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ACCOMPLISH - TO DO AND COMPLETE

Posted by Angelle Smith on Thursday, February 27, 2020, In : TRANSITIONING 

I remember one morning in a meeting, Daniel asked us to list all of our accomplishments.
 Accomplish - to do and complete.
I began chronologically by listing my earliest accomplishments, but when I got past high school, very few things that I began did I ever see through to completion. I was taken aback. Wow! All I could say that I had accomplished in my adult life was carrying and delivering my babies. All of them had been born healthy and out of harm's way. But thank GOD that even though my l...


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STAIRS

Posted by Angelle Smith on Thursday, February 27, 2020, In : TRANSITIONING 

While going through the Stairs program, which is a fabulous parolee program that I can honestly say has given me the required tools to change my mind and rebuild my life. It was there that I was enabled to correct the wreckage of my past, start over again and reestablish a foundation that is solid, sturdy and has proven to be built to last. In the mandatory meetings I was asked questions, that I was left to ponder and which evoked alot of self exploration and discovery. This inner soul search...


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FADE TO BLACK

Posted by Angelle Smith on Thursday, February 27, 2020, In : TRANSITIONING 
I found that getting off the street was just as, if not more difficult than getting off drugs. I guess you can say that homelessness and all of its "lack of" is its own form of addiction. In all honesty, I know that had I not been on drugs I don't believe that i would have ever become homeless, but as with everything, you never know. Once on the street,the freedom, is addicting, the lack of responsibility is liberating and the mere thought of everything conventional is "boring." So, once off ...
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PREPARING FOR THE JOB MARKET

Posted by Angelle Smith on Thursday, February 27, 2020, In : TRANSITIONING 
On my last jaunt to prison, I realized that the strength of my sobriety was contingent upon what I did to fill in those gaps that once were filled with getting high. For me, my Spirit has always been my strong suit, but my mind definitely plays a close second. So along with the meetings and a constant conscious awareness that and who GOD is. I decided to return to school at 38, in order to be better equipped for my new role in society and reestablishing myself in the job market. As well as st...
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