Paradise Life
by
Book Details
Language :
English
Publication Date :
2/8/2007
Format :
Softcover
Dimensions :
8.5x11
Page Count :
162
ISBN :
9781425736347
Format :
E-Book
Dimensions :
N/A
Page Count :
162
ISBN :
9781669813361
About the Book
I wanted to get the message out that any addict could get clean, stop using drugs and find a new way to live.
My personal life experience can be a living example to help educate the public that addiction is a humanistic
disease from which the addict and family members suffer no matter what supportive opportunities are given. The
disease of addiction is completely profound in the aspect that help can only be obtained through a miraculous
process of Recovery otherwise known as Grace. I share about the horrors of my life and how wonderful my
life has become today. In the spirit of recovery my contribution is exemplified by the selfless effort of helping
other addicts find and achieve recovery. Today my goal is to help others unconditionally and to be a part of the
solution rather than the problem. My understanding is my contribution will help alleviate the pain and suffering
of addicts and those close to addicts by being exposed to this work of art. My motive was to bring to light the
love and truth about the feelings of an addict who has found joy, happiness and freedom. This is the recovery
revolution that is going on right now.
- Chris Keeley
CHAPTERS:
1) Dada to the Bone page 4
2) Stomach Pain Basilica page 7
3) The Disappointment page 10
4) Moment of Clarity page 12
5) Roads Not Safe page 20
6) All over the place page 23
7) Harassed but not arrested page 27
8) The Surgery Acute Care Lumbar Hemi-Laminestomy page 29
9) The Bear page 32
10) The Horseshoe page 34
11) Wild Duck page 36
12) The Leica Mishap page 38
13) The Wedding Present page 40
14) Suspicious Activity page 44
15) The Rolls Royce of Awareness page 47
16) A Pickle can´t go back to being a Cucumber page 50
17) Awake and Alive page 55
18) Nine High Schools Without a Diploma page 62
19) Turquoise Sports Car Totaled by a Telephone Pole page 67
20) White Pipes, Weed, and the Wild Coast page 69
21) Going Ninety on Georgia Avenue page 71
22) Woke up in Swaziland instead of Switzerland page 73
23) Three Nasty Letters page 76
24) Three early traumatic events page 79
25) Madness in Rio page 81
26) The Victoria Falls Fiasco page 84
27) Blueblood Reminiscences page 88
28) My poisonous spider bite page 91
29) My First Date with Valerie page 93
30) Opium Dreams page 95
31) The Fire page 99
32) Anna´s Overdose page 101
33) God is laughing at me page 104
34) David´s Death page 106
35) The Malawi Incident page 110
36) The Biggest Blow to my Ego page 113
37) Hardest Laugh page 115
38) The Day I quit smoking for real page 117
39) The Third Instance of trouble was Thanksgiving weekend 1974, my first Acid Trip page 119
40) Three Instances of Trouble Part Two page 121
41) Three Instances of Trouble Part One page 123
42) A Story of Continual Denial page 124
43) Coincidences page 127
44) Journal September 1995 page 148
45) A Day in the life of an Addict page 153