tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153492952011-07-28T07:46:16.378-07:00WE DO RECOVER !HI. "My name is Jay and I'm an addict". Those are the words that saved my life. The day I admitted to myself that I was Powerless over my addiction, that my life had become unmanageable. I want to share with you my fight for my freedom. Let me show you my friend, that contrary to popular belief, "We Do Recover"!Jay Bartelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353572896806813399noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349295.post-29425449137446467622010-09-04T19:50:00.000-07:002010-09-04T19:53:00.868-07:00
GREAT CAREER FOR 12 STEPPERS AND THEIR FAMILY'SJay Bartelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353572896806813399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349295.post-1176074315783214182007-04-08T16:16:00.000-07:002007-04-08T16:19:53.160-07:00Are You An Addict? Take the Quiz By Jay Bartels Are You an Addict? You might think if anyone knew the answer to that question, then surely it would be you. Right? What we don't realize is the addict is usually the last one to find out he has addictions and always the last to admit that they need help. Denial is the work our addictions plan to keep us sick and using. Let's take a small quiz Jay Bartelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353572896806813399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349295.post-1140838901019694152006-02-24T19:41:00.000-08:002006-02-24T19:41:41.036-08:00It was August of 2002 and it was the hottest day of the year, just as yesterday was and tomorrow would surely be. From where I was sitting there was no relief in sight. I woke up to a glaring sunrise from my new home on the beach. When I say on the beach, I mean on the beach, in the sand with my worn out sneakers serving as my pillow. I didn't want to admit that I was homeless. To do so would Jay Bartelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353572896806813399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349295.post-1124661408085571482005-08-21T14:44:00.000-07:002011-01-04T09:13:43.249-08:00PREVENTING RELAPSE
IS A DAILY ROUTINE OF FOLLOWING UP ON WHAT'S KEPT YOU CLEAN SO FAR. AS RECOVERING ADDICTS WE MUST KEEP IN MIND THAT WE ARE NEVER CURED. WE MUST KEEP TAKING OUR PROVERBIAL MEDICINE EVERYDAY. WE MUST REMEMBER THAT NO MATTER HOW MUCH CLEAN TIME WE HAVE, OUR DISEASE STILL WANTS US DEAD. WE NEVER GRADUATE AFTER WORKING THE 12 STEPS, WE BEGIN TO WORK THEM A NEW. WHEN WE ARE YOUNG IN Jay Bartelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353572896806813399noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349295.post-1124514013073494852005-08-19T21:44:00.000-07:002005-08-19T22:00:13.080-07:00I didn't get clean to be miserable When your blessed enough as I am, you begin to see each day of your new life as a gift. Everything isn't always perfect, but that is the way it is, no matter who you are. We live life on lifes terms and as soon as we accept that, we begin to find peace and serenity in our lives. We choose Jay Bartelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353572896806813399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349295.post-1124337374953667902005-08-17T20:55:00.000-07:002005-08-17T20:56:14.956-07:00We Do RecoverWhen at the end of the road we find that we can no longer function as a human being, either with or without drugs, we all face the same dilemma. What is there left to do? There seems to be this alternative: either go on as best we can to the bitter ends—jails, institutions or death—or find a new way to live. In years gone by, very few addicts ever had this last choice. Those who are Jay Bartelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353572896806813399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349295.post-1123913789659961422005-08-12T23:10:00.000-07:002005-08-15T09:44:05.863-07:00OUR ORLANDO VACATION- WE RECENTLY CAME BACK FROM A FOUR DAY TRIP TO ORLANDO.BY THE 3RD DAY WE WERE EXHAUSTED AND SPENT THE AFTERNOON AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, COMPLETING OUR TOUR OF DAY ONE. THE SECOND AND FOURTH DAYS WE SPENT AT ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE, WHERE ATLEAST THERE YOU CAN MANAGE TO STAY WET ALL DAY ON THE WATER RIDES. ITWAS COOKING OUT THERE. OUR HOTEL WAS COOL. IT HAD AN INDOOR POOL WHERE MY Jay Bartelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353572896806813399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349295.post-1123912520802916972005-08-12T22:52:00.000-07:002005-08-12T23:20:18.586-07:00LIFE IS GOOD LIFE IS REALLY GOOD WHEN YOU LEARN HOW TO LIVE IT. IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE CLEAN, YOU MIGHT AS WELL HAVE SOME FUN!Jay Bartelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353572896806813399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349295.post-1123911772744096522005-08-12T22:37:00.000-07:002005-08-12T22:52:10.233-07:00Jay Bartelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353572896806813399noreply@blogger.com0