Better Life in Recovery Plans for 2016

We looked at what Better Life in Recovery has been able to do since it was founded in 2012. In 2012 we had one event that impacted probably 50 people directly. It was a lot of fun, but we were just beginning. In the last blog we looked at all that we did in 2015. Summation, we had 64 events that impacted directly over 1,000 people and people in long-term recovery put in almost 2,000 hours of non-court ordered community service because it was the right thing to do. Now, we look at what we are planning for 2016.

California's Proposition 47

California recently passed Proposition 47. Proposition 47 made several criminal offenses that were at one time felonies into misdemeanors: shoplifting, writing bad checks and drug possession (methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and hashish). They exclude people who have prior convictions for crimes against people such as rape and pedophiles as well as amounts greater than $950.

I am sure the arguments were heated between supporters for both sides.

Long-Term Recovery: Spiritual Spackle

Today, I want to introduce you to the concept of Spiritual Spackle. It is what took me from bitter to grateful and from abstinent to being in recovery. To understand what Spiritual Spackle is, let’s start with a story from my younger years: