The 3rd Street Beat Mission Statement
The Third Street Beat is a newsletter written by and created for people with substance use disorder. Our mission is to validate that experience so people know that they are not alone, and to emphasize the many unique roads that we take to recovery. This is an opportunity to share our experiences to creatively support each other. We are non-political, non-denominational, multi-racial, and gender neutral. Our mission is one of recovery and harm reduction, and all experiences are welcome. All the viewpoints herein are personal in nature and related specifically to our contributors’ recovery.
The 3rd Street Beat Editorial Team
The 3rd Street Beat is produced byThe Recovery Center community with assistance from the occupational therapy team.
Cover Art
by Julius Sims
Old TRC by Kennard Singleton p. 3
The Sea by Eddie Collymore p. 3
Goals by James Samways p. 3
Perseverance II
by Moses Flores p. 3
Life? By Kennard Singleton p. 4
Instincts
by Moses Flores p. 4
Talk is not cheap
by Moses Flores p. 4
by Moses Flores p. 5
Nothing beats good old TRC sobriety training cause it is nothing like good homegrown experience being given to you and giving itAtaway. one time and marvelous to OT‘s came up with a slogan that stuck like glue. “Come for the coffee And get some loveexperience hope.“ Trademarked a guarantee your misery in return – only by not taking suggestions don’t deviate and serve very well over a good slice of serenity and surrender. Best known recipe I ever had, when cooked at daily proceeds of care Love, hard work, and devotion equals dedication.
~By Kennard Singleton
The sea is beautiful and Waves through the season
When I plant seeds to grow Something that I see Going into the sea and Sea lion
But wonder what this season will have by Eddie
I am trying to get housing and and make a decent living. I woke up feeling good because I heard from my union and they gave me good news.I am looking forward to reaching goals and living a normal life.
~By James SamwaysPerseverance II by Moses Flores
True perseverance takes more than just work. It takes endurance, which comes with great nes. Not only great but determined. But with constant consistence, you must also have great diligence. To move in diligence, one must have faith and undeterred confidence. You can’t be unclear or on the fence. You must choose your path and move with great vigilance. We must move like time. Steady and relentless and this to me is what I call true blue perseverance. .
Life? - By
Kennard SingletonAs the sand in the hourglass life continues to grow and moves inand also cunning affect. I wonder who is favored, the lion or the prey? They say that 10% is what happens to you and 90% it’s how you react. I say that every action transpires a reaction that is determined by beliefs and well-being. My attitude and behavior combine in a chemical mixture …determines and makes rational thinking about who I was and who am I. JustKennardbeing Kennardand that is who I am. Transformed, without compromising my boundaries, making a willing caring and nonjudgmental view of my fellow brothers and sisters.
Thankyou
Crazy like a fox…
Instincts by Moses Trust in your instincts and not your arrogance. Be led not by fear. We must be careful with confusing confidence with arrogance. For arrogance can lead to your ultimate demise. Yet fear, can lead you to not try and really stump your growth. To avoid overconfidence and arrogance… or to be stagnated by fear. We must find an equal ground. Medium. This medium is called your god given extinct. Arrogance will keep you in a losing fight that has no cause. Fears will make you run as a coward. Instincts will help you avoid both. Instinct = humility and courage.
Talkalkisnotcheap by TheyMoses saytalkis cheap.Ibegtodiffer. Talkcanget expensive.Thewrong typeoftalkcancost youyourlife.
CALM BEFORE THE STORM by
Moses.
You are the apple of my eye.
The sweetness that compensated
For my sour disposition
That was created by the trials and tribulations, Or better yet
Excuses I created to be bitter like a sour lemon.
Yet throughout the year, S uper strong citric acid urned through your sweet Appleness and created a bad Apple.
We then became just a bad batch of faults.
You are the apple of my eye
Am I a selfish lemon destroyed
My beautiful vision of what used to be.
Now I’m a just gust of big of bitter lemon.
Eye of the storm by Moses
I’ve been a hurricane at times of my life. I’ve been a menace to Lance and Cisse. I’ve been a detriment to myself and everyone in my path. Yet throughout every Fisher storm which cost my distraction it has been the eye of the storm causing myself destruction. Yes I of the storm coming in the form of my anger. This I having no clear vision of humility your peace. This being the enemy. Not caring who and what is destroyed. Now I conquered this I of the storm. Through impulse control inconsequential thinking. Now with great practice I’ve made this destructive I of the storm into the newly found calm before the storm that no longer arrives.
