Good morning! Yesterday was a catharsis for me. Helped another homeless guy get rescued from near suicidal oblivio, get registered with Social Security and Medicaid, got him emergency food stamps and into permanent stable and secure housing, future doctor and psych appointments, and helped pack up my Jeep to get him off the street and into his new home. The best part was I got to play with Ruby his faithful streetwise companion. She’s a lovable 4 year old boxer/corgi/terrier mix . Amazing how she trusted me while her daddy was filling out endless forms, getting poked and prodded for medical pre authorization, and hooked up with a food bank. When we finally got her and daddy moved in ok she collapsed on the cool floor *it was unmercifully hot and humid yesterday* and went right to sleep as if to say “it’s ok here” 🐾♥️
And so now I’m feeling empowered to move off dead ~ and I mean dead ~ center. Apathy abounds in this area of PA. The people here feast on others emotions and grief like a collective hive of starved bees. But the honey is sour not sweet. Definitely time to go. Took me almost 3 years after the system ground me up and spit me out. The house I rented when moving up here in Pottsville PA back in 2011 had a fire. I’m ok, no injury or loss of stuff, just structure damage that the smarmy landlord refused to repair. The City inspector eventually condemned it and I was back out on the street again, after surviving 14 years on Baltimore’s rough east side streets before I got clean from a hard core addiction, been clean since 2004 ~ I still take a puff now and again but it’s not 24/7 insanity like before. Anyway, some kind people here helped me get situated in a County funded motel until I could resurrect a meaningful lifestyle.
So, after finding the strength and courage to help so many others recently, I'm ready. Hit the road... into the great wide open. Leaving this armpit town for good! The opposite of growth is stagnation and death. Definitely time to go.
The message...? When all else seems falling to pieces around you... volunteer, learn to recognize and read life’s little road signs directing you to the cure for your own angst while helping others. The rewards are there, just sow a little bit of yourself, stand back and reap the guaranteed bountiful harvest 😊
Not sure where I’ll next settle down, been up this way since 2009 hanging or renting my own digs. Stay tuned for future brilliance!