My name is Keith, and I'm a Grateful Addict in Recovery(3yrs+). I'm a dad and a photographer of the BigLand(Labrador). So if you want to support me id love it!
Actor Bruce Horak (Hemmer) is likely playing an Aenar - the blind, telepathic Andorian subspecies who last appeared in season four of
#StarTrek
Enterprise. Horak himself is legally blind - really pleased to see the franchise break new ground in representation.
#StarTrekDay
My shelves have a different look today. Some cards from my recovery family, a nice etched glass gift from someone who means the world to me with my clean date on it, and my new medallion that my sponsor sent me with the card he got my recovery family in St Johns to sign ❤️
32 months Clean and free from active addiction today. Not too shabby for someone that popped pain pills pretty much every hour for almost 20yrs. Not to mention using other drugs not so legal.
#recovery
#wedorecover
#recoveryispossible
#RecoveryPosse
May 10-11 - Thanks you everyone for the likes and comments and reposts of all the raw images i posted from last night. Well here's the post edited images(denoising and pretty much that's it besides a little highlighting). Last night was the show of shows. I'll be flooding you all
3 weeks of rehab done. I don't feel like a new man but I do feel like a restored human who's able to face life and the traumas that I hid from and used drugs to avoid. Best decision I've made in 20yrs
Today marks 9mths of sobriety for me. Doing it one day at a time. It's been a hard road and I've had a few close calls and almost slipped but I've made it this far. And I'll keep fighting my Addiction. I have to.
#sober
#soberlife
#gettingclean
#addiction
#addict
@CBCAlerts
As a parent If I was in that position and visited the site of such brutality of children I'd break down too. It's called being human and caring and empathetic to the horror of what happened to so many CHILDREN. Take the politics out of it for a second regardless of the campaign
Every now and then my app gives me an alert. Today it did for a cool number 1200 days free. When one day looked impossible. And I only do this thanks to others who help and support me, those who came before.
#RecoveryPosse
#recovery
#wedorecover
#addiction
#freedom
May 11th - Didn't think much would happen. But i went out anyways for a little bit. Here's a shot of what's in Labrador Wests night skies again tonight to tide y'all over till i get some sleep. Love watching the lady dance and tonight she was shimmering and shaking
#nlwx
#nlastro
Surprise achieved. Little bugger has a habit of sneaking and finding out what he’s getting. This year his mother and I took extra precautions like deleting all messages about this gift. One steam deck surprise
Very humbled and grateful to have a full page picture in the January issue of Downhome Magazine
@downhomelife
. Didn’t know until I got the letter from them saying it was published in it.
Guess what? My uncle is a truck driver. Has been one for 40+ yrs. Guess where he is? Home. Prob close to asleep as he goes to work driving a semi in Toronto at 5am. Why is he home? Cause he's not an idiot and has to work and make $ to afford to live in Brampton. Be like uncle Tom
@MercedesGlobal
@z56cjt
@JustinTrudeau
Dangerous precedent tho. China knows they can hold Canadians hostage to get what they want.
Glad the two guys get to come home. Timing is exactly as it appears. They get their citizen back from our legal detainment and we get our citizens back from illegal detainment
Listened to bens mom and her
@VOCMOpenline
call. I know she’s grieving but you can’t blame the system totally when an addict is an active addict: we lie, we hide who we are. A councillor or psych can’t diagnose anyone properly who’s unable to tell the truth.
They say take it an hour at a time. Well so far I've taken 4416hrs. Some of them easier then others and some of them so hard I felt like I would rather die. Today marks 6mths clean. Half my first year down. With many days to go.
#gettingclean
#addiction
#addict
#recovery
#sober
@VOCMNEWS
People talking about not crossing a picket line…didn’t realize this is a strike and not a protest. Protests don’t have picket lines to cross.
None of these people are doing their cause any good. I see harassment of women and workers who don’t make decisions in the house….
Just finished a zoom interview with CBC about forced rehab and what needs to happen in this province to help combat the crisis we’re facing from someone who lived dealing with the broken health system. Supposed to be aired tomorrow after the rally and during that story.
April 27th - After months of no shows, months of anticipation, the best show I've prob seen in almost a year happened with no real notice. There was no high KP, no high negative bz. But she danced and she had colors. My spirit needed that.
