Greetings form the Journey Healing Centers. This is the new Journey Healing Centers Blog designed for all our friends and visitors from The Journey at Willowcreek, The Journey at Sundance, The Retreat at Sundance, Sober Living, as well as anyone else who has interest or experience with Drug and Alcohol Rehab. Our centers provide High Quality Drug and Alcohol Rehab Services. We have designed this blog in hopes to further the care provided by creating a safe place for keeping in touch, asking questions, and being made aware of the activities near you. Feel free to post; however, we ask that you be respectful as to your language, pictures, links, and privacy of others, unfitting material will be censored. Thank You and Enjoy !!!
Thursday, November 1, 2007
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I am so excited that Journey Healing Centers has a new blog! I just want to tell everyone how much I LOVE their facilities! The centers are so beautiful, and the staff is awesome! Thanks Journey for everything you do - you guys are the BEST!!
--Britney J.
I went to Journey in the fall of 2005 and it was one of the best experiences of my life that I will never forget. Though some of the staff has moved on, I will always appreciate the love and support I received at Journey. Recovery is a difficult road; facing it with compassionate people is vital! ~Claire D.
I coined out of Sundance in Sept. 2006. Working on my 16th month sober now! Couldn't have done it without the staff and my housemates at Sundance. I hope this blog takes off. It'd be fun to keep in touch. Wishing everyone well...Hoping to hear from you all... Misty H.
I am loving the blog, I also wanted to congratulate Misty on 16 months sober!!! You are an example to everyone in recovery, let us in on your tips for staying strong!
I was in Journey at SLC I think it was their first or second year and I'm would love to hear from some others that were there then. I'm Joe and I am an alcoholic. I hope all is well for everyone and that Christmas and the holidays finds you happy, content, clean and sober.
Happy Holidays
Joe
It's Misty again... Thanks for that congratulations whoever you were! It means alot. Why do I think it's working for me? Because there's NO ONE involved in my life that doesn't know I'm a sober alcoholic, (17 months now)which I believe keeps me accountable. This includes my kids (12 and 14). My 14 year old daughter and I are great friends. And I'm honest about what's going on with me. If I'm bitchy, I tell them I'm bitchy and why... Most of the time, we usually laugh about it later! If I'm sad, happy, or whatever...I share and try to figure it out. For a long time, it seemed like it was all my family talked about (me being a pathetic alcoholic). Now, life is moving on and I can go hours without even thinking of taking a drink because I don't like the way I feel. I went through several months of feeling so incredibly angry over absolutely nothing that I didn't think I was going to make it. Anger is not a comfortable emotion for me because I "need" everybody to like me. But recently, I've started to notice that calm and even happiness are beginning to replace that anger... And sadly, I think I was angry simply because I couldn't drink anymore!! LOL!
If I get too (insert feeling here) I go to a meeting because it always changes my perspective. It gives me another angle to consider which is always a good thing for me.. (I should probably go to more meetings though to be honest, but I haven't yet mastered consistency..) And...I go to church. I've given myself permission to feel and say stuff. I don't have to be perfectly pleasant all the time because God knows the rest of the world isn't!! As Meredith said...I'm getting comfortable being uncomfortable. What she didn't tell me is that uncomfortable actually starts to feel normal, which was an incredible relief!
Sorry this is so long...
PS...Everyone single one of us deserves support. If you don't feel supported, get out there and find the right group of people! WE are in charge of our own happiness and we can't wait for it to knock on our door.. (I think we've all proven that doesn't work.) Go looking for it because it's out there... It's hard to force yourself out the door in search of something better, but I HAD to...and it was worth it...
Wishing you all the best! Misty
Misty - it sounds like you have realy taken a hold of your program and I love that you such a great attitude..recovery is not supposed to be all work, humor is a vital factor to continued success. Great insight! Keep up the good work!
Take care and God bless!
I am very grateful to be a part of Journey Healing Centers, both Willowcreek & Sundance. It is very humbling to be able to share a part of the lives and experiences of everyone.
Thank you,
Scott H.
Hello Sundance~
It's Misty again... I'm surprised more people haven't been on here since my last ridiculously long post... Anyway - just checking on how you're doing out there in AZ... Michigan is cold, cold, cold! Like 12 degrees tonight... But it's beautiful and we'll be having a White Christmas. I'm at 2 years, 4 months, 8 days and counting! Things are going very well. Hope all is well with you, too... Sending my love.. Misty
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