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JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford, who will celebrate his 36th sobriety anniversary this Thursday (Jan. 6), spoke to Spaniard Mariskal Rock about how he has managed to avoid the urge to relapse since 1986. ?I think about it all the time,? ?he said of drinking alcohol. ?It?s an Addiction. When I see the Phoenix Cardinals on TV the other day, there?s always beer and booze ads and stuff. And I know it?s there And there is a temptation to have mental tools ready to get you through this instance. Because it?s all about instances. And I live one day at a time. I?ve lived one day at a time for 35 years. And that?s all that matters. It is the moment. You live in the moment ? not yesterday, not tomorrow, it is now. And you have to be ready when that little beer devil comes on your shoulder and says, ?Come on, Rob. Have a little beer.? ?Fuck off.? [Laughs] Because I don?t want to feel like this again, man. I don?t want to be that person. I was unhappy. I wasn?t happy. I?ve been bad to people. I don?t want to go through this again. So that?s also part of my balance in everyday life. ?
Rob previously spoke in an interview with the Across The Board podcast in 2020 about how he manages to stay clean on the street. ?It?s not easy,? he said at the time. ?It?s a lot one day at a time. You get all of the tools and resources from your rehab experience. I use them every day. Much of it is like mental notes ? talking things over. Sometimes I talk them through.? Much of it is internal. That so is really important on the daily level of sobriety.
?When I was in rehab [in 1986], there is anonymity in rehab, but at the same time you have to tell everyone their life story so that everyone knows what I?ve done. And I remember we talked about going back to this world of sex and drugs, rock and roll and alcohol. I don?t know how to deal with it because it won?t be a gradual re-immersion into society, so to speak. I won?t be able to take small steps; I just go straight to the deep end. I can?t go to work and tell my bandmates, ?You can?t drink. You can?t do this. You can?t do that ?because it?s control. Accept your powerlessness.
?I don?t think we ever had a conversation in the band about it, but I think there was care and understanding ? as it is still,? Halford continued. ?But I would be the last one to say that I have to make rules because then the whole thing is to live my life on my terms? [turns into something] You push on other people: ?Well, you can?t do that?, ?You can?t.? This is just hypocrisy at the highest level.
?Even now, if we were to fly out to a show and the guys had a beer or a cocktail or whatever, man, I would love this cold beer. I?d love a drink of Jack and Coke. I can smell it. Because we?re sitting on an airplane together. It?s like this little angel on one side and the devil on the other. My immediate thought is that I never want to get sick again. I never want to feel this bad again. I never want to be in this terrible, dark, lonely place again and again, so it?s fleeting, but even here it?s always there.
?Especially when I?m at home [during] this COVID thing, [my longtime partner] Thomas doesn?t drink. When I first met Thomas, he stopped drinking. So this is a support for me. I never really have much to do with alcohol or drugs when I?m not working. But, yes, when my fans or PRIEST fans come to us, yes, they will have a drink; you might have a couple of spliffs [and] do everything else in your free time. You are entitled to it. And they live their lives and they celebrate and they have the time of their lives as they should. You don?t have a drinking problem; they are not addicted to drugs. There are people who can and do enjoy these things in life [has] no effect on them, physically and mentally.
?So, it?s an absolute miracle,? added Halford. ?All I can say is that it is a miracle that I came so far from January 6, 1986 to December 1, 2020 without slipping once. And I?m not bragging because it?s all past ? that?s the past; . I live in the moment. I don?t think about yesterday or tomorrow; I am living now. But I am grateful that I have come this far without fail. Don?t fail ? that?s the wrong word. Without a slip from the car ? whatever that is supposed to be called. I am grateful that I made it this far and stay clean and sober. Because if I didn?t, who knows where I would have gone and where I would have ended up? ?
Halford previously credited his belief in a higher power for helping him recover. ?When I got clean and sober, it was a big change in my life,? he said during an appearance on HATEBREED front man Jamey Jasta?s official podcast ?The Jasta Show?. ?And part of my recovery is that I only have this belief in a higher power. And it works. It works, man. It?s really, really important. ?
Halford added, ?There will likely be people who will listen [this] Podcast who don?t have that kind of thing in their life and that?s great; it?s all about acceptance. But I always tell people when you think about it, the easiest thing I do is I pray. I actually pray a lot. And even if you don?t believe in prayer, just give it a try. Pray for a good day or just pray for your friend or whatever it is. And it?s amazing man, because it absolutely works. I guarantee it really works. And now I sound like [American evangelical Christian evangelist] Billy Graham, but I?m just trying to express some of the things that are important to me in everyday life that allow me to go on that stage every night and do my job. ?
In an interview with Classic Rock Revisited, Halford said he stopped using substances because he was ?tired of feeling sick and tired. I?ll always remember the first show I got clean and sober ? It was in New Mexico, in Albuquerque, ?he recalled. ?I literally felt sublime as everything came out so clearly. I could really ? enjoy the performance of JUDAS PRIEST without all the other things in front of me. Since that day it?s been a miracle. ?
Halford added, ?Everyone has to face things at some point in their life [doesn?t have to] Be alcohol and drugs. You can overeat, or you can?t exercise, or whatever ? it?s not easy to stay clean and sober in rock and roll. From waking to falling asleep there are many temptations, especially when you are on the go. [But] I think we?re some of the strongest people, my friends and my sober brothers in metal. ?
Rob has spent much of the past year and a half promoting his autobiography, ?Confess,? which was released in September 2020 via Hachette Books. It was co-written with Ian Gittins, co-author of ?The Heroin Diaries? by Nikki Sixx.
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JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford, who will celebrate his 36th sobriety anniversary this Thursday (Jan. 6), spoke to Spaniard Mariskal Rock about how he has managed to avoid the urge to relapse since 1986. ?I think about it all the time,? ?he said of drinking alcohol. ?It?s an Addiction. When I see the Phoenix Cardinals on TV the other day, there?s always beer and booze ads and stuff. And I know it?s there And there is a temptation to have mental tools ready to get you through this instance. Because it?s all about instances. And I live one day at a time. I?ve lived one day at a time for 35 years. And that?s all that matters. It is the moment. You live in the moment ? not yesterday, not tomorrow, it is now. And you have to be ready when that little beer devil comes on your shoulder and says, ?Come on, Rob. Have a little beer.? ?Fuck off.? [Laughs] Because I don?t want to feel like this again, man. I don?t want to be that person. I was unhappy. I wasn?t happy. I?ve been bad to people. I don?t want to go through this again. So that?s also part of my balance in everyday life. ?
Rob previously spoke in an interview with the Across The Board podcast in 2020 about how he manages to stay clean on the street. ?It?s not easy,? he said at the time. ?It?s a lot one day at a time. You get all of the tools and resources from your rehab experience. I use them every day. Much of it is like mental notes ? talking things over. Sometimes I talk them through.? Much of it is internal. That so is really important on the daily level of sobriety.
?When I was in rehab [in 1986], there is anonymity in rehab, but at the same time you have to tell everyone their life story so that everyone knows what I?ve done. And I remember we talked about going back to this world of sex and drugs, rock and roll and alcohol. I don?t know how to deal with it because it won?t be a gradual re-immersion into society, so to speak. I won?t be able to take small steps; I just go straight to the deep end. I can?t go to work and tell my bandmates, ?You can?t drink. You can?t do this. You can?t do that ?because it?s control. Accept your powerlessness.
?I don?t think we ever had a conversation in the band about it, but I think there was care and understanding ? as it is still,? Halford continued. ?But I would be the last one to say that I have to make rules because then the whole thing is to live my life on my terms? [turns into something] You push on other people: ?Well, you can?t do that?, ?You can?t.? This is just hypocrisy at the highest level.
?Even now, if we were to fly out to a show and the guys had a beer or a cocktail or whatever, man, I would love this cold beer. I?d love a drink of Jack and Coke. I can smell it. Because we?re sitting on an airplane together. It?s like this little angel on one side and the devil on the other. My immediate thought is that I never want to get sick again. I never want to feel this bad again. I never want to be in this terrible, dark, lonely place again and again, so it?s fleeting, but even here it?s always there.
?Especially when I?m at home [during] this COVID thing, [my longtime partner] Thomas doesn?t drink. When I first met Thomas, he stopped drinking. So this is a support for me. I never really have much to do with alcohol or drugs when I?m not working. But, yes, when my fans or PRIEST fans come to us, yes, they will have a drink; you might have a couple of spliffs [and] do everything else in your free time. You are entitled to it. And they live their lives and they celebrate and they have the time of their lives as they should. You don?t have a drinking problem; they are not addicted to drugs. There are people who can and do enjoy these things in life [has] no effect on them, physically and mentally.
?So, it?s an absolute miracle,? added Halford. ?All I can say is that it is a miracle that I came so far from January 6, 1986 to December 1, 2020 without slipping once. And I?m not bragging because it?s all past ? that?s the past; . I live in the moment. I don?t think about yesterday or tomorrow; I am living now. But I am grateful that I have come this far without fail. Don?t fail ? that?s the wrong word. Without a slip from the car ? whatever that is supposed to be called. I am grateful that I made it this far and stay clean and sober. Because if I didn?t, who knows where I would have gone and where I would have ended up? ?
Halford previously credited his belief in a higher power for helping him recover. ?When I got clean and sober, it was a big change in my life,? he said during an appearance on HATEBREED front man Jamey Jasta?s official podcast ?The Jasta Show?. ?And part of my recovery is that I only have this belief in a higher power. And it works. It works, man. It?s really, really important. ?
Halford added, ?There will likely be people who will listen [this] Podcast who don?t have that kind of thing in their life and that?s great; it?s all about acceptance. But I always tell people when you think about it, the easiest thing I do is I pray. I actually pray a lot. And even if you don?t believe in prayer, just give it a try. Pray for a good day or just pray for your friend or whatever it is. And it?s amazing man, because it absolutely works. I guarantee it really works. And now I sound like [American evangelical Christian evangelist] Billy Graham, but I?m just trying to express some of the things that are important to me in everyday life that allow me to go on that stage every night and do my job. ?
