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A few observations about #OCR #SpartanRace and Opiates. Following the Spartan Race, a great many number of "Spartan Brand Ambassadors" began creating content and liking #SpartanOhio pictures on Instagram. Many of their bios said, "Clean: <Date>" They were recovering addicts...pic.twitter.com/qW8hXplswI
Spartan Race Inc. highlighted cases of former drug addicts and alcoholics who had continued their recovery process through Obstacle racing. @nickosully https://life.spartan.com/post/after-a-brush-with-death-nick-o-sullivan-found-sobriety-through-spartan … was one such former addict turned obstacle course racer. This life change makes sense
Westerners suffer from a profound sense of ennui... an existential vacuum inside their souls. Some try to fill it with money, some with fornication, some with video games, some with food. Some unlucky souls try to fill it with it with drugs: alcohol and opiates
#Opiates are, at their core, novocaine for the soul. They don't fix the problem, but they do numb the pain long enough to allow people to continue to function when the pain of existence would otherwise be too great to bear. This is tragic. Over time, many "accidentally" overdose
To truly "fix" the opiate crisis, solutions beyond the personal are needed, mens' spirits must reawaken, great problems must be solved. In the here and now, however, #OCR #SpartanRace type events can fulfill a worthy goal, of giving men a tribe and something positive to focus on
Recovery groups can and should form teams to encourage each other to stay clean, work hard, and achieve great things, first at races, and then in their lives. Many will experience setbacks, injuries, relapses, etc, but part of having a groups is finding men who'll have your back
It's easy to judge people for their past transgressions, just remember: "For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged." If someone is making an earnest effort to repent and turn their lives around, help them. One day, soon, you may need their help. Thanks for reading.
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