Encouragement by Chris Bunton Traveling is an adventure. It’s the hope of seeing new things and getting that ‘Wow” factor that thrills you. It’s also that feeling of enlightenment, when you have experienced something that moves you, or alters your life, or fills a void, or answers a question for you. It’s something that movesContinue reading “Adventure Where You Are”
Category Archives: Addiction Recovery
Friends Gone Away
A Recovery Poem by Chris Bunton I still dream of my friends,The ones I used to know.The ones passed away,The ones still at home. I miss my friends,But I don’t miss the pain.The shady lies,And back dealing shame. Never knowing who to trust,Or which one would betray.Wondering who would be there,And who would throw meContinue reading “Friends Gone Away”
Fight the Crab Mentality
Breaking Free by Chris Bunton What is it? Well, the idea comes from what happens when you put crabs in a bucket. One crab will see a way to escape, and as he is climbing up out if the bucket, the other crabs will grab a hold of him and pull him back down. WhatContinue reading “Fight the Crab Mentality”
I Die Daily
Spiritual Truth By Chris Bunton There’s a verse in the Scriptures which says, “I die daily”. (1 Cor. 15:31) It is a small quote, within the context of a larger concept, but it’s a powerful tool for life improvement and spiritual growth. We often wake up in the middle of the night, or in theContinue reading “I Die Daily”
The Power of Whatever
Wellness Poetry by Chris Bunton Whatever! I probably say it a dozen times a day, and it makes things feel better. It has an odd power to shift the mind off the subject at hand and on to other things. It can allow us to cope with the crap this world brings to us daily.Continue reading “The Power of Whatever”
A Better Day
Wellness by Chris Bunton For many folks, family is not a good thing. They are a bunch of people that you are required to answer to. They are just another layer of rules and laws designed to keep you from being you. They are a bunch of people who were raised as jacked up asContinue reading “A Better Day”
8 Ways to Stay Clean
As addicts we need to totally change our lives, in order to be free of addictions and the temptations to reuse. It is my belief that God created us, and that addiction is not a surprise to Him. Actually, He created everything associated with addiction, but the purpose was originally for good.Continue reading “8 Ways to Stay Clean”
You Are Not Cast Out
God is working, even when it doesn’t seem like it. Verse: “All that the father gives me shall come to me; and him that comes to me I will in no wise cast out. —John 6:37 I failed in my life; and like so many others I had asked God to save me when IContinue reading “You Are Not Cast Out”
Rise Up and Walk
Wellness Poem by Chris Bunton Rise up and walk;when life’s got you down. Rise up and walk;your way around town. When depression sets in;and you only see the end.Rise up and walk. A little here. A little there.Around the block;or down a beautiful trail.Rise up and walk. If you’re sick; pray and believe.Then, rise up andContinue reading “Rise Up and Walk”
Just Go
Just go! Get away from this place that makes you sick and maybe you’ll find yourself. Travel to where you want to go, it’s there waiting for you. Your life is but a vapor and drifts away, while you slave for another. Just go! Seek God, Seek Spirit, Seek the touch of the Divine, andContinue reading “Just Go”
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