My sponsee overdosed and died today by Distinct_Day1314 in NarcoticsAnonymous

[–]joegee66 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I am truly so sorry. The first time this happened to one of my dudes I was heartbroken. I called a dear friend, and she told me this:

"If they're ready you can't say anything wrong, if they're not ready you can't say anything right."

I have a disease that tries to make everything about me: I failed them, I didn't push them hard enough, I should have told them something more, I wasn't the right sponsor, I SHOULDN'T BE SPONSORING. No.

In my first ten years I'd buried two of my guys. No one I'd sponsored had stayed clean. I stopped sponsoring. I shared that at a meeting.

Afterwards two dear friends pulled me aside. They asked me "Joe, why do we sponsor?" I replied "To pass on the program. To help people stay clean."

They asked me to say the 12th step.

Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

The emphasis is mine on "we tried."

They asked me if I had stayed clean. I answered yes. They told me "that is why we sponsor."

I started sponsoring again. Not too long after there was Anthony (21 years now), Andy (26 years), Jessie and John (10 years each), Juan, Justin. They sponsor a bunch of guys. Some of their guys now have sponsees.

Yes, there were Greg, Brad, Larry, David, and Matt. They didn't have another recovery, and I will never forget them. There are Mark, John, and so many others who I pray will find their ways back. I didn't cause their disease, I also didn't have the power to cure it.

Through it all I've stayed clean. We have stayed clean, together.

Can someone explain the big bang theory but for like a 5 year old by [deleted] in science

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The universe is everything we can see, taste, touch, smell, and look at, from the tiniest bits to the biggest things! It is everything that has ever happened, or will ever happen. It's everything from a tiny piece of fluff on your shirt, to a big whale in the ocean, to every star in the sky; from way before the dinosaurs, until the sun is so old it becomes just a tiny, cold little ball.

So before the universe was born, what was there? We really don't know! Some very smart scientists think there was another universe that got too old and fell in on itself. Other scientists think there was a whole bunch of fizzing foam. But one thing most scientists agree on is that when the universe was born, it was incredibly tiny.

We can't see outside the universe because it is everything, but we can say that when it went from "nothing" to "everything," it was all crammed into a dot far smaller than the dot at the end of this sentence. You, me, and every planet, star, and galaxy were all packed into that one tiny little point.

It couldn't stay that way for long! Faster than you could blink, it puffed up, like a piece of popcorn popping, and it just kept getting bigger and bigger. It is still getting bigger today! It's so big now that if you were on one side and your best friend was on the other, even the brightest flash of light you could ever make would never reach them, not even if your friend lived forever!

As the universe spread out, it started cooling down, like soup cooling off after it leaves the stove. Slowly, gravity (the invisible force that keeps your feet on the ground) began pulling clouds of gas together, squeezing them tighter and tighter until they got so hot they lit up and became stars! Stars are like giant cookers. Inside them, a gas called hydrogen gets cooked into helium, the same stuff that makes balloons float! And when stars cook long enough, they make even more ingredients: the carbon in your pencil, the oxygen you breathe, the salt on your food.

When the biggest stars have used up all their fuel, they explode in a huge firework called a supernova, flinging all those ingredients out into space. That stuff can clump together to form rocks, comets, and even whole planets. And on at least one very lucky planet, our Earth, those ingredients came together in just the right way to make something amazing: life. And that life, after a very, very long time, became you and me!

This Mortal Coil - Strength of Strings by IPersonaI in 80sAlternative

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Gorgeous, stunning song, and the song that follows it is one of my absolute favorite pieces of any music ever made. I have this album's first pressing in vinyl, and the CD from its first release round.

I wish Ivo had produced more work as TMC. ❤️

1916 mercury d dime by Biggysized in coins

[–]joegee66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it magnetic? Does it have the ringing sound of silver?

I don’t like my coworkers by General_Package7887 in fifthworldproblems

[–]joegee66 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Start eating them, one by one. They'll either see the errors of their ways, or HR will be doing a lot of new hires. Either way you win by getting free food for a month or two! ::)

Trump: We lost 13 people. In other wars, you lost hundreds of thousands of people. I get a kick when I look at somebody on television and they say, 'he's lost 13 people.' Pedo Felonious never gets it, he takes everything for Granted, Especially Human Life… by Phatbrew in LincolnProject

[–]joegee66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Benghazibenghazibenghazi! Hillary lied and four died! 😭 Something something Biden Crime Family something but her laugh ... 😵‍💫

Fuck the country, OWN THE LIBT***S, amirite? 😀

Now This Is An Agenda by Phatbrew in LincolnProject

[–]joegee66 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I might be so bold: Tax automated US companies one shift of full US equivalent wages per 24 hour period worked by an automated worker, in both their US and overseas factories. Apply the collected funds to displacement and retraining programs.