#nlwx
#nlastro
#northernlights
July 12th - Some landscape shots from the evacuation of Labrador City. This is what we left
Gonna be quieter the next day or two. Myself and misty and Lucas are safe in Hapoy Valley Goose Bay after a long night on route 500.
A little overwhelmed tbh. And overtired too
#nlwx
Hi my name is Keith and I also apparently have a blueberry problem haha. Don’t care what anyone says. Breakfast of champions. Blueberry coffee, blueberry muffin, and loose fresh blueberries. This is literally becoming my morning ritual now.
#blueberry
#imayhaveaproblem
This wonderful amazing caring human has done more then anyone I know in advocating for mental health and addictions care in this province and has inspired me to get outta my comfort zone to speak up as well. So so happy to spend time with
@mynlcorner
in the real world.
@DavidWCochrane
Dangerous precedent tho. China knows they can hold Canadians hostage to get what they want.
Glad the two guys get to come home. Timing is exactly as it appears. They get their citizen back from our legal detainment and we get our citizens back from illegal detainment
July 30th - We didn't get the G3 during the night but according to the data we were never going to get the G3 levels. Those are coming in the next few hours. But what we got to see just after midnight in Labrador City, NL, Canada was amazing. Even the clouds stayed mostly away.
Today is month 23 clean and free from opiates and cocaine. I would not be here without the rooms of NA. I could never get clean by myself but with NA and a HP I can for 24hr. 1 last month to get my black key tag.
#RecoveryPosse
#recovery
#RecoveryIsPossible
#WeCanRecover
Today was hard. Seeing both my sons with tears in their eyes & watching a casket of a kid not even 22yet be brought down the aisle was brutal as a parent, especially with a son who’s also in early addiction. Seeing the parents in their inconceivable grief heightened my own fears.
July 30th - Another set of Aurora Shots from Last nights beautiful G1 KP5 show shortly after midnight in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Bit of the glow from the minesite behind the hills showing up.
#nlwx
#nlastro
#northernlights
#Auroraborealis
#aurora
Heading out for the 540km trip home shortly. Words cannot describe how much kindness we received in Happy Valley Goose Bay during this evacuation. They took in thousands of displaced Labrador City residents with zero issue and opened homes and gave away god knows how much money
Today is 16mths
#sober
. It Hasn't been easy. Hell the last few days alone challanged me and brought my
#addict
brain back screaming into my thoughts. Once again I see how I react to emotional pain and it worried me. I once again saw how easily
#addiction
can take over.
I never thought I'd do something like this and put my history and story out there for everyone to read but I did. It's in todays Telegram and PEIs Guardian Newspapers. Same article in each pic btw. Wonder if I can find a telegram in Lab city.
#sober
#recovery
#addict
#addiction
Despite challanges due to my mental health being poor I stayed
#sober
. 18mths, 549 days today. So happy to have this chip. This is Thanks to the people I let into my life because I could never do this alone. So all my love and thanks to you all
#RecoveryPosse
#addiction
#addict
Not even 8am and already got 4km in. Had to get a coffee so that was a 3km roundtrip lol. Going to Carbonear for an overnighter to see family for the first time in 4ish years and the first time since I got sober. Dad's family have all been so supportive of my recovery. Can't wait
I am not ok. Seeing a man who saved my life and pushed me to stay in recovery on his deathbed sedated every 2hrs about to pass to whatever’s next is soul crushing.
@geoff_buxcey
As a newly recovering addict(49days today) this does not help me in my fight to stay clean. More Mental Health Dollars and more treatment centers are needed. Not an easier way to get high and know its "safe". I had to fight to stay in hospital and to get to rehab come nov 1
Not the best of videos as I was focused more on the 90d than the old iPhone lol. Bit still for those who don’t see trains here’s one of the only rail lines used in the province still.
#nlwx
#weneedtrains
#train
@NeedTrains
My concern with things in metro grow. We’ve already had Tina show up at an in person 12step meeting, say she was a visitor and then proceed to share when we ask at meetings that only members share except if there’s a milestone. And then post on fb asking other non addicts to go.
Very very very honoured and humbled to have a 6pg feature about my photography in the newest issue of Inside Labrador which just came out with the April 2024 Downhome.
In the rooms where I go, where I learn how to live, today is called a birthday. My sober birthday. And to be honest this day means more to me then my DOB. I fought to make it today. Mom did all the work for my dob and deserves the credit.
#sober
#addiction
#addict
#recovery
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@guyfelicella
I’m a 12stepper. I live my program. But it’s not for everyone. I also know that if harm reduction wasn’t here then people I know would be dead.
