Breaking America. My heart breaks for all of us, we have entered a real world ‘matrix’ where truth, honor and the American way have lost its meaning. I am not writing this to bash on any political party or candidate, although they do provide a compelling case to do just…

America, Land of the Free, Home of the Wicked. 2020, the year the ‘sleepers have awakened.’ It reminds me of the Matrix, and our world is unraveling to reveal the truths that were hidden from us, hidden not to protect us but to keep us in the dark. And now…

America Burning. The beginning of The Awakening. America’s streets are burning tonight, social injustices have pushed our communities to the brink of anarchy on a scale not seen the Rodney King riots in LA. Protesters are rallying around the world to show support for racial equality and hopefully the sparks…

The Addict Labyrinth Labyrinth: a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find ones way; a maze. That’s addiction in a nutshell, it’s a complicated set of obstacles (physically, mentally, emotionally, socially and spiritually) designed to keep leading you back to it. Addiction doesn’t…

A Nation Divided. I remember this photo, about 2 years ago, @ The Hope Project, they were asking if anybody needed prayers so for some reason I walked up to the stage and she asked what I wanted her to pray with me about. My life was going great, my…

To Thy Own Self Be True. We’ve all heard it mentioned, but what does it mean to you? The quote is originally from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, but how many of us know it from there? Most likely we were introduced to the phrase thru AA. I’ve always believed it meant to…

Underdog? I like those odds Underdog? I like those odds 😎 I’m JR Weaver, Army vet, I’ve been in sustained recovery for about 27 months for co-occurring disorders that include substance use, ptsd, anxiety and depression. I also have a few felony drug charges on my record. …

Drugs Courts Aren’t Failing Addicts, Addicts Are Failing Addicts Drug Courts aren’t failing Addicts, Addicts are failing Addicts. The harsh truth is every participant comes into a drug court program wanting to change, that change can be a temporary fix or a life long fix. We just don’t know it…

Choices, Choices, Choices To Choose or Not to Choose, that is the real question. Let’s face facts, every choice that we make, good or bad, has a consequence. We can choose to eat the cheesecake and love it but we still must deal with the consequences of that decision. …