Giving is Getting
The school year is ending for many. Students at the local boarding school, Colorado Rocky Mountain School, are preparing to travel to their homes all about the country. Some will be returning in the fall, others will be venturing off to colleges. All of them will be negotiating new minefields of drug and alcohol temptations […]
Kitty’s Garden
Kitty’s Garden, a memorial to my sister who passed away in 2009, is a simple gesture of gratitude for the gifts recovery has provided us all. It treats us to beauty shared, to flavors fresh and robust, and to the fragrance of peace and solitude. It is rebirth witnessed year in and year out, new […]
Happy Mother’s Day
Holidays have become a gift in sobriety. Welcomed by Jaywalker since the day I walked through the doors, I learned how patience, time, and recovery would heal the wreckage I reeked on my family. Jaywalker showed me how to take action in my recovery; how to establish my sober identity and offer amends. Today I […]
James Surls – “Man and Nature”
His thinking is that Art is something that should be shared, that it is a vehicle for creating community James Surls’ body of work has been termed as organic, primal, pure form, and unpolished beauty. I would describe it as boundless and surreal. I have had the opportunity to tour his studio in Missouri Heights […]
Congratulations Lois
Our friend and colleague, Lois Porcelain, celebrates 23 years of sobriety today! Lois came to Jaywalker Lodge from Hazelden in January of 2006. She has served in several clinical roles since that time, but most recently was promoted to the Program Director position in June of 2011. Lois has proven herself to be a valued […]
3.88 GPA
Everyone here at Jaywalker would like to congratulate the Jaywalker U students for completing the 2013 spring semester with a house GPA of 3.88. During our addiction a lot of us were incapable of going to college, not to mention getting good grades. Here at Jaywalker U the students are showing us that recovery, college, […]
Jaywalker U Students
Here at Jaywalker U (JWU), students are admitted to the program any time during the semester. While they are waiting for classes to begin at Colorado Mountain College (CMC), they are involved in a series of non-credit on line courses. Some of these courses are assigned and benefit the general study skills of our students. […]
Reflection from Pine Ridge
Solutions service trip to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation was a very eye opening experience. Prior to going, I had been told of the ongoing issues faced by the local residents – poverty, unemployment, alcoholism, drug addiction, domestic violence and suicide. However, it wasn’t until I spent time on the reservation that I really began to understand […]
We are cookin’
Last week, Jaywalker U students had another one of their famous cooking classes with Chef Brian. This week’s class focused on mastering the art of making homemade pizza. Here at Jaywalker U we are trying to stay away from the normal college fast food diet and teach our guys a more healthy way to eat. […]
First Friday Fun
Carbondale rolls out the red carpet on the First Friday of every month as the community celebrates with art , shopping, dining and music. To kick off the evening Jaywalker Lodge hosts an open community Bar-B-Que dinner before the Friday night speaker meeting. After an inspiring sharing of experience, strength, and hope many of us […]
