Ridge Recovery

04/25/2019

Thanks to Tiffany from Safe Harbor Recovery Center for coming out, checking out our program, and filling us in about all the exciting addiction treatment resources which you guys are now offering in Hampton Roads. Portsmouth and the surrounding cities of SE Virginia is an area in need and we are excited that you guys are offering hope to those in need. We look forward to offering support in any way possible.

04/24/2019

“It all makes sense”
“Some days it all seems too much. The stress, the worry, the inevitable toll it takes on ones soul. To be there, to hold space, to care and to show up. It’s hard. And, I forget that it’s entirely worth it. The lives we could potentially touch, and the responsibility in that. And why we do the work, and the ones who are no longer here. Nothing else matters. My dad, Bruce Short, often refers to a moment over the holidays. I was home visiting with my wife , it was Christmas and my dad was sitting in his chair when he was overcome with an overwhelming sense of gratitude. I should have been dead. Yet there I was, with my wonderful wife and parents, happy, on Christmas morning. He wondered how many family’s would not get that feeling this year as a result of addiction. He cried quietly and later told me of this moment. That is why we do this. So other families can experience that. Otherwise it would not be worth it. And often times I forget that. Today I was reminded.” - Nick Short, CSAC, founder and executive director of Ridge Recovery.

04/12/2019

❤️

03/29/2019

Exciting developments. 😊

03/15/2019

“Let no one be deluded that a knowledge of the path can substitute for putting one foot in front of the other.”
M.C. Richards

03/08/2019

A big thank you to local paramedic Scott who generously volunteered his time today in order to come out to Evolution Recovery and conduct an extremely thorough and informative presentation on the proper use of Narcan. This is life saving information and his real life experience is invaluable. Also, thank you to our friends from other programs and the community for coming out.

02/28/2019

The danger posed by addiction has reached an unprecedented level but there are resources available to those suffering from this debilitating struggle. If you or anyone you know is struggling, please reach out for help. There is HOPE.

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02/27/2019

“How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.”
Stephen Covey

02/15/2019

Navigating frozen trails above 5000 ft. today with the guys. Grateful for the bonds these hikes build.

02/13/2019

“Life is a good teacher and a good friend. Things are always in transition, if we could only realize it. Nothing ever sums itself up in the way that we like to dream about. The off-center, in-between state is an ideal situation, a situation in which we don’t get caught and we can open our hearts and minds beyond limit . . . To stay with that shakiness—to stay with a broken heart, with a rumbling stomach, with the feeling of hopelessness . . . that is the path of true awakening.”
Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart

01/22/2019

“We touch an inner sense of aliveness and vitality in the here and now instead of waiting for the next moment to be the moment in which what we are waiting for happens. In the spaciousness of nonexpectations, we open to life as it is.”
Narayan Helen Liebenson, The Magnanimous Heart