In an interview with Classic Rock Revisited, Halford said he stopped using substances because he was ?tired of feeling sick and tired. I?ll always remember the first show I got clean and sober ? It was in New Mexico, in Albuquerque, ?he recalled. ?I literally felt sublime as everything came out so clearly. I could really ? enjoy the performance of JUDAS PRIEST without all the other things in front of me. Since that day it?s been a miracle. ?
Halford added, ?Everyone has to face things at some point in their life [doesn?t have to] Be alcohol and drugs. You can overeat, or you can?t exercise, or whatever ? it?s not easy to stay clean and sober in rock and roll. From waking to falling asleep there are many temptations, especially when you are on the go. [But] I think we?re some of the strongest people, my friends and my sober brothers in metal. ?
Rob has spent much of the past year and a half promoting his autobiography, ?Confess,? which was released in September 2020 via Hachette Books. It was co-written with Ian Gittins, co-author of ?The Heroin Diaries? by Nikki Sixx.
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MISSOULA – It’s not easy to start your life over after having problems with your addiction, but an organization in Missoula works hard to help men and women get back into society with support, guidance and a safe landing spot. This is especially important in a pandemic that has shown the number of people in […]
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This is especially important in a pandemic that has shown the number of people in need of help has skyrocketed. Now Crosswinds Recovery is hoping to expand its recreational residences – also known as Sober Homes.
Whitney Bergan lives in one right now. She’s a mother who goes to school and wakes up every day with a purpose, but it wasn’t always like that.
“Four years ago in Great Falls I got into trouble, sold drugs, ran with the wrong people,” Bergen recalled. “Caught selling drugs and sentenced to 120 months in prison.”
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After jail, treatment and release, through Crosswinds Recovery, she found a home in Missoula in one of three rest homes that offer a community of safety and support.
“Many of these people are emerging from detention or inpatient treatment and really just need a place to settle down and find and have support,” said Stephen Ferguson, executive director of Crosswinds Recovery. ?Accountability before they can make this full transition into the community. ?
?To be honest, I don’t know where I would be without her. The transition from Prerelease to Crosswinds is exactly what I needed. Keeps me accountable, ?said Bergen. “I feel like after pre-release you really don’t know what to do with your life, and this place gives me the opportunity to travel down to be successful.” – Whitney Bergan
Crosswinds Recovery’s addiction treatment has been in Missoula for the past three years. It is a non-profit organization that offers structured, supportive living and outpatient addiction therapy.
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They can’t keep up with requests for space in their recreational residences, so the hope is now to raise $ 50,000 to open two more homes in Missoula.
?We hope that everyone can support 10 more people in the community for a total of 20. We receive around 40 to 45 applications per month and that means our program will remain in place. ” [are] six to eight months for a total of 25 people. So we only cover 10% of the population we could be. “- Stephen Ferguson, Executive Director, Crosswinds Recovery
How bad is the problem? Ferguson says it’s getting worse – in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
?Addiction is a big part of our community at the moment, especially at Covid, where we have seen addiction and overdose increases by 150 to 200% – only in the mountainous regions. We are doing everything we can to contain these numbers. “
Residents are required to participate in Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous or in a church community.
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“While you can community here, at some point you will be back in the community full-time,” Ferguson said. ?What would Missoula look like without that? These people come back one way or another to give them a safe place to grow and stabilize and grow and community in positive ways. I say we support them. “
The sober apartment buildings are just that – homes with private bedrooms and kitchens and support on every corner. There is enough structure for orientation, but also enough freedom to make decisions.
?A lot of people don’t know that a sober life exists in an option, or even Missoula, but it’s such a necessary part of someone’s recovery from inpatient treatment or incarceration. Giving this person or group a soft place to land in our community is vital to a person’s recovery, especially in the early stages of their recovery. ?What would Missoula be without these facilities, and the reality is – compared to what you need – you look at it. ?I think they offer people a space to maintain a quality of life that many of us take for granted.? – Crosswind Recovery Director Peter Maney
From the side to crosswind recovery:
Your donation will help our campaign meet its $ 50,000 goal and allow us to provide 20 more people with:
1. APARTMENT: Safe, supportive living in a recreational environment.
2. TREATMENT: Through our state-approved outpatient counseling program.
3. RESOURCES: Access to employment, family services and other community programs.
A HEALTHY INVESTMENT IN SOMEONE’S FUTURE
Our program has provided hundreds of people with the opportunity to live better lives without substance abuse over the past three years. Crosswinds Recovery is proud to be part of countless recovery stories from men and women in and around the Missoula community.
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This is especially important in a pandemic that has shown the number of people in need of help has skyrocketed. Now Crosswinds Recovery is hoping to expand its recreational residences – also known as Sober Homes.
Whitney Bergan lives in one right now. She’s a mother who goes to school and wakes up every day with a purpose, but it wasn’t always like that.
“Four years ago in Great Falls I got into trouble, sold drugs, ran with the wrong people,” Bergen recalled. “Caught selling drugs and sentenced to 120 months in prison.”
MTN messages
Whitney Bergan
After jail, treatment and release, through Crosswinds Recovery, she found a home in Missoula in one of three rest homes that offer a community of safety and support.
“Many of these people are emerging from detention or inpatient treatment and really just need a place to settle down and find and have support,” said Stephen Ferguson, executive director of Crosswinds Recovery. ?Accountability before they can make this full transition into the community. ?
?To be honest, I don’t know where I would be without her. The transition from Prerelease to Crosswinds is exactly what I needed. Keeps me accountable, ?said Bergen. “I feel like after pre-release you really don’t know what to do with your life, and this place gives me the opportunity to travel down to be successful.” – Whitney Bergan
Crosswinds Recovery’s addiction treatment has been in Missoula for the past three years. It is a non-profit organization that offers structured, supportive living and outpatient addiction therapy.
MTN messages
They can’t keep up with requests for space in their recreational residences, so the hope is now to raise $ 50,000 to open two more homes in Missoula.
?We hope that everyone can support 10 more people in the community for a total of 20. We receive around 40 to 45 applications per month and that means our program will remain in place. ” [are] six to eight months for a total of 25 people. So we only cover 10% of the population we could be. “- Stephen Ferguson, Executive Director, Crosswinds Recovery
How bad is the problem? Ferguson says it’s getting worse – in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
?Addiction is a big part of our community at the moment, especially at Covid, where we have seen addiction and overdose increases by 150 to 200% – only in the mountainous regions. We are doing everything we can to contain these numbers. “
Residents are required to participate in Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous or in a church community.
MTN messages
“While you can community here, at some point you will be back in the community full-time,” Ferguson said. ?What would Missoula look like without that? These people come back one way or another to give them a safe place to grow and stabilize and grow and community in positive ways. I say we support them. “
The sober apartment buildings are just that – homes with private bedrooms and kitchens and support on every corner. There is enough structure for orientation, but also enough freedom to make decisions.
?A lot of people don’t know that a sober life exists in an option, or even Missoula, but it’s such a necessary part of someone’s recovery from inpatient treatment or incarceration. Giving this person or group a soft place to land in our community is vital to a person’s recovery, especially in the early stages of their recovery. ?What would Missoula be without these facilities, and the reality is – compared to what you need – you look at it. ?I think they offer people a space to maintain a quality of life that many of us take for granted.? – Crosswind Recovery Director Peter Maney
From the side to crosswind recovery:
Your donation will help our campaign meet its $ 50,000 goal and allow us to provide 20 more people with:
1. APARTMENT: Safe, supportive living in a recreational environment.
2. TREATMENT: Through our state-approved outpatient counseling program.
3. RESOURCES: Access to employment, family services and other community programs.
A HEALTHY INVESTMENT IN SOMEONE’S FUTURE
Our program has provided hundreds of people with the opportunity to live better lives without substance abuse over the past three years. Crosswinds Recovery is proud to be part of countless recovery stories from men and women in and around the Missoula community.
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Plant It Again hires adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities to recycle plants. SAN DIEGO COUNTY, California – Plants need sun and water to thrive, but people need love. In this Zevely zone, I visited a new not for profit store in Kearny Mesa that was opened by a teenage girl and her mother named […]
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY, California –
Plants need sun and water to thrive, but people need love.
In this Zevely zone, I visited a new not for profit store in Kearny Mesa that was opened by a teenage girl and her mother named Plant It Again.
Olivia Kries is a teenager from San Diegan. High Tech High Mesa Senior is a Girl Scout and junior Marine named to serve the community.
The 17-year-old had a lightbulb moment when she spotted her mother Paige throwing away clippings.
“It’s a waste because they’re expensive, they’re drought tolerant, and there is a real need for these types of crops in San Diego,” said Olivia. She thought she could take a perfectly good plant and plant it again.
Olivia’s nonprofit conserves natural resources by bringing drought tolerant crops back into our local communities while creating fulfilling and exciting careers for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
While the development of Plant It Again has proven challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic, Olivia is grateful for the silver linings she discovered during her journey.
Olivia doesn’t want to give up plants, but more importantly, she doesn’t want to give up on people.
“That’s right. It really helps because it gives people with disabilities like me a meaningful occupation,” said Martin Barken, who, along with his colleague Laurie Borders, is paid to do something he loves.
“She’s very nice, I like her,” said Laurie.
Together they grow plants and life. The goal of the non-profit organization is to plant it again and then continue to plant it.
Items that would have been thrown in a landfill are reused as part of their Trash to Treasure program. San Diegans can visit their shop to buy plants that will help people with disabilities.
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“It makes me really happy, but it’s all them, none of it, it’s me, they are the ones who show off their talents. I’m just happy to see them grow, but it’s all,” said Olivia.
