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Writings from Warriors in Recovery

STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS

Each of us arrived here carrying our own history with addiction and trauma. Many of us once believed we had to fight those battles alone. What we uncovered is that true power lies in our

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Nothingman

16 December, 2025 – 17 January 2026 I started writing this post last month / year. A lot can change in a month. I wasn’t in a great mood last month. Perhaps that is the

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TO LIVE I MUST DIE

In my active addiction, I had great difficulty with the word surrender. My ego was attached to a persona of who I used to be. As a soldier, I was trained to fight, endure, and

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Remembering

9/11/2025 I am aware it is suicide prevention month and I am attempting to figure out how to address that in a subsequent blog post. I’ve already received some prodding on why I have not

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GREATER THAN MYSELF

GREATER THAN MYSELF I joined the Army to be a part of the noblest cause – duty, honor, country. I sought purpose, structure, and the challenge of being a warrior. Serving in the 82nd Airborne

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Unto the breach

Thanks to those who noticed I have not been blogging lately and encouraged me to start writing again. Once more unto the breach                I have taken a pause from writing for no good reason

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