Acts of Defiance - 2.5

If you’ve joined AA since Monday, January 20, color me impressed. You went down the alcoholic curve much quicker than I. If you started with 45’s term and have yet to get stumbling, shit-faced drunk, familiarize yourself with the concepts of ABV and proof. Alcohol induced euphoria is only temporary and could result in serious side effects depending on the quality of booze you can afford. Consult your ophthalmologist before drinking yourself blind. Beyond joining support groups that help with addictions, find or start a support group for your own mental health during the next four years.

On a more sober note, my wife and some of her closest friends have started a 47-coping group called The Sanity Sisters. No group is complete without a logo so I created one for them. The lotus blossom also looks like a Phoenix raising from the ashes expressing a double symbolic meaning. The Sisters meet frequently, share food, drink, personal news, and ways they each cope with 47’s cumulative mental health challenges. Medical science has been confounded by the communicable nature of 47’s mental pathologies. His conditions are so virulent, they can infect others through radio, TV, social media and other virtual pathways. Think of your support group as a prophylactic measure like you would a Covid vaccine.

A brain-trust of epic proportions, The Sanity Sisters.

Just do it! Call some of your close, like-minded friends to evaluate the positive benefits of starting a discussion group. The meetings do not always have to be about 47. Change it up but remember the group’s purpose – to cope.

• Meet outside the home or rotate meetings in each other’s homes.

• Invite a speaker.

• Cater a meeting so cooking or bringing food is unnecessary.

• Play peaceful, meditative music during the meetings.

• Watch an uplifting movie.

• Watch a post-apocalyptic, dystopian movie to help you prepare for the near-future.

• Stay the hell away from sappy, wholesome, un-reality stuff like The Little House on the Prairie reruns, the Hallmark Channel, the Disney Channel

• Ditch Amazon Prime.

• Grab your sledgehammers, find a Tesla in your neighborhood, and ask the owner nicely if he would support your mental health treatment.

Disclaimer: The author claims no responsibility for the actions of readers and encourages them to strictly adhere to all appropriate local, state, and federal laws governing car smashing.