Martin then added, “I love being here, it’s the best job I’ve ever had and I would walk through a brick wall for you.”
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You are invited to build something special with them. With your support, they can give back to the community, beautify and protect our neighborhoods, and create a safe and supportive environment for others to achieve their personal goals in the workplace.
The store is located at 8855 Balboa Ave Suite A on Kearny Mesa. Plant It Again is open. For opening times and further information about the program, click here.
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY, California –
Plants need sun and water to thrive, but people need love.
In this Zevely zone, I visited a new not for profit store in Kearny Mesa that was opened by a teenage girl and her mother named Plant It Again.
Olivia Kries is a teenager from San Diegan. High Tech High Mesa Senior is a Girl Scout and junior Marine named to serve the community.
The 17-year-old had a lightbulb moment when she spotted her mother Paige throwing away clippings.
“It’s a waste because they’re expensive, they’re drought tolerant, and there is a real need for these types of crops in San Diego,” said Olivia. She thought she could take a perfectly good plant and plant it again.
Olivia’s nonprofit conserves natural resources by bringing drought tolerant crops back into our local communities while creating fulfilling and exciting careers for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
While the development of Plant It Again has proven challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic, Olivia is grateful for the silver linings she discovered during her journey.
Olivia doesn’t want to give up plants, but more importantly, she doesn’t want to give up on people.
“That’s right. It really helps because it gives people with disabilities like me a meaningful occupation,” said Martin Barken, who, along with his colleague Laurie Borders, is paid to do something he loves.
“She’s very nice, I like her,” said Laurie.
Together they grow plants and life. The goal of the non-profit organization is to plant it again and then continue to plant it.
Items that would have been thrown in a landfill are reused as part of their Trash to Treasure program. San Diegans can visit their shop to buy plants that will help people with disabilities.
RELATED: Joey Travolta teams up with Filmmakers with Disabilities in Kearny Mesa
“It makes me really happy, but it’s all them, none of it, it’s me, they are the ones who show off their talents. I’m just happy to see them grow, but it’s all,” said Olivia.
Martin then added, “I love being here, it’s the best job I’ve ever had and I would walk through a brick wall for you.”
RELATED: Mom and Son Make San Diego Sweeter with ‘Big Al’s Best’ Dark Chocolate Almond Toffee
You are invited to build something special with them. With your support, they can give back to the community, beautify and protect our neighborhoods, and create a safe and supportive environment for others to achieve their personal goals in the workplace.
The store is located at 8855 Balboa Ave Suite A on Kearny Mesa. Plant It Again is open. For opening times and further information about the program, click here.
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JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford, who will celebrate his 36th sobriety anniversary this Thursday (Jan. 6), spoke to Spaniard Mariskal Rock about how he has managed to avoid the urge to relapse since 1986. ?I think about it all the time,? ?he said of drinking alcohol. ?It?s an Addiction. When I see the Phoenix Cardinals on TV the other day, there?s always beer and booze ads and stuff. And I know it?s there And there is a temptation to have mental tools ready to get you through this instance. Because it?s all about instances. And I live one day at a time. I?ve lived one day at a time for 35 years. And that?s all that matters. It is the moment. You live in the moment ? not yesterday, not tomorrow, it is now. And you have to be ready when that little beer devil comes on your shoulder and says, ?Come on, Rob. Have a little beer.? ?Fuck off.? [Laughs] Because I don?t want to feel like this again, man. I don?t want to be that person. I was unhappy. I wasn?t happy. I?ve been bad to people. I don?t want to go through this again. So that?s also part of my balance in everyday life. ?
Rob previously spoke in an interview with the Across The Board podcast in 2020 about how he manages to stay clean on the street. ?It?s not easy,? he said at the time. ?It?s a lot one day at a time. You get all of the tools and resources from your rehab experience. I use them every day. Much of it is like mental notes ? talking things over. Sometimes I talk them through.? Much of it is internal. That so is really important on the daily level of sobriety.
?When I was in rehab [in 1986], there is anonymity in rehab, but at the same time you have to tell everyone their life story so that everyone knows what I?ve done. And I remember we talked about going back to this world of sex and drugs, rock and roll and alcohol. I don?t know how to deal with it because it won?t be a gradual re-immersion into society, so to speak. I won?t be able to take small steps; I just go straight to the deep end. I can?t go to work and tell my bandmates, ?You can?t drink. You can?t do this. You can?t do that ?because it?s control. Accept your powerlessness.
?I don?t think we ever had a conversation in the band about it, but I think there was care and understanding ? as it is still,? Halford continued. ?But I would be the last one to say that I have to make rules because then the whole thing is to live my life on my terms? [turns into something] You push on other people: ?Well, you can?t do that?, ?You can?t.? This is just hypocrisy at the highest level.
?Even now, if we were to fly out to a show and the guys had a beer or a cocktail or whatever, man, I would love this cold beer. I?d love a drink of Jack and Coke. I can smell it. Because we?re sitting on an airplane together. It?s like this little angel on one side and the devil on the other. My immediate thought is that I never want to get sick again. I never want to feel this bad again. I never want to be in this terrible, dark, lonely place again and again, so it?s fleeting, but even here it?s always there.
?Especially when I?m at home [during] this COVID thing, [my longtime partner] Thomas doesn?t drink. When I first met Thomas, he stopped drinking. So this is a support for me. I never really have much to do with alcohol or drugs when I?m not working. But, yes, when my fans or PRIEST fans come to us, yes, they will have a drink; you might have a couple of spliffs [and] do everything else in your free time. You are entitled to it. And they live their lives and they celebrate and they have the time of their lives as they should. You don?t have a drinking problem; they are not addicted to drugs. There are people who can and do enjoy these things in life [has] no effect on them, physically and mentally.
?So, it?s an absolute miracle,? added Halford. ?All I can say is that it is a miracle that I came so far from January 6, 1986 to December 1, 2020 without slipping once. And I?m not bragging because it?s all past ? that?s the past; . I live in the moment. I don?t think about yesterday or tomorrow; I am living now. But I am grateful that I have come this far without fail. Don?t fail ? that?s the wrong word. Without a slip from the car ? whatever that is supposed to be called. I am grateful that I made it this far and stay clean and sober. Because if I didn?t, who knows where I would have gone and where I would have ended up? ?
Halford previously credited his belief in a higher power for helping him recover. ?When I got clean and sober, it was a big change in my life,? he said during an appearance on HATEBREED front man Jamey Jasta?s official podcast ?The Jasta Show?. ?And part of my recovery is that I only have this belief in a higher power. And it works. It works, man. It?s really, really important. ?
Halford added, ?There will likely be people who will listen [this] Podcast who don?t have that kind of thing in their life and that?s great; it?s all about acceptance. But I always tell people when you think about it, the easiest thing I do is I pray. I actually pray a lot. And even if you don?t believe in prayer, just give it a try. Pray for a good day or just pray for your friend or whatever it is. And it?s amazing man, because it absolutely works. I guarantee it really works. And now I sound like [American evangelical Christian evangelist] Billy Graham, but I?m just trying to express some of the things that are important to me in everyday life that allow me to go on that stage every night and do my job. ?
In an interview with Classic Rock Revisited, Halford said he stopped using substances because he was ?tired of feeling sick and tired. I?ll always remember the first show I got clean and sober ? It was in New Mexico, in Albuquerque, ?he recalled. ?I literally felt sublime as everything came out so clearly. I could really ? enjoy the performance of JUDAS PRIEST without all the other things in front of me. Since that day it?s been a miracle. ?
Halford added, ?Everyone has to face things at some point in their life [doesn?t have to] Be alcohol and drugs. You can overeat, or you can?t exercise, or whatever ? it?s not easy to stay clean and sober in rock and roll. From waking to falling asleep there are many temptations, especially when you are on the go. [But] I think we?re some of the strongest people, my friends and my sober brothers in metal. ?
Rob has spent much of the past year and a half promoting his autobiography, ?Confess,? which was released in September 2020 via Hachette Books. It was co-written with Ian Gittins, co-author of ?The Heroin Diaries? by Nikki Sixx.
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JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford, who will celebrate his 36th sobriety anniversary this Thursday (Jan. 6), spoke to Spaniard Mariskal Rock about how he has managed to avoid the urge to relapse since 1986. ?I think about it all the time,? ?he said of drinking alcohol. ?It?s an Addiction. When I see the Phoenix Cardinals on TV the other day, there?s always beer and booze ads and stuff. And I know it?s there And there is a temptation to have mental tools ready to get you through this instance. Because it?s all about instances. And I live one day at a time. I?ve lived one day at a time for 35 years. And that?s all that matters. It is the moment. You live in the moment ? not yesterday, not tomorrow, it is now. And you have to be ready when that little beer devil comes on your shoulder and says, ?Come on, Rob. Have a little beer.? ?Fuck off.? [Laughs] Because I don?t want to feel like this again, man. I don?t want to be that person. I was unhappy. I wasn?t happy. I?ve been bad to people. I don?t want to go through this again. So that?s also part of my balance in everyday life. ?
Rob previously spoke in an interview with the Across The Board podcast in 2020 about how he manages to stay clean on the street. ?It?s not easy,? he said at the time. ?It?s a lot one day at a time. You get all of the tools and resources from your rehab experience. I use them every day. Much of it is like mental notes ? talking things over. Sometimes I talk them through.? Much of it is internal. That so is really important on the daily level of sobriety.
?When I was in rehab [in 1986], there is anonymity in rehab, but at the same time you have to tell everyone their life story so that everyone knows what I?ve done. And I remember we talked about going back to this world of sex and drugs, rock and roll and alcohol. I don?t know how to deal with it because it won?t be a gradual re-immersion into society, so to speak. I won?t be able to take small steps; I just go straight to the deep end. I can?t go to work and tell my bandmates, ?You can?t drink. You can?t do this. You can?t do that ?because it?s control. Accept your powerlessness.
