are there any artistic people out there??
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are there any artistic people out there??
I know that addicts have an overwhelming number of very very talented people for the most part. I was just wondering what your talents may be. And these talents or hobbies that may have been part of your life growing up....may offer some ease in early recovery by getting back to them. Mine is the ability to draw. I love it...but when I was in active addiction...it was impossible...I was just wondering what kind of talented people we have out there because addicts are some of the most talented people out there...
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Hey, Erik, well I'm far from talented, but I play music and have been in bands since I was 18-19--except when my drinking got real heavy. Since being sober for the last 3 months, I have been able to spark this passion again, and it has been so far very fulfilling.
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It's often very difficult when we get sober to try and find other things to do that we can focus on. I'm very fortunate in that I love music and have rediscovered playing cello in a orchestra since getting sober. I don't do it often but it totally transports me when I do. I think it's so important to find things we enjoy and that will help to build our confidence and self-esteem as well as giving us joy. All the best in your journey. :-)
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Emmsie, I totally relate to your sentiment of feeling that playing music has the ability to "transport" us. For me, it is stronger when playing live/in front of an audience--completely, 100% in the moment, no past, no future, just now, and it's almost like the music is just happening, like it has a life of it's own and we are just the vehicles. Man, I missed those feelings during all those years of drinking. And KateL and Cheydinhal, while I don't sing (very well), I get a good vocal can have the same impact-? I'm glad you are playing again.
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70 degrees today. Sat in the backyard and played for a couple of hours. Songs take on different meanings now that I'm sober. Interesting that over the years I've learned so many tunes about alcohol, drugs, and even recovery though I wasn't really ready to fully understand... Seems I've been warning myself for a long time.
This one kills me: Richard Thompson - God Loves A Drunk - Seattle 1990 - YouTube
I was at that show. Drunk.
This one kills me: Richard Thompson - God Loves A Drunk - Seattle 1990 - YouTube
I was at that show. Drunk.
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I used to write a lot of cowboy poetry, gave it up when I started drinking heavy, read a few posts on the limericks board, put my pen to paper, and the emotions just flowed.....
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I'm with you, I used to be very artistic when I was young, but of course alcohol drowned all that...I'm back to being a decent poet, and am working on my singing again. Oh, and I'm a great actress...aren't we all, convincing ourselves and everyone else we didn't have a problem?
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I used to paint and sketch and I loved photography, going to art galleries and generally immersing myself into anything artistic.Heavy drinking has robbed all my confidence and talent and I haven't done any of those things for 15 years. That is very, very sad and after writing this down I actually feel sick.
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