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My custom food bag is pretty badass just sayin! Thank you and shout out to @hilltoppacks for making this and getting it out quickly! This is the bag that will carry my food for the next 5 months on trail...🙏 #at2020 #hikesober #wedorecover #hikertrash #appalachiantrail #thruhiker #foodbag #georgiatomaine (at Rochester, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9TCKJTAx6P/?igshid=1qt2lq6rj5oef
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#wedorecover💜 https://www.instagram.com/p/B6Jj52FgfqI/?igshid=dwufv2r1gulv
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Let’s show some love & support to my local sista in recovery @stmartinliz for celebrating one year today!!! 💜💜💜 #SoberFam 🎶B-RAiN🎶 (at Chaos and Kindness) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4vtT_JgOG1/?igshid=776lbmtwdan
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My balance comes from my GOD...🙏 💜💜💜 #iCantHeCanLetHIM https://www.instagram.com/p/B4ljswzAvK-/?igshid=1tvmjjaox9zog
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I will never have it all figured out & I’m fine with that...🙏 💜💜💜 #StayBlessedAF (at Rochester, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2H07PUAg4l/?igshid=yqffysogp53i
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Each day when you wake up, you have two choices. Focus on the choices you’ve made or focus on the choices you’ll make...✅ 💜💜💜 #SoberStrong (at Dover, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1-CZpSAZWp/?igshid=l6e6ge0as1jw
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I am not embarrassed by my past & I embrace my present. I will keep smiling! Enjoy my comedy relief...😜 💜💜💜 #BlessedAF (at Rochester, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1K4KaLgA66/?igshid=uz7l0sd2j2nm
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200 families woke up this morning missing a member due to an overdose death. That’s 200 mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, aunts uncles & friends that will no longer get a kiss goodnight. . This is not a joke, it’s reality! Addiction is the devils playground & every morning an addict or alcoholic wakes up, it’s time for recess! . Now, get out there & shine. Make sure to treat the people around you with respect. Give hugs, shake hands & be blessed to have opened your eyes this morning. Pray for those that didn’t...🙏 💜💜💜 #NotOneMore #ReachOutNOW #FuckAddiction (at Rochester, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ez9_3AbSH/?igshid=67d47flrlk13
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I look up to the sky & ask for forgiveness daily...🙏 💜💜💜 #PerfectlyImperfect✅ (at Rochester, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0eampBA3Wb/?igshid=12pzw3uncov7o
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Good morning beautiful people. Don’t forget to make your bed...✅ 💜💜💜 💥#DopeWithoutDrugs💥 (at Dover, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz2iu3KAbTC/?igshid=1pyih49yogx92
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Before I start this, I’d like everyone that come across this post to please pause for a moment, Bow your head & please say a prayer for the still suffering addict, the families of those we lost & to the hopeless souls that never find the strength to slay their demons that haunt them daily...🙏 🔹Blue Lights Saved My Life🔹 I was that hopeless soul that could not be saved. I felt what the abandonment of friends feels like. I suffered with the loss of a loved one. Me, Me, Me...that’s what my brain always said. If it doesn’t benefit me, it’s not worth doing. If it doesn’t help me, don’t help them. I was sick! But deep down in this desperate soul was that little bit of hope & faith that I remembered feeling as a child. My inner self talked to me & regained control on 4/10/16 at around 9:30 PM as the blue lights flashed through my rear view. I surrendered to my addiction. See, I am not different from you. I am a person. I feel the same emotions, the same pain & the same joy as that person sitting next to you right now does. I’ve had the great job wearing a suit & tie to work. I’ve had the “shitty” job, no pun intended, where I was an airplane janitor. All that, while struggling inside but able to put on a smile in order to cash that paycheck. I wasn’t happy. Why should I be? I was making more money than I deserved, running around town like I owned it, structure was non existent, bills were never paid & what I had to show for it was broken trust, scarred relationships & endless amounts of recycling to drag to the street once a week! I was a full blown alcoholic & the only one that couldn’t see it was me...🤷‍♂️ Those 3 pictures on the left were taken between 2014 & 2016, the one on the right is current. I should have been dead. I was obsessed with administering myself a slow daily dose of alcoholic suicide & I wasn’t slowing down. Nothing that anyone did, said or threatened worked. I have a laundry list of examples that didn’t work because I was selfish & the problem was them or the idea, not me & my extremely irrational thinking? I do not regret my past or the way things unfolded. I don’t wish to turn back the hands of time. I am a proud recovering alcoholic...🙏 (at Rochester, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzxnkZKA-Wj/?igshid=117hbjbs6azgt
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🙏🙏🙏 (at Rochester, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzmMZTMggAA/?igshid=rdvozhyxiavk
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💜💜💜 #RecoveryHikesTheTrail ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ 💥Link in BIO💥 (at Rochester, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bza63MDgaod/?igshid=4klm8t7ny2eg
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Just a couple of shots from the top of Baldface mountain this past Sunday...✅ 💜💜💜 #AT2020 #BaldfaceMountain #Climb4Recovery #HikeSober #GettingHighForACause (at Baldface Mountain) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzMeYbKAg5u/?igshid=r8raqpx5ckja
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#RecoveryHikesTheYrail . Hi, my name is TJ and I live in Rochester, NH. Next April, I will be traveling down to Springer Mountain, Georgia to begin my 5 month hike north towards Mount Katahdin, Maine. For those of you that may not know, this is the Appalachian Trail. . During my hike, I plan to stop in various towns to give a message of hope to whomever wants to listen and possibly gain a few members in the recovery nation as well? . For those who know me personally, know that I’m not one to ask for money for funding. This however, is a little more extreme than I can afford. I’m asking to reach a $5000 goal which is around half of the funding that will be needed to complete this adventure for recovery! . Here’s a little background. . I’ve been wanting to hike the AT for well over 10 years now but was never in a position to be able to do it. Well, as luck turns out and with some support from y’all, I may have found a way? . When I rock out the trail, I will be hiking with a purpose. That purpose is to show my fellow recovery warriors, as well as those struggling with addiction, that you can have fun, make dreams come true and also take pride in achieving your goals, without the use of drugs or alcohol. . I am a veteran that has been in recovery since April 10th 2016 and when I set out on the trail, on April 10th 2020, I will celebrate 4 years sober as well as celebrate my 40th birthday later in the month! . I’ll be documenting my entire thru hike of the AT on Facebook Live, Instagram, YouTube and The Trek which are yet to be established. . The money that WE are able to raise through this fundraiser, as well as any others done between now and the hike, will go solely towards getting gear for my hike. Any leftover funds will be donated to various not for profit recovery homes along the trail. . Thank you for taking the time to read a little about my story and I look forward to hearing back from you soon. Remember, ever dime counts so please give what you can. Even if you aren’t able to donate, please share this out so others may be able to participate...🙏 . 💥Message for details💥 [email protected] #Climb4Recovery #AT2020 #HikeSober (at Rochester, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzDR5VbgsNT/?igshid=khkqm94bfiuw
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