?I don?t think we ever had a conversation in the band about it, but I think there was care and understanding ? as it is still,? Halford continued. ?But I would be the last one to say that I have to make rules because then the whole thing is to live my life on my terms? [turns into something] You push on other people: ?Well, you can?t do that?, ?You can?t.? This is just hypocrisy at the highest level.
?Even now, if we were to fly out to a show and the guys had a beer or a cocktail or whatever, man, I would love this cold beer. I?d love a drink of Jack and Coke. I can smell it. Because we?re sitting on an airplane together. It?s like this little angel on one side and the devil on the other. My immediate thought is that I never want to get sick again. I never want to feel this bad again. I never want to be in this terrible, dark, lonely place again and again, so it?s fleeting, but even here it?s always there.
?Especially when I?m at home [during] this COVID thing, [my longtime partner] Thomas doesn?t drink. When I first met Thomas, he stopped drinking. So this is a support for me. I never really have much to do with alcohol or drugs when I?m not working. But, yes, when my fans or PRIEST fans come to us, yes, they will have a drink; you might have a couple of spliffs [and] do everything else in your free time. You are entitled to it. And they live their lives and they celebrate and they have the time of their lives as they should. You don?t have a drinking problem; they are not addicted to drugs. There are people who can and do enjoy these things in life [has] no effect on them, physically and mentally.
?So, it?s an absolute miracle,? added Halford. ?All I can say is that it is a miracle that I came so far from January 6, 1986 to December 1, 2020 without slipping once. And I?m not bragging because it?s all past ? that?s the past; . I live in the moment. I don?t think about yesterday or tomorrow; I am living now. But I am grateful that I have come this far without fail. Don?t fail ? that?s the wrong word. Without a slip from the car ? whatever that is supposed to be called. I am grateful that I made it this far and stay clean and sober. Because if I didn?t, who knows where I would have gone and where I would have ended up? ?
Halford previously credited his belief in a higher power for helping him recover. ?When I got clean and sober, it was a big change in my life,? he said during an appearance on HATEBREED front man Jamey Jasta?s official podcast ?The Jasta Show?. ?And part of my recovery is that I only have this belief in a higher power. And it works. It works, man. It?s really, really important. ?
Halford added, ?There will likely be people who will listen [this] Podcast who don?t have that kind of thing in their life and that?s great; it?s all about acceptance. But I always tell people when you think about it, the easiest thing I do is I pray. I actually pray a lot. And even if you don?t believe in prayer, just give it a try. Pray for a good day or just pray for your friend or whatever it is. And it?s amazing man, because it absolutely works. I guarantee it really works. And now I sound like [American evangelical Christian evangelist] Billy Graham, but I?m just trying to express some of the things that are important to me in everyday life that allow me to go on that stage every night and do my job. ?
In an interview with Classic Rock Revisited, Halford said he stopped using substances because he was ?tired of feeling sick and tired. I?ll always remember the first show I got clean and sober ? It was in New Mexico, in Albuquerque, ?he recalled. ?I literally felt sublime as everything came out so clearly. I could really ? enjoy the performance of JUDAS PRIEST without all the other things in front of me. Since that day it?s been a miracle. ?
Halford added, ?Everyone has to face things at some point in their life [doesn?t have to] Be alcohol and drugs. You can overeat, or you can?t exercise, or whatever ? it?s not easy to stay clean and sober in rock and roll. From waking to falling asleep there are many temptations, especially when you are on the go. [But] I think we?re some of the strongest people, my friends and my sober brothers in metal. ?
Rob has spent much of the past year and a half promoting his autobiography, ?Confess,? which was released in September 2020 via Hachette Books. It was co-written with Ian Gittins, co-author of ?The Heroin Diaries? by Nikki Sixx.
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A FOOD bank established last year provides invaluable service to families and individuals in West Cork who are struggling to get food on the table. Run by volunteers at the Drimoleague Methodist Church, Feed West Cork was established in May and offers free weekly baskets of essential groceries for pickup. It started with seven clients […]
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Feed Sandra McCormack, a West Cork volunteer. The blackboard was set up to meet the growing needs of people struggling with the rising cost of living.
A FOOD bank established last year provides invaluable service to families and individuals in West Cork who are struggling to get food on the table. Run by volunteers at the Drimoleague Methodist Church, Feed West Cork was established in May and offers free weekly baskets of essential groceries for pickup. It started with seven clients […]
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Feed Sandra McCormack, a West Cork volunteer. The blackboard was set up to meet the growing needs of people struggling with the rising cost of living.
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JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford, who will celebrate his 36th sobriety anniversary this Thursday (Jan. 6), spoke to Spaniard Mariskal Rock about how he has managed to avoid the urge to relapse since 1986. ?I think about it all the time,? ?he said of drinking alcohol. ?It?s an Addiction. When I see the Phoenix Cardinals on TV the other day, there?s always beer and booze ads and stuff. And I know it?s there And there is a temptation to have mental tools ready to get you through this instance. Because it?s all about instances. And I live one day at a time. I?ve lived one day at a time for 35 years. And that?s all that matters. It is the moment. You live in the moment ? not yesterday, not tomorrow, it is now. And you have to be ready when that little beer devil comes on your shoulder and says, ?Come on, Rob. Have a little beer.? ?Fuck off.? [Laughs] Because I don?t want to feel like this again, man. I don?t want to be that person. I was unhappy. I wasn?t happy. I?ve been bad to people. I don?t want to go through this again. So that?s also part of my balance in everyday life. ?
Rob previously spoke in an interview with the Across The Board podcast in 2020 about how he manages to stay clean on the street. ?It?s not easy,? he said at the time. ?It?s a lot one day at a time. You get all of the tools and resources from your rehab experience. I use them every day. Much of it is like mental notes ? talking things over. Sometimes I talk them through.? Much of it is internal. That so is really important on the daily level of sobriety.
?When I was in rehab [in 1986], there is anonymity in rehab, but at the same time you have to tell everyone their life story so that everyone knows what I?ve done. And I remember we talked about going back to this world of sex and drugs, rock and roll and alcohol. I don?t know how to deal with it because it won?t be a gradual re-immersion into society, so to speak. I won?t be able to take small steps; I just go straight to the deep end. I can?t go to work and tell my bandmates, ?You can?t drink. You can?t do this. You can?t do that ?because it?s control. Accept your powerlessness.
?I don?t think we ever had a conversation in the band about it, but I think there was care and understanding ? as it is still,? Halford continued. ?But I would be the last one to say that I have to make rules because then the whole thing is to live my life on my terms? [turns into something] You push on other people: ?Well, you can?t do that?, ?You can?t.? This is just hypocrisy at the highest level.
?Even now, if we were to fly out to a show and the guys had a beer or a cocktail or whatever, man, I would love this cold beer. I?d love a drink of Jack and Coke. I can smell it. Because we?re sitting on an airplane together. It?s like this little angel on one side and the devil on the other. My immediate thought is that I never want to get sick again. I never want to feel this bad again. I never want to be in this terrible, dark, lonely place again and again, so it?s fleeting, but even here it?s always there.
?Especially when I?m at home [during] this COVID thing, [my longtime partner] Thomas doesn?t drink. When I first met Thomas, he stopped drinking. So this is a support for me. I never really have much to do with alcohol or drugs when I?m not working. But, yes, when my fans or PRIEST fans come to us, yes, they will have a drink; you might have a couple of spliffs [and] do everything else in your free time. You are entitled to it. And they live their lives and they celebrate and they have the time of their lives as they should. You don?t have a drinking problem; they are not addicted to drugs. There are people who can and do enjoy these things in life [has] no effect on them, physically and mentally.
?So, it?s an absolute miracle,? added Halford. ?All I can say is that it is a miracle that I came so far from January 6, 1986 to December 1, 2020 without slipping once. And I?m not bragging because it?s all past ? that?s the past; . I live in the moment. I don?t think about yesterday or tomorrow; I am living now. But I am grateful that I have come this far without fail. Don?t fail ? that?s the wrong word. Without a slip from the car ? whatever that is supposed to be called. I am grateful that I made it this far and stay clean and sober. Because if I didn?t, who knows where I would have gone and where I would have ended up? ?
Halford previously credited his belief in a higher power for helping him recover. ?When I got clean and sober, it was a big change in my life,? he said during an appearance on HATEBREED front man Jamey Jasta?s official podcast ?The Jasta Show?. ?And part of my recovery is that I only have this belief in a higher power. And it works. It works, man. It?s really, really important. ?
Halford added, ?There will likely be people who will listen [this] Podcast who don?t have that kind of thing in their life and that?s great; it?s all about acceptance. But I always tell people when you think about it, the easiest thing I do is I pray. I actually pray a lot. And even if you don?t believe in prayer, just give it a try. Pray for a good day or just pray for your friend or whatever it is. And it?s amazing man, because it absolutely works. I guarantee it really works. And now I sound like [American evangelical Christian evangelist] Billy Graham, but I?m just trying to express some of the things that are important to me in everyday life that allow me to go on that stage every night and do my job. ?
In an interview with Classic Rock Revisited, Halford said he stopped using substances because he was ?tired of feeling sick and tired. I?ll always remember the first show I got clean and sober ? It was in New Mexico, in Albuquerque, ?he recalled. ?I literally felt sublime as everything came out so clearly. I could really ? enjoy the performance of JUDAS PRIEST without all the other things in front of me. Since that day it?s been a miracle. ?
Halford added, ?Everyone has to face things at some point in their life [doesn?t have to] Be alcohol and drugs. You can overeat, or you can?t exercise, or whatever ? it?s not easy to stay clean and sober in rock and roll. From waking to falling asleep there are many temptations, especially when you are on the go. [But] I think we?re some of the strongest people, my friends and my sober brothers in metal. ?
