s cold and loveless I won’t let you be denied Soothing I’ll make you feel pure...
Rod RushingJul 22, 20202 min2nd stage recoveryrehearsalas i sit in front of my keyboard today, i find myself feeling lighthearted and smiling. i can’t think of a good reason really. i had...
Rod RushingJul 22, 20201 min2nd stage recoveryNovocaine For The Soulone very distinct thing i am noticing about working with other people as a provider is that i have more limits than i am used to looking...
Rod RushingJul 22, 20202 min2nd stage recoveryjust say yesi have been working at a small health clinic which is connected to the large public hospital in my city since april 09. it had become...
Rod RushingJul 22, 20202 minchangesremixi received word today that my department transfer would go through. i will be at a new desk in a new office on monday- at least for half...
Rod RushingJul 22, 20201 min2nd stage recoveryand in the mixi was up late last night trying to send over some change for the next newsletter. i definitely am excited about this one. many articles...
Rod RushingJul 22, 20203 min2nd stage recoveryabove and beyondAll the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming……Helen Keller i woke up and looked out the window to see light gray...
Rod RushingJul 22, 20202 min2nd stage recoverysix on fire“God, help me to go from where I am, to where I need to be, for who I am.” this september proves to be very much like many others. the...
Rod RushingJul 22, 20202 minangerdisturbing behaviori got a call yesterday from a guy whom i used to work with. i had helped get a program called “mile high meth project” going- had done a...
Rod RushingJul 22, 20202 minbi-polar disorderget your group on“Group means simply a number of people that you are sharing with on a regular basis. So if in fact you are living with or working with...