Journal, Monday MotivationShawn Van DaeleFebruary 13, 2023Dreams, Procrastination, Insecurity, Waiting, Self Image, Self Improvement, Recovery, Sense of purpose3 Comments

Where Do You Keep Your Dreams?

Journal, Monday MotivationShawn Van DaeleFebruary 13, 2023Dreams, Procrastination, Insecurity, Waiting, Self Image, Self Improvement, Recovery, Sense of purpose3 Comments

JournalShawn Van DaeleFebruary 24, 2017addict, addiction, alcohol, alcohol addiction, alcohol awareness, alcoholic, anxiety, CCRC, depression, detox, Dreams, insomnia, learning, life, memories, mental health, mental illness, recovery, Rehab, sleep, sleep deprivation, sober, sobriety, thinking, thoughts, waiting, worried39 Comments

Sing Me To Sleep

JournalShawn Van DaeleFebruary 24, 2017addict, addiction, alcohol, alcohol addiction, alcohol awareness, alcoholic, anxiety, CCRC, depression, detox, Dreams, insomnia, learning, life, memories, mental health, mental illness, recovery, Rehab, sleep, sleep deprivation, sober, sobriety, thinking, thoughts, waiting, worried39 Comments

Journal, Photo AlbumShawn Van DaeleFebruary 20, 2017AA, addict, addiction, alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholism, anxiety, asleep, avoidance, booze, canada, death, depression, detox, Dreams, drunkenness, emotions, help, hope, insomnia, inspiration, life, mental health, motivation, quote, Quotes, reality, recovery, Rehab, sadness, sleep, success, suicide, surreal, surreal photography, survival, thoughts, time, universe, wine, worried22 Comments

Like Being Dead, But Without the Commitment

Journal, Photo AlbumShawn Van DaeleFebruary 20, 2017AA, addict, addiction, alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholism, anxiety, asleep, avoidance, booze, canada, death, depression, detox, Dreams, drunkenness, emotions, help, hope, insomnia, inspiration, life, mental health, motivation, quote, Quotes, reality, recovery, Rehab, sadness, sleep, success, suicide, surreal, surreal photography, survival, thoughts, time, universe, wine, worried22 Comments

JournalShawn Van DaeleFebruary 18, 2017AA, addiction, alcohol, alcohol addiction, alcohol awareness, alcoholaddiction, alcoholic, alcoholism, anxiety, awareness, clocks, depression, Dreams, help, inspiration, life, mental health, mental illness, motivation, nicotine, quote, Quotes, reality, recovery, Rehab, self care, smoking, success, thoughts, time, universe, waiting, wine11 Comments

Clock Watching

Time is priceless. Waste it wisely...

JournalShawn Van DaeleFebruary 18, 2017AA, addiction, alcohol, alcohol addiction, alcohol awareness, alcoholaddiction, alcoholic, alcoholism, anxiety, awareness, clocks, depression, Dreams, help, inspiration, life, mental health, mental illness, motivation, nicotine, quote, Quotes, reality, recovery, Rehab, self care, smoking, success, thoughts, time, universe, waiting, wine11 Comments

Journal, Photo AlbumShawn Van DaeleFebruary 13, 2017addiction, alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholism, anxiety, depression, Dreams, drunk, emotions, growth, healing, hell, hope, mental health, motivation, quote, Quotes, recovery, Rehab, sober, sobriety, surreal photography, surreal self portrait, thoughts6 Comments

Bottled Up Emotions

I did this photo 7 years ago, and am just seeing the irony in it now. That is me, stuck inside a bottle. It's called Bottled Up Emotions.

Journal, Photo AlbumShawn Van DaeleFebruary 13, 2017addiction, alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholism, anxiety, depression, Dreams, drunk, emotions, growth, healing, hell, hope, mental health, motivation, quote, Quotes, recovery, Rehab, sober, sobriety, surreal photography, surreal self portrait, thoughts6 Comments

The Dream Box: Missing Pants, Terrifying Stairs and the Absinthe Goddess

JournalShawn Van DaeleFebruary 06, 2017addiction, alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholism, broken, canada, depression, detox, disappointment, dream interpretation, Dreams, healing, hope, loss, mental health, naltrexone, recovery, self help, sinclair method, sobriety, thumb dream1 Comment

The Dream Box: On Loss & Losing Grip

In 2012, I had found 'my calling'. I was helping people everywhere, using my god-given-talent and a lot of creativity. I was a philanthropist and I was changing lives around the world, making dreams come true. I was being featured on The Today Show. World News with Diane Sawyer. Here I am today, an alcoholic having dreams of losing my thumbs.

JournalShawn Van DaeleFebruary 06, 2017addiction, alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholism, broken, canada, depression, detox, disappointment, dream interpretation, Dreams, healing, hope, loss, mental health, naltrexone, recovery, self help, sinclair method, sobriety, thumb dream1 Comment

JournalShawn Van DaeleFebruary 05, 2017addiction, alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholism, broken, canada, connection, Dad, depression, detox, disappointment, Dreams, healing, mental health, naltrexone, quote, recovery, self help, sinclair method, sobriety3 Comments

The Dream Box: Reconnecting with my dead Dad

He smelled like the factory he worked at when I was a child. Like grease and coal. And he put his lips to the top of my head while I was still crying and said 'I forgive you. For most of it.'