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John E. Smethers
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More often than not, an addict and/or alcoholic has to have a profound spiritual experience before intrinsic recovery can start taking place. www.ScumbagSewerRats.com
“It is my mind, with its store of images, that gives the world color and sound; and that supremely real and rational certainty which I can "experience" is, in its most simple form, an exceedingly complicated structure of mental images. Thus there is, in a certain sense, nothing that is directly experienced except the mind itself. Everything is mediated through the mind, translated, filtered, allegorized, twisted, even falsified by it. We are . . . enveloped in a cloud of changing and endlessly shifting images.”
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I have started to write my first book about my life, and would appreciate if you would take the time to have a quick look at the start and see if it has a chance of going forward. Thank you.
Thanks for the kind words, but it really isn't about will power. It's actually about want power. There's millions out there who need to stop, but nothing will work until they want to stop. If you have an interest in addictive behavior, check out my perspective on my website at www.ScumbagSewerRats.comJohn
Thanks for the kind words. If you're interested in the field of addiction/recovery, check out my website at www.ScumbagSewerRats.comI wish you happiness, John
C. wrote: "I admire anyone who can turn his life around and then care enough to share what he's learned to help others. Congratulations."My thoughts exactly.
Thanks for the friendvite, John. I'm adding your story to my list of books to be read this year.
Dear John E.,Your past time was not without any reason, and you know that very well. God is helping everyone, if it is needed.
Have a blessed time!
Thanks for the friend request. I have to read your book for sure!
Thanks for add John -:) I'm so pleased that someone is tackling the subject of addiction, and showing the humanity of addicts in our culture. These people are our brothers, sisters and neighbors! I'm going to share your trailer on my blog, and as a psy. profesor maybe I can sneak it in my class - :)
Naseem wrote: "Thank you for the invite, John. I have just asked my local bookstore to get me a copy of your book."Hi Naseem,
Thanks, I appreciate that. Hope you enjoy it. Don't stop reading when it gets a little wordy. By the time you get to the end, you'll have understood it.
John
Thank you for the invite, John. I have just asked my local bookstore to get me a copy of your book.
Congratulations on turning your life around.
Hi, John...thanks for the invite into your circle of friends...CONGRATS on your book...best of luck with any/all future writings...looking forward to sharing chats, reviews and any/all recommendations...Happy Reading :-)
Hi John, thanks for the invite. I'll be looking for your book!
Hi John --Love the title of your book.
I read a lot of Jung when I was in college -- his concept of the collective unconscious intrigued me, because humans seem to act unconsciously most of the time.
Anyway, good to connect.
:-) Ken MacLean
Hello, John.My new book, The 9 Ghosts of Samen's Bane, is available now at amazon.com and target.com. Have a great day.
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I admire anyone who can turn his life around and then care enough to share what he's learned to help others. Congratulations.
Hi John-Wow, what an awesome testimony you have. Thanks for the connection and have a fantastic weekend!
Vanessa
Hi John, thanks for the friend invite! Congrats on getting clean. I wish you the best of luck and continued success!--Stan
Hi John,Thanks for befriending this mystery author!
Hi John, congrats on your clean/sober time. I am celebrating 10 years next month. It's an amazing experience, isn't it, what radically different people we can become?
I'm great John, I just marked your book as to be read, it sounds really interesting. My novel Bombshell just came out today, look it up when you get a chance, you might enjoy it.
Thanks for the add, John. I truly hope your book makes a mark in the world of addiction. If it can help me, as a sister, to know how to help my brothers, I'd like to read it.