Can’t get into the rooms of recovery if you’re dead from toxic drugs. Keep people alive and maybe they will come when they’re ready.
I’m having a hard time not FUCKING opening my mouth about this damn idea that will KILL PEOPLE. This woman refuses to listen to people who’ve lived recovery. The only solution she’s sprouting is lock up the addicts which is proven to NOT BLOODY WORK. Ohhhhmyygoddddd. Get a clue
My birthday was never a big thing growing up. Post Xmas, before nye. So I got resentful and hated my birthday. Last year I decided to do fellowship service on my birthday to change the narrative of it. Give back. So today I’m chairing 2 meetings and have an area meeting in 15min.
I Think I may call in Wednesday to
@VOCMOpenline
and talk to Paddy about what it’s like to be an addict looking for help in this province and what living with addiction actually is like after Dr Hubbard speaks. Was gonna do it tomorrow but may wait for paddy
I liked Lela. A strong Labrador voice. But I’ve lost a lot of respect for her with this. She comes off as flip floppy and indecisive and self serving by changing affiliations now 3 times. And if she thinks the PCs give a damn about Labrador I wanna remind her what party
Still in the lineup for gas here in Churchill Falls. Been 3hrs in line but when there’s just one station that’s all that can be done. Thankfully they’re staying open all night to help us so big thank you to Strickland gas bar.
Bright side is misty isn’t reacting too bad to the
April 27th Soooo Auroras again tonight in Labrador West. They danced around 1030 to midnight. So grateful to get to see them dance twice in one 24hr period. Here's one shot I processed. The rest will wait till tomorrow.
#nlwx
#nlastro
#northernlights
#Auroraborealis
I've taken a number of fire pictures when I've had a little fire but this one from this morning has to be my favorite I've ever taken. Sky slowly lightening in the background just brings out the flames and the heat.
#nlwx
#ShareYourWeather
#TheBigLand
#LabradorLife
#sunrise
Hard day today. The funeral for a man who helped save not only my life but my family’s lives. Very honoured tho as the family asked me if I would like to write and speak his eulogy. Terrified as I may have a big mouth but I’m not close to a fan of public speaking. But so honoured
Hi my name is Keith. On top of having many physical health issues I have been on pain meds and benzos for over 20yrs and when I got off them between attacks and when my bipolar is gone manic I substituted pills for stimulants including cocaine.
#mentalhealth
#AddictionRecovery
I'm not very impressed with the whole if your child tests positive on a rapid test you don't have to contact the school to inform them. Keeping it hidden. So God knows how many kids will bring home covid to family with babies or immunocompromised people.
#nlpoli
#covid19nfld
I don't normally shoot anything like this but since people were safe and the SJRFD was on the scene I figured i would. Just before the parade start here in St. John's
#nlwx
Bens law will kill more people then it will help. You CANNOT FORCE RECOVERY. You cannot force people to get clean. It does not save lives. They have to want help.
Nice to hear a mature high school student give her opinion and talk about how nlsesd is worried about online mental health but they don't seem to be concerned with the students going back that are afraid to and filled with anxiety. These are ppl most affefred. Thank
@VOCMOpenline
What’s disturbing is that you can get approved to die with a shorter wait time then those who want mental health help from a psych….anyone else think that’s disturbing or just me?
#nlpoli
And just got news the toxic drugs took another friend of mine, met him in the rooms in St. John’s and he even came up here for months to work. I’ll never forget the coffees and chats and the morning texts each morning. He went back out and never made it back to recovery 💔💔💔
Lord the beauty down here is humbling. Love my Labrador but there is serious beauty to be seen here on the Avalon in the St John's area. First time ever at Cape Spear
#nlwx
#exploreNL
#capespear
May 11 - Labrador West - she keeps dancing and I keep shooting . What a night. What beauty. What joy. Can’t wait to get home and actually work on these instead of the raw files
#AuroraBoreal
#aurora
#NorthernLights
One day this man will go on vacation and actually go on vacation. Regardless he's a provincial treasure and ensuring covid, government, and all important things are being passed on. Thank you
@PeterCBC
for being the human you are.
This holiday hasn't been what anyone expected or wanted
Remember a year ago when vaccines were going to make 2021 the year COVID went away? Here's what we've accomplished in NL, especially if you're feeling this has all be for naught, a🧵 1/
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