Rob has spent much of the past year and a half promoting his autobiography, ?Confess,? which was released in September 2020 via Hachette Books. It was co-written with Ian Gittins, co-author of ?The Heroin Diaries? by Nikki Sixx.
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JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford, who will celebrate his 36th sobriety anniversary this Thursday (Jan. 6), spoke to Spaniard Mariskal Rock about how he has managed to avoid the urge to relapse since 1986. ?I think about it all the time,? ?he said of drinking alcohol. ?It?s an Addiction. When I see the Phoenix Cardinals on TV the other day, there?s always beer and booze ads and stuff. And I know it?s there And there is a temptation to have mental tools ready to get you through this instance. Because it?s all about instances. And I live one day at a time. I?ve lived one day at a time for 35 years. And that?s all that matters. It is the moment. You live in the moment ? not yesterday, not tomorrow, it is now. And you have to be ready when that little beer devil comes on your shoulder and says, ?Come on, Rob. Have a little beer.? ?Fuck off.? [Laughs] Because I don?t want to feel like this again, man. I don?t want to be that person. I was unhappy. I wasn?t happy. I?ve been bad to people. I don?t want to go through this again. So that?s also part of my balance in everyday life. ?
Rob previously spoke in an interview with the Across The Board podcast in 2020 about how he manages to stay clean on the street. ?It?s not easy,? he said at the time. ?It?s a lot one day at a time. You get all of the tools and resources from your rehab experience. I use them every day. Much of it is like mental notes ? talking things over. Sometimes I talk them through.? Much of it is internal. That so is really important on the daily level of sobriety.
?When I was in rehab [in 1986], there is anonymity in rehab, but at the same time you have to tell everyone their life story so that everyone knows what I?ve done. And I remember we talked about going back to this world of sex and drugs, rock and roll and alcohol. I don?t know how to deal with it because it won?t be a gradual re-immersion into society, so to speak. I won?t be able to take small steps; I just go straight to the deep end. I can?t go to work and tell my bandmates, ?You can?t drink. You can?t do this. You can?t do that ?because it?s control. Accept your powerlessness.
?I don?t think we ever had a conversation in the band about it, but I think there was care and understanding ? as it is still,? Halford continued. ?But I would be the last one to say that I have to make rules because then the whole thing is to live my life on my terms? [turns into something] You push on other people: ?Well, you can?t do that?, ?You can?t.? This is just hypocrisy at the highest level.
?Even now, if we were to fly out to a show and the guys had a beer or a cocktail or whatever, man, I would love this cold beer. I?d love a drink of Jack and Coke. I can smell it. Because we?re sitting on an airplane together. It?s like this little angel on one side and the devil on the other. My immediate thought is that I never want to get sick again. I never want to feel this bad again. I never want to be in this terrible, dark, lonely place again and again, so it?s fleeting, but even here it?s always there.
?Especially when I?m at home [during] this COVID thing, [my longtime partner] Thomas doesn?t drink. When I first met Thomas, he stopped drinking. So this is a support for me. I never really have much to do with alcohol or drugs when I?m not working. But, yes, when my fans or PRIEST fans come to us, yes, they will have a drink; you might have a couple of spliffs [and] do everything else in your free time. You are entitled to it. And they live their lives and they celebrate and they have the time of their lives as they should. You don?t have a drinking problem; they are not addicted to drugs. There are people who can and do enjoy these things in life [has] no effect on them, physically and mentally.
?So, it?s an absolute miracle,? added Halford. ?All I can say is that it is a miracle that I came so far from January 6, 1986 to December 1, 2020 without slipping once. And I?m not bragging because it?s all past ? that?s the past; . I live in the moment. I don?t think about yesterday or tomorrow; I am living now. But I am grateful that I have come this far without fail. Don?t fail ? that?s the wrong word. Without a slip from the car ? whatever that is supposed to be called. I am grateful that I made it this far and stay clean and sober. Because if I didn?t, who knows where I would have gone and where I would have ended up? ?
Halford previously credited his belief in a higher power for helping him recover. ?When I got clean and sober, it was a big change in my life,? he said during an appearance on HATEBREED front man Jamey Jasta?s official podcast ?The Jasta Show?. ?And part of my recovery is that I only have this belief in a higher power. And it works. It works, man. It?s really, really important. ?
Halford added, ?There will likely be people who will listen [this] Podcast who don?t have that kind of thing in their life and that?s great; it?s all about acceptance. But I always tell people when you think about it, the easiest thing I do is I pray. I actually pray a lot. And even if you don?t believe in prayer, just give it a try. Pray for a good day or just pray for your friend or whatever it is. And it?s amazing man, because it absolutely works. I guarantee it really works. And now I sound like [American evangelical Christian evangelist] Billy Graham, but I?m just trying to express some of the things that are important to me in everyday life that allow me to go on that stage every night and do my job. ?
In an interview with Classic Rock Revisited, Halford said he stopped using substances because he was ?tired of feeling sick and tired. I?ll always remember the first show I got clean and sober ? It was in New Mexico, in Albuquerque, ?he recalled. ?I literally felt sublime as everything came out so clearly. I could really ? enjoy the performance of JUDAS PRIEST without all the other things in front of me. Since that day it?s been a miracle. ?
Halford added, ?Everyone has to face things at some point in their life [doesn?t have to] Be alcohol and drugs. You can overeat, or you can?t exercise, or whatever ? it?s not easy to stay clean and sober in rock and roll. From waking to falling asleep there are many temptations, especially when you are on the go. [But] I think we?re some of the strongest people, my friends and my sober brothers in metal. ?
Rob has spent much of the past year and a half promoting his autobiography, ?Confess,? which was released in September 2020 via Hachette Books. It was co-written with Ian Gittins, co-author of ?The Heroin Diaries? by Nikki Sixx.
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Justin Lewis plans to set up a downtown healing hut for people with mental health problems and addiction problems Justin Lewis wants indigenous medicine and teaching on the streets of downtown Sault Ste. Marie to help people struggling with mental health problems and addiction problems. The Sault-born member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory plans to achieve […]
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Justin Lewis wants indigenous medicine and teaching on the streets of downtown Sault Ste. Marie to help people struggling with mental health problems and addiction problems.
The Sault-born member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory plans to achieve this by establishing a ceremonial lodge known as the Star Lodge on the corner of Bay Street and Brock Street in the near future.
Hopefully the lodge will eventually be staffed with people practicing indigenous medicine and ceremonies, in addition to volunteer firefighters for the sacred fire in the lodge itself.
?We worked on the Star Lodge, we made sacred fires here and got the local medicine people who work with Spirit to just come – get on the same page, get the same teachings – if we do, if If you set up these lodges in the city center, we have all the answers there for the people who are struggling and who are homeless, ?said Lewis in an interview with SooToday on Monday. ?We want to let them know that they are not alone and we are here to help, you see? Help them understand life and reality and just let them know we care. “
Lewis seeks help securing trash cans, portable washrooms, and tarps that can be used to cover the lodge. He also wants to find people to help him harvest trees that can be used to build lodges.
“We just bring the healing there, and then we expect the church to step in after that,” said Lewis. “I put people in order – clean, sober and on the right track.”
Lewis believes he can use his own experiences with addiction – including staying in and out of prison – and combine it with indigenous ceremonies to help those in need.
?It’s just my way of giving back. I can’t do anything else, that’s what I’m here for, ?said Lewis. ?I could go back to work. I could do all of that, but it will never work because that’s what I’m here for. ”
Lewis set up a teepee at the Ronald A. Irwin Center last fall with a similar vision, but admits that the ?disorganized? efforts were turned into ?chaos? when others emerged to address the lack of solutions to combat Protest homelessness in the city.
A homeless camp was set up near Lewis’ tipi, which resulted in Social Services relocating the tented people to the Bel Air Motel in early November.
But this time, Lewis says, he’ll oversee the project “from start to finish.”
?We don’t protest, we don’t knock on the door. We’re only there to bring medicine and healing, ?said Lewis.
Lewis eventually wants to build up to three additional lodges to provide temporary shelter for the needy.
“I have a feeling we’re going to be building more lodges to take in some people because there’s nowhere to go,” said Lewis. ?They go to drug houses, they go to their old routine. So we’re just trying to change the routine and give them a safe place to heal, to be part of something beautiful. “
An official homeless census conducted in October 2021 found at least 244 homeless people in Sault Ste. Marie.
Individuals interested in supporting the Star Lodge project can contact Lewis at (705) 542-6679.
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Justin Lewis wants indigenous medicine and teaching on the streets of downtown Sault Ste. Marie to help people struggling with mental health problems and addiction problems.
The Sault-born member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory plans to achieve this by establishing a ceremonial lodge known as the Star Lodge on the corner of Bay Street and Brock Street in the near future.
Hopefully the lodge will eventually be staffed with people practicing indigenous medicine and ceremonies, in addition to volunteer firefighters for the sacred fire in the lodge itself.
?We worked on the Star Lodge, we made sacred fires here and got the local medicine people who work with Spirit to just come – get on the same page, get the same teachings – if we do, if If you set up these lodges in the city center, we have all the answers there for the people who are struggling and who are homeless, ?said Lewis in an interview with SooToday on Monday. ?We want to let them know that they are not alone and we are here to help, you see? Help them understand life and reality and just let them know we care. “
Lewis seeks help securing trash cans, portable washrooms, and tarps that can be used to cover the lodge. He also wants to find people to help him harvest trees that can be used to build lodges.
“We just bring the healing there, and then we expect the church to step in after that,” said Lewis. “I put people in order – clean, sober and on the right track.”
Lewis believes he can use his own experiences with addiction – including staying in and out of prison – and combine it with indigenous ceremonies to help those in need.
