A deep pit forms in your gut, your palms moisten, your heart rate elevates and breathing shallows… all at the sight of those flashing blue and reds. I knew he was coming for me. Cops and I don’t have a great track record of getting along. Now, aside from the obvious involvement in prostitution and [...]
All posts for the month January, 2012
Those Flashing Lights
Posted by 9to20 on January 30, 2012
http://9to20.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/those-flashing-lights/
All About the M-O-N-E-Y
Money is one of the biggest triggers for me. Nothing sends me into a spiral near depression like being low on money does. Let me back up to explain… Money conversations were common in my household growing up, but it wasn’t talk of stocks and bonds. It was talk of how money doesn’t grown on [...]
Posted by 9to20 on January 27, 2012
http://9to20.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/all-about-the-money/
What the Heck is “Trauma” Anyway?
What the heck IS “Trauma” anyway? It’s pretty logical that one scary situation causes another. Little Bobby Joe watches a scary movie his parents didn’t know about. In the scary movie a big monster attacks a little boy after jumping out from under the bed. Bobby Joe slams the TV off in fear. (Scary situation [...]
Posted by 9to20 on January 25, 2012
http://9to20.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/what-the-heck-is-trauma-anyway/
Daddy Issues
I had a rare moment Sunday; I had a “dad” moment. God’s been very gracious to bring replacement mom-types into my life but good men to step up and act like a father are more of a rare jewel. It was a simple moment. We were sitting at lunch and this dad-ish overheard me talking [...]
Posted by 9to20 on January 23, 2012
http://9to20.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/daddy-issues/
Goodbye
I said goodbye to a dear friend yesterday. It sucks. I’ve said goodbye to a lot of people in my life and society tells me that I’m supposed to say here that it never gets any easier but I don’t think that’s entirely true. I think it’s your first real goodbye that’s the worst. You’ve had [...]
Posted by 9to20 on January 21, 2012
http://9to20.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/goodbye/
Secrets of Recovery
They don’t tell you it’s this hard… Psalm 109:21-22 reads: “But you, Sovereign LORD, help me for your name’s sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me. For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me” Another translation says “my heart is full of pain.” This is the way [...]
Posted by 9to20 on January 6, 2012
http://9to20.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/secrets-of-recovery/
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