About the Spiritual River
The Spiritual River is all about creating a new life for yourself in recovery. This is best described by the creative theory of recovery.
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Who is the author?
Patrick Meninga is the recovering addict and alcoholic who authors this website. You can read my full story here, or contact me through email right here.
So where to get started? You might follow some of the links above, or simply visit the archives and start browsing around. Make sure to bookmark this site, because there is more information here than most people can digest in a single sitting. So have a look around….and good luck with your recovery!
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I had read many sites on this subject,I am not an addict but a person who has gone through years of emotional sadness on constant relapse,lies cheating,name calling and held at blame for others mistakes,depression,sadness and loss of hope,my health is not good and I am not happy.when I read your page I cried so hard,it is a blessing to me to know that someone who is living their life as you are and finding someone who in some way has the same thougths I have in my heart knowing that to survive this hard life of addiction can be learned in a different way has touched me in so many ways.Thank You Patrick for the help and wonderful site,i wish i would have came across it sooner.I will come back to the river to read more and hope to have a few more read it.You are a wonderful person to put your feelings of your life on a site.I wish you luck in all ways of life and God Bless You. Barbara (your site is a blessing)
Thank you for the kind words, Barbara! I’m sorry you’ve had to deal with addiction, I know it can be devastating when friends or loved ones start down that road. Good luck to you and God bless.
There are many factors involved in substance abuse. One of the most important is severity of the problem. Severity is one of the factors most important in drawing a line under it.
Another factor is: Why the abuse? Knowing the why is part of the solution.
Another is determination and motivation. Mindfulness is important.
Last comment: “spiritual” means whatever an individual says that it means.
Truth rings true when one addict speaks it to another. The hardest thing I had to face in recovery is the devastating realness of reality. Because i drank and used to escape the pain of the truth. When the true reality wasnt the truth, the truth was deluded through false preconcieved thoughts and notions, once i conceded to my innermost self that i was addicted and i was hopeless, i have accepted a spiritual solution. The only solution that could have worked for a addict like me. Reality is still real but today i have the tools and the support to deal with it.
James E. 22yrs old Raleigh NC
Really great site..i look forward to reading all if it..
Many kind Regards
Ian