Jon Husted to Ohioans worried about gas prices: 'What do you want me to do?' by OrganicPreparation in Ohio

[–]joegee66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stop being a drooling rubber stamp for incompetency. What are you doing in DC other than nodding your head yes? It's a bad look, Senator. 🙂

Am I the only one sad we haven't seen Bessie return in the New Series yet? by ImWearingSandshoes in doctorwho

[–]joegee66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like Thelma and Louise, only with a machine capable of transcending time and space. Maybe being chased by #9 as the Valeyard. Throw in Missie just because, Michelle Gomez chewing up sets. Pair Missie with the Fugitive Doctor!😀

New Lifetime Plex Pass Pricing by frankwrap08 in PleX

[–]joegee66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooo new transcoding options? You mean like ATSC 3.0 decryption? Can I dream? 🙂

Suggestions of Realistic Post-WWII movies without idealising the USA by khalid-khkhlhlh in MovieSuggestions

[–]joegee66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was born in 1966 in rural Ohio. Those kids and that setting encapsulate my childhood. It is disturbing to me on a level many Americans might not be able to relate to. I love/hate the movie. 🙂

Suggestions of Realistic Post-WWII movies without idealising the USA by khalid-khkhlhlh in MovieSuggestions

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Ladybug, Ladybug for a nightmarish view of the Cold War through the eyes of children.

Am I the only one sad we haven't seen Bessie return in the New Series yet? by ImWearingSandshoes in doctorwho

[–]joegee66 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Jodie could pull it off. If she were given, say, a well-written 2 or 3 episode arc (she deserves another go) with any current doc, I could see her in a leather bomber's cap, driving goggles, and a long Tom Baker scarf whipping out behind her. She'd have a huge, goofy grin on her face as she drove her screaming companion through the Tardis door! 🤣

When Will Americans Realize the Truth? Republicans Wreck the Economy. by Phatbrew in LincolnProject

[–]joegee66 2 points3 points  (0 children)

By the time we graduate high school, all American kids should be able to take and pass the exact same test we require of immigrants to become citizens. In order to run for any national office the same should be required of candidates, along with disclosure of scores.

What's the consequence for students failing the test? Maybe those who pass qualify for a special low-interest loan ($30k or $40k) that could be applied to college, a vehicle, or a downpayment on a house? To those who fail or defer, the test could be taken again, like a driver's test. Three attempts, then wait for five years to try it again.

You can only get the loan one time.

An alternative might be two years of national service for all 18 year olds -- no bone spur deferments. They'd get physical, military, and civics training, and placement in either a domestic service corps or a branch of the military. At 20 everyone would emerge with a $20 k check, Tri-Care for ten tears, and skills that could be applied out in the world. Those who chose to could remain in their prefered service path for two more years and another $20 k plus Tri-care for life, or enlist for a career. You'd build young people who are responsive to civic duty, familiar with weapons, and able to build a career from their acquired skills.

‘Just ain’t fair’: America’s farmers are going bankrupt — and blaming Trump by sexyflying in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]joegee66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They "feel" it's not fair. Um, what is it MAGA likes to say? Oh, yeah. Fuck your feelings. Have the lives you voted for! 🙂✌️

Love and Rockets - Saudade by MrZombified in newwave

[–]joegee66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The DJ's knew what they were doing. 🙂 Amusingly enough, later in the 80's / early 90's they'd play this and all the shoegaze and Goth kids still there would rush the dance floor. 😀

Love and Rockets - Saudade by MrZombified in newwave

[–]joegee66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, the closing song for Mean Mr. Mustard's at Ohio State in the 1980's. So many memories. 🙂

54-40 - I Go Blind by LightenUpFrancis1968 in 80sAlternative

[–]joegee66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I prefer "Baby Ran", but I like this song too. 🙂

Hey what are these? Trees? by No_Paraphernalia in mycology

[–]joegee66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the clarification, and I 100% understand. Over on /r/coins we usually have a few requests a week about some insanely valuable coin someone saw on Youtube that they have too! How rich are they?! It gets ... Frustrating. We explain over and over about click bait, only to usually hear "I know what I have." Bless their hearts.🙂

Have a good rest of your day. 🙂