?It’s just my way of giving back. I can’t do anything else, that’s what I’m here for, ?said Lewis. ?I could go back to work. I could do all of that, but it will never work because that’s what I’m here for. ”
Lewis set up a teepee at the Ronald A. Irwin Center last fall with a similar vision, but admits that the ?disorganized? efforts were turned into ?chaos? when others emerged to address the lack of solutions to combat Protest homelessness in the city.
A homeless camp was set up near Lewis’ tipi, which resulted in Social Services relocating the tented people to the Bel Air Motel in early November.
But this time, Lewis says, he’ll oversee the project “from start to finish.”
?We don’t protest, we don’t knock on the door. We’re only there to bring medicine and healing, ?said Lewis.
Lewis eventually wants to build up to three additional lodges to provide temporary shelter for the needy.
“I have a feeling we’re going to be building more lodges to take in some people because there’s nowhere to go,” said Lewis. ?They go to drug houses, they go to their old routine. So we’re just trying to change the routine and give them a safe place to heal, to be part of something beautiful. “
An official homeless census conducted in October 2021 found at least 244 homeless people in Sault Ste. Marie.
Individuals interested in supporting the Star Lodge project can contact Lewis at (705) 542-6679.
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JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford, who will celebrate his 36th sobriety anniversary this Thursday (Jan. 6), spoke to Spaniard Mariskal Rock about how he has managed to avoid the urge to relapse since 1986. ?I think about it all the time,? ?he said of drinking alcohol. ?It?s an Addiction. When I see the Phoenix Cardinals on TV the other day, there?s always beer and booze ads and stuff. And I know it?s there And there is a temptation to have mental tools ready to get you through this instance. Because it?s all about instances. And I live one day at a time. I?ve lived one day at a time for 35 years. And that?s all that matters. It is the moment. You live in the moment ? not yesterday, not tomorrow, it is now. And you have to be ready when that little beer devil comes on your shoulder and says, ?Come on, Rob. Have a little beer.? ?Fuck off.? [Laughs] Because I don?t want to feel like this again, man. I don?t want to be that person. I was unhappy. I wasn?t happy. I?ve been bad to people. I don?t want to go through this again. So that?s also part of my balance in everyday life. ?
Rob previously spoke in an interview with the Across The Board podcast in 2020 about how he manages to stay clean on the street. ?It?s not easy,? he said at the time. ?It?s a lot one day at a time. You get all of the tools and resources from your rehab experience. I use them every day. Much of it is like mental notes ? talking things over. Sometimes I talk them through.? Much of it is internal. That so is really important on the daily level of sobriety.
?When I was in rehab [in 1986], there is anonymity in rehab, but at the same time you have to tell everyone their life story so that everyone knows what I?ve done. And I remember we talked about going back to this world of sex and drugs, rock and roll and alcohol. I don?t know how to deal with it because it won?t be a gradual re-immersion into society, so to speak. I won?t be able to take small steps; I just go straight to the deep end. I can?t go to work and tell my bandmates, ?You can?t drink. You can?t do this. You can?t do that ?because it?s control. Accept your powerlessness.
?I don?t think we ever had a conversation in the band about it, but I think there was care and understanding ? as it is still,? Halford continued. ?But I would be the last one to say that I have to make rules because then the whole thing is to live my life on my terms? [turns into something] You push on other people: ?Well, you can?t do that?, ?You can?t.? This is just hypocrisy at the highest level.
?Even now, if we were to fly out to a show and the guys had a beer or a cocktail or whatever, man, I would love this cold beer. I?d love a drink of Jack and Coke. I can smell it. Because we?re sitting on an airplane together. It?s like this little angel on one side and the devil on the other. My immediate thought is that I never want to get sick again. I never want to feel this bad again. I never want to be in this terrible, dark, lonely place again and again, so it?s fleeting, but even here it?s always there.
?Especially when I?m at home [during] this COVID thing, [my longtime partner] Thomas doesn?t drink. When I first met Thomas, he stopped drinking. So this is a support for me. I never really have much to do with alcohol or drugs when I?m not working. But, yes, when my fans or PRIEST fans come to us, yes, they will have a drink; you might have a couple of spliffs [and] do everything else in your free time. You are entitled to it. And they live their lives and they celebrate and they have the time of their lives as they should. You don?t have a drinking problem; they are not addicted to drugs. There are people who can and do enjoy these things in life [has] no effect on them, physically and mentally.
?So, it?s an absolute miracle,? added Halford. ?All I can say is that it is a miracle that I came so far from January 6, 1986 to December 1, 2020 without slipping once. And I?m not bragging because it?s all past ? that?s the past; . I live in the moment. I don?t think about yesterday or tomorrow; I am living now. But I am grateful that I have come this far without fail. Don?t fail ? that?s the wrong word. Without a slip from the car ? whatever that is supposed to be called. I am grateful that I made it this far and stay clean and sober. Because if I didn?t, who knows where I would have gone and where I would have ended up? ?
Halford previously credited his belief in a higher power for helping him recover. ?When I got clean and sober, it was a big change in my life,? he said during an appearance on HATEBREED front man Jamey Jasta?s official podcast ?The Jasta Show?. ?And part of my recovery is that I only have this belief in a higher power. And it works. It works, man. It?s really, really important. ?
Halford added, ?There will likely be people who will listen [this] Podcast who don?t have that kind of thing in their life and that?s great; it?s all about acceptance. But I always tell people when you think about it, the easiest thing I do is I pray. I actually pray a lot. And even if you don?t believe in prayer, just give it a try. Pray for a good day or just pray for your friend or whatever it is. And it?s amazing man, because it absolutely works. I guarantee it really works. And now I sound like [American evangelical Christian evangelist] Billy Graham, but I?m just trying to express some of the things that are important to me in everyday life that allow me to go on that stage every night and do my job. ?
In an interview with Classic Rock Revisited, Halford said he stopped using substances because he was ?tired of feeling sick and tired. I?ll always remember the first show I got clean and sober ? It was in New Mexico, in Albuquerque, ?he recalled. ?I literally felt sublime as everything came out so clearly. I could really ? enjoy the performance of JUDAS PRIEST without all the other things in front of me. Since that day it?s been a miracle. ?
Halford added, ?Everyone has to face things at some point in their life [doesn?t have to] Be alcohol and drugs. You can overeat, or you can?t exercise, or whatever ? it?s not easy to stay clean and sober in rock and roll. From waking to falling asleep there are many temptations, especially when you are on the go. [But] I think we?re some of the strongest people, my friends and my sober brothers in metal. ?
Rob has spent much of the past year and a half promoting his autobiography, ?Confess,? which was released in September 2020 via Hachette Books. It was co-written with Ian Gittins, co-author of ?The Heroin Diaries? by Nikki Sixx.
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JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford, who will celebrate his 36th sobriety anniversary this Thursday (Jan. 6), spoke to Spaniard Mariskal Rock about how he has managed to avoid the urge to relapse since 1986. ?I think about it all the time,? ?he said of drinking alcohol. ?It?s an Addiction. When I see the Phoenix Cardinals on TV the other day, there?s always beer and booze ads and stuff. And I know it?s there And there is a temptation to have mental tools ready to get you through this instance. Because it?s all about instances. And I live one day at a time. I?ve lived one day at a time for 35 years. And that?s all that matters. It is the moment. You live in the moment ? not yesterday, not tomorrow, it is now. And you have to be ready when that little beer devil comes on your shoulder and says, ?Come on, Rob. Have a little beer.? ?Fuck off.? [Laughs] Because I don?t want to feel like this again, man. I don?t want to be that person. I was unhappy. I wasn?t happy. I?ve been bad to people. I don?t want to go through this again. So that?s also part of my balance in everyday life. ?
Rob previously spoke in an interview with the Across The Board podcast in 2020 about how he manages to stay clean on the street. ?It?s not easy,? he said at the time. ?It?s a lot one day at a time. You get all of the tools and resources from your rehab experience. I use them every day. Much of it is like mental notes ? talking things over. Sometimes I talk them through.? Much of it is internal. That so is really important on the daily level of sobriety.
?When I was in rehab [in 1986], there is anonymity in rehab, but at the same time you have to tell everyone their life story so that everyone knows what I?ve done. And I remember we talked about going back to this world of sex and drugs, rock and roll and alcohol. I don?t know how to deal with it because it won?t be a gradual re-immersion into society, so to speak. I won?t be able to take small steps; I just go straight to the deep end. I can?t go to work and tell my bandmates, ?You can?t drink. You can?t do this. You can?t do that ?because it?s control. Accept your powerlessness.
?I don?t think we ever had a conversation in the band about it, but I think there was care and understanding ? as it is still,? Halford continued. ?But I would be the last one to say that I have to make rules because then the whole thing is to live my life on my terms? [turns into something] You push on other people: ?Well, you can?t do that?, ?You can?t.? This is just hypocrisy at the highest level.
?Even now, if we were to fly out to a show and the guys had a beer or a cocktail or whatever, man, I would love this cold beer. I?d love a drink of Jack and Coke. I can smell it. Because we?re sitting on an airplane together. It?s like this little angel on one side and the devil on the other. My immediate thought is that I never want to get sick again. I never want to feel this bad again. I never want to be in this terrible, dark, lonely place again and again, so it?s fleeting, but even here it?s always there.
?Especially when I?m at home [during] this COVID thing, [my longtime partner] Thomas doesn?t drink. When I first met Thomas, he stopped drinking. So this is a support for me. I never really have much to do with alcohol or drugs when I?m not working. But, yes, when my fans or PRIEST fans come to us, yes, they will have a drink; you might have a couple of spliffs [and] do everything else in your free time. You are entitled to it. And they live their lives and they celebrate and they have the time of their lives as they should. You don?t have a drinking problem; they are not addicted to drugs. There are people who can and do enjoy these things in life [has] no effect on them, physically and mentally.
