Mamosa and Recovery

Well, time to get going on this blog. This is going to be an adventure for sure! I just got a new camera and haven't really played with it much. It is a Canon SI5. I really like it so far, but am still learning to use it as well as photo editing software. This is my first offering and would be interested in any feedback you may have. It is a photograph of some mamosa blossoms found outside the window where I work. I have been admiring these for some years now and thought they would make a good initial subject.


I would also like to share a win from a friend of mine that I met at Narconon Arrowhead, the drug rehab where I got clean and sober over 7 years ago. I am really proud of this guy and hope you enjoy the story.

Unique Drug Rehab Program Restores Love of Music to Formerly Addicted Concert Violinist

For fifteen years, concert violinist Michael Ginsburg lived in a nightmarish world composed only of drugs and his addiction to them. His musical skills were left far behind as he sought out and used the drugs that his addictions demanded.
“Drugs completely robbed me of my music,” said Michael. “I started out studying music at The Julliard School, the New England Conservatory of Music and the Peabody Institute in Baltimore. But then after starting to use marijuana, my grades plummeted, I stopped studying or playing music and quit school.”

Over time, Michael developed addictions that included all the most commonly abused drugs, including methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and prescription drugs. Michael started working as a DJ at all-night raves, using other drugs all too often found around Dallas: Ecstasy, ketamine and LSD. When he got into trouble in a city where he was working as a DJ, he usually wound up homeless, so he would move on to a new city. “In fifteen years, I lived in eighteen states,” he said.

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