I just got back from Cali for the NAATP conference, and will pick up my 2 year medallion next Friday at my home group.
2 years.
If you haven't read my post: Thomas Edison, The Wright Bros, Cable TV & The Space Shuttle – please do.
The miracles of recovery are incredible – I am riding a 4th dimension rocket & am in utter awe.
Below is a promo we sent out updating our readers about JOURNEY magazine (www.itsallinthejourney.com), and our plans for the website.
It's all in the JOURNEY. com is becoming an interactive on line community! I hope you guys will visit, join, or just take a look.
Unreal.
peace
Charlie G
Our E-blast promo sent out Friday:
In only 6 issues, It’s all in the JOURNEY has gone from a 28 page, 10,000 copy magazine that was printed every two months and distributed to every AA/NA clubhouse, detox & treatment facility in Florida, to a 36 page, 14,000 copy magazine that is printed every month, and distributed to every AA/NA clubhouse, detox& treatment facility in Florida and California.
Also, JOURNEY now goes to over 200 of America’s largest EAP’s (Employee Assistant Program).
When we started subscriptions, the AA Grapevine was our first subscriber (I have that check on my office wall!), and last Friday the Director of Hazelden’s library called me to start a subscription and asked for all past issues – they are making It’s all in the JOURNEY a permanent part of their addiction library! (That check will also go on my office wall!).
I have interviewed Grammy winning artist Jim Warren (who won his award for the cover he did on Bob Segar’s ‘Against the Wind’ albumn and loved JOURNEY magazine so much he has agreed to do our covers for free!) in issue 3,
The Deputy Director of the White House’s National Drug Control Policy in issue 5,
And Victor Capoccia, Director of the Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap Inititive, in issue 6.
My interview of Congressman Jim Ramstad, who has over 26 years of sobriety and along with Rep. Edward Kennedy, got the Parity Bill passed that made addiction on par with physical dieases for insurance purposes is in our upcoming issue that is going to pre press tomorrow and in issue 8, I am interviewing Pat Taylor, Director of Faces & Voices of Recovery!
Our columns include:Personal Perspective: By addiction pioneer Terrence Gorski
Detox Diary; a night tech’s log: My column on fighting to get into, and stay in, recovery
God & the 12 steps: By Dyce K. – Oh my GOD! They’re talking about God!
What’s your Agenda? By Mother Henry – Things to do for fun in sobriety.
One Step at aTtime; a comedian gets serious….Well, kinda: By Kyle S. – A step series.
Peeling the Onion: A recovery Q&A column by Addiction Professional Val Elsbree
Prose’s Posse: Poems & Prose submitted by our readers.
Advocacy Ave: A new column with various key stakeholders writing about their personal advacacy (Watershed CEO Chris Crosby wrote our 1st one).
A Closer Look: Is a different review, of a different facility, each month
And of course our Detox/Treatment, Recovery Residence, Professioanl and Help & Support Directories
Below is another promo e-blast we sent out last Friday about JOURNEY'S website.
We are striving to become a World Wide Recovery Community – right here!
It's all in the JOURNEY ( www.itsallinthejourney.com) is about to become an interactive online community! In 2 to 3 weeks you will see a whole new look at our home page!
Look for the door on the right side of the page & just click on it, or one of the mailboxes that will also be there (To join, for directories, contact info, submitting stories/articles, etc..), enter and sign up to become a member of the JOURNEY Community!
You will be able to have your own page to personalize – post stories, blogs, pictures, videos, etc…
Add friends, make friends, leave comments on their pages,
Start your own group or forum.
Our Detox & Treatment, Recovery Residence, Professional and Help & Support Directories will still be here,
You will still be able to download and read each issue of JOURNEY, (You will be able to pick from a rotating carousel of current & past issues on the main page – That is very cool!).
And we will still pick one story or article to publish each issue.
Plus! We are also going to highlight one member's page in each issue of JOURNEY!
With an estimated 35,000 readers of our magazine, we can be one of the largest online communities in the world and show others that,
It works, if you work it!
It’s all in the JOURNEY; Get on the road with us!