?So, it?s an absolute miracle,? added Halford. ?All I can say is that it is a miracle that I came so far from January 6, 1986 to December 1, 2020 without slipping once. And I?m not bragging because it?s all past ? that?s the past; . I live in the moment. I don?t think about yesterday or tomorrow; I am living now. But I am grateful that I have come this far without fail. Don?t fail ? that?s the wrong word. Without a slip from the car ? whatever that is supposed to be called. I am grateful that I made it this far and stay clean and sober. Because if I didn?t, who knows where I would have gone and where I would have ended up? ?
Halford previously credited his belief in a higher power for helping him recover. ?When I got clean and sober, it was a big change in my life,? he said during an appearance on HATEBREED front man Jamey Jasta?s official podcast ?The Jasta Show?. ?And part of my recovery is that I only have this belief in a higher power. And it works. It works, man. It?s really, really important. ?
Halford added, ?There will likely be people who will listen [this] Podcast who don?t have that kind of thing in their life and that?s great; it?s all about acceptance. But I always tell people when you think about it, the easiest thing I do is I pray. I actually pray a lot. And even if you don?t believe in prayer, just give it a try. Pray for a good day or just pray for your friend or whatever it is. And it?s amazing man, because it absolutely works. I guarantee it really works. And now I sound like [American evangelical Christian evangelist] Billy Graham, but I?m just trying to express some of the things that are important to me in everyday life that allow me to go on that stage every night and do my job. ?
In an interview with Classic Rock Revisited, Halford said he stopped using substances because he was ?tired of feeling sick and tired. I?ll always remember the first show I got clean and sober ? It was in New Mexico, in Albuquerque, ?he recalled. ?I literally felt sublime as everything came out so clearly. I could really ? enjoy the performance of JUDAS PRIEST without all the other things in front of me. Since that day it?s been a miracle. ?
Halford added, ?Everyone has to face things at some point in their life [doesn?t have to] Be alcohol and drugs. You can overeat, or you can?t exercise, or whatever ? it?s not easy to stay clean and sober in rock and roll. From waking to falling asleep there are many temptations, especially when you are on the go. [But] I think we?re some of the strongest people, my friends and my sober brothers in metal. ?
Rob has spent much of the past year and a half promoting his autobiography, ?Confess,? which was released in September 2020 via Hachette Books. It was co-written with Ian Gittins, co-author of ?The Heroin Diaries? by Nikki Sixx.
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Congressional Redistricting Commission’s tiebreaker John Wallace has a lot to explain. This is at the request of the New Jersey Supreme Court that Wallace ordered this afternoon provide a better justification for choosing a Democrat-drawn Congress card over a Republican-drawn one. While Wallace said both cards were satisfactory, he did chose the democratic card ?Simply […]
The post John Wallace got a second chance at explaining himself. Will he take it? first appeared on Recovery Gazette.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:4088:"Congressional Redistricting Commission’s tiebreaker John Wallace has a lot to explain.
This is at the request of the New Jersey Supreme Court that Wallace ordered this afternoon provide a better justification for choosing a Democrat-drawn Congress card over a Republican-drawn one. While Wallace said both cards were satisfactory, he did chose the democratic card ?Simply because in the last redistribution card [in 2010] it was drawn by the Republicans. “
Republicans quick filed a lawsuit alleged that Wallace had failed to properly negotiate with party delegations over the commission and called on the Supreme Court to either agree with Wallace’s reasoning or to order him to reconsider.
Today’s Supreme Court announcement is a sign that the court is taking the Republicans’ case seriously. But according to Rider University’s director of the Rebovich Institute of New Jersey Politics, Micah Rasmussen, the chances of the card ultimately being knocked down seem slim.
“I think it’s likely that we’ll get a better explanation of what the decision was and why the decision was made,” said Rasmussen. “Anyone who thinks it’s more than that is likely caught up in a bit of wishful thinking.”
Wallace will now have the opportunity to discuss the cards with the Princeton Gerrymandering Project, an outside group that advised the former Supreme Court Justice throughout the trial; Wallace himself reportedly had a mixed understanding of the state’s political geography.
To please the Supreme Court, Wallace likely just needs to clarify why he thought the Democrats’ card was better – not a particularly difficult thing, according to Rasmussen, since the final card proposals from both Republicans and Democrats were relatively reasonable.
Indeed, the Democratic proposal gives Republicans their top two priorities: protecting their two incumbents and Senate minority leader Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) a strong opportunity in the 7th Congressional District. The only real problem, Rasmussen said, was Wallace’s strange assumption that cards should be chosen based on who had last won the redistribution battle.
“If he could eat his words, he surely would,” said Rasmussen. ?With these words he started this firestorm. Without what he said there really would be no challenge. “
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Congressional Redistricting Commission’s tiebreaker John Wallace has a lot to explain. This is at the request of the New Jersey Supreme Court that Wallace ordered this afternoon provide a better justification for choosing a Democrat-drawn Congress card over a Republican-drawn one. While Wallace said both cards were satisfactory, he did chose the democratic card ?Simply […]
The post John Wallace got a second chance at explaining himself. Will he take it? first appeared on Recovery Gazette.";s:12:"atom_content";s:4088:"Congressional Redistricting Commission’s tiebreaker John Wallace has a lot to explain.
This is at the request of the New Jersey Supreme Court that Wallace ordered this afternoon provide a better justification for choosing a Democrat-drawn Congress card over a Republican-drawn one. While Wallace said both cards were satisfactory, he did chose the democratic card ?Simply because in the last redistribution card [in 2010] it was drawn by the Republicans. “
Republicans quick filed a lawsuit alleged that Wallace had failed to properly negotiate with party delegations over the commission and called on the Supreme Court to either agree with Wallace’s reasoning or to order him to reconsider.
Today’s Supreme Court announcement is a sign that the court is taking the Republicans’ case seriously. But according to Rider University’s director of the Rebovich Institute of New Jersey Politics, Micah Rasmussen, the chances of the card ultimately being knocked down seem slim.
“I think it’s likely that we’ll get a better explanation of what the decision was and why the decision was made,” said Rasmussen. “Anyone who thinks it’s more than that is likely caught up in a bit of wishful thinking.”
Wallace will now have the opportunity to discuss the cards with the Princeton Gerrymandering Project, an outside group that advised the former Supreme Court Justice throughout the trial; Wallace himself reportedly had a mixed understanding of the state’s political geography.
To please the Supreme Court, Wallace likely just needs to clarify why he thought the Democrats’ card was better – not a particularly difficult thing, according to Rasmussen, since the final card proposals from both Republicans and Democrats were relatively reasonable.
Indeed, the Democratic proposal gives Republicans their top two priorities: protecting their two incumbents and Senate minority leader Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) a strong opportunity in the 7th Congressional District. The only real problem, Rasmussen said, was Wallace’s strange assumption that cards should be chosen based on who had last won the redistribution battle.
“If he could eat his words, he surely would,” said Rasmussen. ?With these words he started this firestorm. Without what he said there really would be no challenge. “
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The post John Wallace got a second chance at explaining himself. Will he take it? first appeared on Recovery Gazette.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1641341608;}i:9;a:11:{s:5:"title";s:84:"Judas Priest?s Rob Halford On Staying Sober For 36 Years: ?I Live One Day At A Time?";s:4:"link";s:111:"https://recoverygazette.com/judas-priests-rob-halford-on-staying-sober-for-36-years-i-live-one-day-at-a-time-3/";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:16:"Recovery Gazette";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 04 Jan 2022 22:46:54 +0000";s:8:"category";s:67:"Alcohol AddictionDayHalfordJudaslivePriestsRobsoberStayingTimeyears";s:4:"guid";s:35:"https://recoverygazette.com/?p=5145";s:11:"description";s:1422:"
Originally posted on: https://recoverygazette.com/judas-priests-rob-halford-on-staying-sober-for-36-years-i-live-one-day-at-a-time-2/ Originally posted on: https://recoverygazette.com/judas-priests-rob-halford-on-staying-sober-for-36-years-i-live-one-day-at-a-time/ JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford, who will celebrate his 36th sobriety anniversary this Thursday (Jan. 6), spoke to Spaniard Mariskal Rock about how he has managed to avoid the urge to relapse since 1986. ?I think about it all the time,? ?he said of drinking alcohol. ?It?s […]
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JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford, who will celebrate his 36th sobriety anniversary this Thursday (Jan. 6), spoke to Spaniard Mariskal Rock about how he has managed to avoid the urge to relapse since 1986. ?I think about it all the time,? ?he said of drinking alcohol. ?It?s an Addiction. When I see the Phoenix Cardinals on TV the other day, there?s always beer and booze ads and stuff. And I know it?s there And there is a temptation to have mental tools ready to get you through this instance. Because it?s all about instances. And I live one day at a time. I?ve lived one day at a time for 35 years. And that?s all that matters. It is the moment. You live in the moment ? not yesterday, not tomorrow, it is now. And you have to be ready when that little beer devil comes on your shoulder and says, ?Come on, Rob. Have a little beer.? ?Fuck off.? [Laughs] Because I don?t want to feel like this again, man. I don?t want to be that person. I was unhappy. I wasn?t happy. I?ve been bad to people. I don?t want to go through this again. So that?s also part of my balance in everyday life. ?
Rob previously spoke in an interview with the Across The Board podcast in 2020 about how he manages to stay clean on the street. ?It?s not easy,? he said at the time. ?It?s a lot one day at a time. You get all of the tools and resources from your rehab experience. I use them every day. Much of it is like mental notes ? talking things over. Sometimes I talk them through.? Much of it is internal. That so is really important on the daily level of sobriety.
?When I was in rehab [in 1986], there is anonymity in rehab, but at the same time you have to tell everyone their life story so that everyone knows what I?ve done. And I remember we talked about going back to this world of sex and drugs, rock and roll and alcohol. I don?t know how to deal with it because it won?t be a gradual re-immersion into society, so to speak. I won?t be able to take small steps; I just go straight to the deep end. I can?t go to work and tell my bandmates, ?You can?t drink. You can?t do this. You can?t do that ?because it?s control. Accept your powerlessness.
