*Sneak Peek* Redemption

[JamesSavik]

Redemption

 

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know better.

 

That’s my version of the serenity prayer. You see— I know what can be changed, what can’t and all that groovy shit. My problem is that I can be a dumb ass sometimes. I figure there are a lot worse things to pray for than knowing better and that skill can save you a lot of grief.

 

They say I have impulse control problems. Like punching the occasional asshole in the mouth or getting high at inopportune times. OK— getting high all the time. People take a dim view of that hobby, and have to admit I wasn’t getting a whole lot done.

 

I had a moment of clarity while stocking shelves on the 11-to-7 shift: I had to kick my habit and kick it soon or my life wasn’t going to amount to much.

 

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Ever wonder what makes a drug addict? What it takes for them to clean up?

 

Here's your chance to find out.

 

https://www.gayauthors.org/story/jamessavik/redemption-js

 

This is a special little story that will strike a cord with a lot of people.

 

It's a rare look inside what happens when a junkie decides he needs to clean up and what it takes.

 

 

-JS

[Irritable1]

The crack about Odin made me snort in an unladylike manner. Looking forward to seeing what happens next.

[JamesSavik]

It's a short story. I had no plans for it to go any further.

 

It was my intention to point at some really BAD practices in rehab.

 

In this story rehab focuses completely on drinking or using drugs and ignore the underlying issues.

 

One would think that rehab would be much, much more effective if they deal with those issues. The truth is that many rehabs don't have the expertise to do that and work the problem as they understand it. This is even MORE of a problem in the faith-based rehabs operated by churches and funded by federal grants.

 

You get a lot of cliches, slogans and dogma and then it's up to you to find a way to fight your own demons.