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12/01/2025

Sunday funday. Lots of snow overnight ❄️☃️💕

11/27/2025

11/27/2025

Braised short ribs over polenta made with love by Hollie! Incredible meal babe!!

10/18/2025

First off, thank you Graham () for this wonderful idea. Very much appreciate this opportunity to collaborate with you. Thank you for being patient with me as I am finally getting to it.

Hope is not naive. It is rebellion against despair.

This is the truth and a quite compelling one.

Every once in a while, I have to turn a twitchy eye away from someone beefing on HOPE. Hope of all things. Wow. Hope by definition is a belief and a desire for the better.

I truly believe that the spirit of hope is much more powerful than some are willing to give credit for. To believe in Hope is to believe, on a spiritual level, that there is something good to work hard for, something to respect and revere.

To have Hope, is to have the ability to find the power to keep going. To have Hope is to believe in the future. To have Hope is to find a path of gratitude in what we have and more. To have Hope is to be able to rise above all of the naysayers, the pundits and be the pugilist who rests and trains to fight for another chance.

Hope is rebellious. It’s a cry of joy and a shot of better. With hard work and a whole-hearted belief in Hope does blow doors wide open to things we never thought possible. It really is the four-letter word that is a deeply spiritual, a confidence, and a belief that things can get better.

Hope is a positive mindset, proclaiming, “We move in the direction of our most current and dominant thought.”

“Hope is not a plan, but it’s an important weapon in the arsenal.”

Hope. Pray. Love. Not necessarily in that order—necessities in life, however.

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” –Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

07/02/2025

Misery, irony, familiar. It’s possible to be so mired in a bad place, that making a change is a daunting thought. Perhaps more intimidating than the misery we live in. I’ve been there and that’s the bitch of an addiction gone rampant.

To make such a drastic change, you must have resolve—deep resolve. A spiritual resolve. Otherwise, it’s hard to quit. You just gotta be done. You can’t do it for anyone but yourself. If you’re ready, really ready, start going to meetings. Find a sponsor. Join groups online, find a community, and participate.

You’re not stuck, you just gotta be ready. And you don’t need to experience a rock bottom. You are possible—humanly possible.


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Your story inspires change. By recovering out loud, we can influence those struggling with addiction and no one dies in silence. Link in bio to read and share stories of recovery.

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06/22/2025

It’s interesting to reflect on the process of achieving our goals, rather than actually achieving them. Think of the hard work, the blood, the sweat, the tears, and the learning. All of that prepares us for the next goal in a sense.

But what’s also cool about it all is that you get to share it. Many people rise to the occasion with such achievements to become mentors and coaches. It’s not at all different than us in recovery—we also pay it forward, with our experience strength, and hope.

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Your story inspires change. By recovering out loud, we can influence those struggling with addiction and no one dies in silence. Link in bio to read and share stories of recovery.

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06/12/2025

Many may say that when you forgive someone for their wrongs you “let them off the hook”. Well, no—flip that. You actually let yourself off the hook.

We in recovery are on a mission: to release the weight that’s not meant for us to carry, to be able to forge ahead and carry on peacefully.

Resentment is a very heavy and clumsy anvil to carry around. It’s useless. So why do we do it? It’s a really tough question. What’s tougher, why do we allow someone to live rent-free in our heads?

Think of it this way; forgiveness a path of peace. A virtual eviction notice for those who might plaque us from an event that happened years ago. Forgiveness is freedom. Forgiving someone doesn’t mean you’re besties again, but it can. Forgiving does not mean that you have to forget. Forgiveness, is absolutely a path of transcending pain. Perhaps even overcoming a potential trigger.

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Your story inspires change. By recovering out loud, we can influence those struggling with addiction and no one dies in silence. Link in bio to read and share stories of recovery.

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06/09/2025

SUNDAY asks your heart and soul to be still for just a moment of reflection and rest. Reflect on the past week of victories and set backs. So you can reset and move forward with new strength, learning and grace.

Sunday nights used to be an anxious time for me. In my recovery, I’ve learned to be still, and reflect on the past week and get ready for Monday—that dreaded day. When I do this, it provides some easement and readiness for what come next.

Monday wants you to glow.

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Your story inspires change. By recovering out loud, we can influence those struggling with addiction and no one dies in silence. Link in bio to read and share stories of recovery.

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05/26/2025

Good evening fam. Tonight, I am happy to post Higgy’s story on the website.

He and I made a connection well over a year ago, back in early 2024. We talk every now and again—random phone calls and FaceTime. We both serve the Sober-Hope group, and belong to a daily group chat/support buddy system. So we interact on the daily. We have collaborated in the past and I owe him a collab video, which will be coming soon.

In that time, I got to know what an amazing soul he is; a generous, sensitive, compassionate and empathetic heart. Frankly, it’s hard to believe that he’s not hardened by his past. I’ve learned that it has not been easy, but somehow, he can muster a great attitude and a great sense of humor—sometimes self-deprecating. A humble human who serves our community with an undying passion.

Higgy is part of my brotherhood of family in recovery. And I also follow him on Facebook. This story came directly out of an inspiring post he made a while ago. It’s a brief overview of his background and recovery—in his own humble words—a true inspiration.

Please show our brother some love. Log onto the the link in my bio, cozy up and read his story. It’s short, it’s poignant, but super inspiring. Not to mention this man has a way with words.

Higgy, thank you so much for your share. I am so happy that we’re on this journey together.

Best,
Mike

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Your story inspires change. By recovering out loud, we can influence those struggling with addiction and no one dies in silence. Link in bio to read and share stories of recovery.

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