?I don?t think we ever had a conversation in the band about it, but I think there was care and understanding ? as it is still,? Halford continued. ?But I would be the last one to say that I have to make rules because then the whole thing is to live my life on my terms? [turns into something] You push on other people: ?Well, you can?t do that?, ?You can?t.? This is just hypocrisy at the highest level.
?Even now, if we were to fly out to a show and the guys had a beer or a cocktail or whatever, man, I would love this cold beer. I?d love a drink of Jack and Coke. I can smell it. Because we?re sitting on an airplane together. It?s like this little angel on one side and the devil on the other. My immediate thought is that I never want to get sick again. I never want to feel this bad again. I never want to be in this terrible, dark, lonely place again and again, so it?s fleeting, but even here it?s always there.
?Especially when I?m at home [during] this COVID thing, [my longtime partner] Thomas doesn?t drink. When I first met Thomas, he stopped drinking. So this is a support for me. I never really have much to do with alcohol or drugs when I?m not working. But, yes, when my fans or PRIEST fans come to us, yes, they will have a drink; you might have a couple of spliffs [and] do everything else in your free time. You are entitled to it. And they live their lives and they celebrate and they have the time of their lives as they should. You don?t have a drinking problem; they are not addicted to drugs. There are people who can and do enjoy these things in life [has] no effect on them, physically and mentally.
?So, it?s an absolute miracle,? added Halford. ?All I can say is that it is a miracle that I came so far from January 6, 1986 to December 1, 2020 without slipping once. And I?m not bragging because it?s all past ? that?s the past; . I live in the moment. I don?t think about yesterday or tomorrow; I am living now. But I am grateful that I have come this far without fail. Don?t fail ? that?s the wrong word. Without a slip from the car ? whatever that is supposed to be called. I am grateful that I made it this far and stay clean and sober. Because if I didn?t, who knows where I would have gone and where I would have ended up? ?
Halford previously credited his belief in a higher power for helping him recover. ?When I got clean and sober, it was a big change in my life,? he said during an appearance on HATEBREED front man Jamey Jasta?s official podcast ?The Jasta Show?. ?And part of my recovery is that I only have this belief in a higher power. And it works. It works, man. It?s really, really important. ?
Halford added, ?There will likely be people who will listen [this] Podcast who don?t have that kind of thing in their life and that?s great; it?s all about acceptance. But I always tell people when you think about it, the easiest thing I do is I pray. I actually pray a lot. And even if you don?t believe in prayer, just give it a try. Pray for a good day or just pray for your friend or whatever it is. And it?s amazing man, because it absolutely works. I guarantee it really works. And now I sound like [American evangelical Christian evangelist] Billy Graham, but I?m just trying to express some of the things that are important to me in everyday life that allow me to go on that stage every night and do my job. ?
In an interview with Classic Rock Revisited, Halford said he stopped using substances because he was ?tired of feeling sick and tired. I?ll always remember the first show I got clean and sober ? It was in New Mexico, in Albuquerque, ?he recalled. ?I literally felt sublime as everything came out so clearly. I could really ? enjoy the performance of JUDAS PRIEST without all the other things in front of me. Since that day it?s been a miracle. ?
Halford added, ?Everyone has to face things at some point in their life [doesn?t have to] Be alcohol and drugs. You can overeat, or you can?t exercise, or whatever ? it?s not easy to stay clean and sober in rock and roll. From waking to falling asleep there are many temptations, especially when you are on the go. [But] I think we?re some of the strongest people, my friends and my sober brothers in metal. ?
Rob has spent much of the past year and a half promoting his autobiography, ?Confess,? which was released in September 2020 via Hachette Books. It was co-written with Ian Gittins, co-author of ?The Heroin Diaries? by Nikki Sixx.
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Originally posted on: https://recoverygazette.com/judas-priests-rob-halford-on-staying-sober-for-36-years-i-live-one-day-at-a-time-2/ Originally posted on: https://recoverygazette.com/judas-priests-rob-halford-on-staying-sober-for-36-years-i-live-one-day-at-a-time/ JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford, who will celebrate his 36th sobriety anniversary this Thursday (Jan. 6), spoke to Spaniard Mariskal Rock about how he has managed to avoid the urge to relapse since 1986. ?I think about it all the time,? ?he said of drinking alcohol. ?It?s […]
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JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford, who will celebrate his 36th sobriety anniversary this Thursday (Jan. 6), spoke to Spaniard Mariskal Rock about how he has managed to avoid the urge to relapse since 1986. ?I think about it all the time,? ?he said of drinking alcohol. ?It?s an Addiction. When I see the Phoenix Cardinals on TV the other day, there?s always beer and booze ads and stuff. And I know it?s there And there is a temptation to have mental tools ready to get you through this instance. Because it?s all about instances. And I live one day at a time. I?ve lived one day at a time for 35 years. And that?s all that matters. It is the moment. You live in the moment ? not yesterday, not tomorrow, it is now. And you have to be ready when that little beer devil comes on your shoulder and says, ?Come on, Rob. Have a little beer.? ?Fuck off.? [Laughs] Because I don?t want to feel like this again, man. I don?t want to be that person. I was unhappy. I wasn?t happy. I?ve been bad to people. I don?t want to go through this again. So that?s also part of my balance in everyday life. ?
Rob previously spoke in an interview with the Across The Board podcast in 2020 about how he manages to stay clean on the street. ?It?s not easy,? he said at the time. ?It?s a lot one day at a time. You get all of the tools and resources from your rehab experience. I use them every day. Much of it is like mental notes ? talking things over. Sometimes I talk them through.? Much of it is internal. That so is really important on the daily level of sobriety.
?When I was in rehab [in 1986], there is anonymity in rehab, but at the same time you have to tell everyone their life story so that everyone knows what I?ve done. And I remember we talked about going back to this world of sex and drugs, rock and roll and alcohol. I don?t know how to deal with it because it won?t be a gradual re-immersion into society, so to speak. I won?t be able to take small steps; I just go straight to the deep end. I can?t go to work and tell my bandmates, ?You can?t drink. You can?t do this. You can?t do that ?because it?s control. Accept your powerlessness.
?I don?t think we ever had a conversation in the band about it, but I think there was care and understanding ? as it is still,? Halford continued. ?But I would be the last one to say that I have to make rules because then the whole thing is to live my life on my terms? [turns into something] You push on other people: ?Well, you can?t do that?, ?You can?t.? This is just hypocrisy at the highest level.
?Even now, if we were to fly out to a show and the guys had a beer or a cocktail or whatever, man, I would love this cold beer. I?d love a drink of Jack and Coke. I can smell it. Because we?re sitting on an airplane together. It?s like this little angel on one side and the devil on the other. My immediate thought is that I never want to get sick again. I never want to feel this bad again. I never want to be in this terrible, dark, lonely place again and again, so it?s fleeting, but even here it?s always there.
?Especially when I?m at home [during] this COVID thing, [my longtime partner] Thomas doesn?t drink. When I first met Thomas, he stopped drinking. So this is a support for me. I never really have much to do with alcohol or drugs when I?m not working. But, yes, when my fans or PRIEST fans come to us, yes, they will have a drink; you might have a couple of spliffs [and] do everything else in your free time. You are entitled to it. And they live their lives and they celebrate and they have the time of their lives as they should. You don?t have a drinking problem; they are not addicted to drugs. There are people who can and do enjoy these things in life [has] no effect on them, physically and mentally.
?So, it?s an absolute miracle,? added Halford. ?All I can say is that it is a miracle that I came so far from January 6, 1986 to December 1, 2020 without slipping once. And I?m not bragging because it?s all past ? that?s the past; . I live in the moment. I don?t think about yesterday or tomorrow; I am living now. But I am grateful that I have come this far without fail. Don?t fail ? that?s the wrong word. Without a slip from the car ? whatever that is supposed to be called. I am grateful that I made it this far and stay clean and sober. Because if I didn?t, who knows where I would have gone and where I would have ended up? ?
Halford previously credited his belief in a higher power for helping him recover. ?When I got clean and sober, it was a big change in my life,? he said during an appearance on HATEBREED front man Jamey Jasta?s official podcast ?The Jasta Show?. ?And part of my recovery is that I only have this belief in a higher power. And it works. It works, man. It?s really, really important. ?
Halford added, ?There will likely be people who will listen [this] Podcast who don?t have that kind of thing in their life and that?s great; it?s all about acceptance. But I always tell people when you think about it, the easiest thing I do is I pray. I actually pray a lot. And even if you don?t believe in prayer, just give it a try. Pray for a good day or just pray for your friend or whatever it is. And it?s amazing man, because it absolutely works. I guarantee it really works. And now I sound like [American evangelical Christian evangelist] Billy Graham, but I?m just trying to express some of the things that are important to me in everyday life that allow me to go on that stage every night and do my job. ?
In an interview with Classic Rock Revisited, Halford said he stopped using substances because he was ?tired of feeling sick and tired. I?ll always remember the first show I got clean and sober ? It was in New Mexico, in Albuquerque, ?he recalled. ?I literally felt sublime as everything came out so clearly. I could really ? enjoy the performance of JUDAS PRIEST without all the other things in front of me. Since that day it?s been a miracle. ?
Halford added, ?Everyone has to face things at some point in their life [doesn?t have to] Be alcohol and drugs. You can overeat, or you can?t exercise, or whatever ? it?s not easy to stay clean and sober in rock and roll. From waking to falling asleep there are many temptations, especially when you are on the go. [But] I think we?re some of the strongest people, my friends and my sober brothers in metal. ?
Rob has spent much of the past year and a half promoting his autobiography, ?Confess,? which was released in September 2020 via Hachette Books. It was co-written with Ian Gittins, co-author of ?The Heroin Diaries? by Nikki Sixx.
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