OKAY LOOKY HERE PEOPLE.

I UPLOAD A LOT OF RECOVERY ART AND IMAGES AND OTHER STUFF TO THIS SITE.  I AM HOWEVER NOT TRYING TO STEAL ANYONES ART WORK BY DOING SO.  MY INTENTION IS TO HELP THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY BY SPREADING THE MESSAGE OF HOPE ABOUT OUR FELLOWSHIPS.  THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT COMFORT TO ME ESPECIALLY WHILE ON INTERFERON AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET TO AS MANY MEETINGS IN PERSON THEN I AM USED TO.  I ALSO CAN'T SLEEP WELL ON IT AND THIS HELPS ME STAY FOCUSED ON RECOVERY.

IF YOU WILL NOTICE, I AM NOW GOING IN AND UPDATING THE FILE INFORMATION HERE WHEN I SEE AN ARTISTS WORK AND THEIR NAME ON IT.  I ALWAYS ACKNOWLEDGE THE ARTISTS BY PUTTING BY THE ARTISTS NAME OR INITIALS IN THE FILE NAME AND DESCRIPTION IF I SEE IT ON THE PICTURE I AM UPLOADING NOW ( I AM LEARNING NEW STUFF AS I HAVE BEEN ON HERE AND HAVE BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE SITE). 

I AM TIRED OF GETTING SHITTY EMAILS FROM FOLKS THAT AREN'T EVEN THE ARTISTS FOR THESE PICTURES.  WE ARE ALL GROWN AND IF AN ARTIST HAS AN ISSUE WITH ME UPLOADING THEIR STUFF THEY CAN SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES, THEY DO NOT NEED YOU TO BE THEIR VOICE FOR THEM.  

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I UPLOAD SOMETHING OF YOURS AND DO NOT PUT BY YOU ON THE ART.  THIS IS NOT INTENTIONAL.  IT IS EITHER BECAUSE I CAN'T OR DON'T SEE A NAME ON IT OR I CAN'T READ IT AND I AM NOT GOING TO GUESS AND PUT YOUR NAME ON IT IF IT DOES NOT SAY, EVEN IF I AM PRETTY SURE IT IS YOUR STUFF BY THEME OR STYLE.  I DO NOT WANT TO ACCIDENTLY GIVE CREDIT TO SOMEONE FOR ARTWORK THAT ISN'T THEIRS. 

I HAVE SPOKEN TO A FEW THAT RUN THIS SITE AND FOR THE MOST PART WE ARE IN AGREEMENT.  THEY ACTUALLY DO NOT APPROVE EVERYTHING I SEND TO THIS SITE AND I AM QUITE OKAY WITH THAT. 

IF YOU HAVE THAT BIG OF AN ISSUE WITH YOUR STUFF BEING SHARED THEN PUT A URL ON IT TO YOUR PERSONAL WEBSITE OR DON'T PUT IT OUT ON THE DAMN INTERNET. I AM SORRY THE DELIVERY OF THIS MESSAGE MAY SOUND BITCHY BUT DAMN PEOPLE GET A GRIP OR CALL YOUR SPONSOR IF THIS PARTICULAR STUFF BOTHERS YOU SO MUCH.

I WILL ALSO STATE HERE THAT I ONLY ATTEND THE NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS FELLOWSHIP BUT I UPLOAD STUFF FROM ALL FELLOWSHIPS AND OF ALL KINDS OF NATURE.  THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT ME AND I AM AWARE OF THAT WHICH IS WHY I UPLOAD STUFF FROM ALL FELLOWSHIPS AND OF ALL DIFFERENT THEMES.

I ALSO LOVE DRUG AND DEVIANT ART AND SHARE THAT AS WELL ON HERE.  IF IT IS OFFENSIVE TO YOU (WHICH I HAVE ALSO GOTTEN EMAILS ABOUT ON MYSPACE) THEN DON'T FUCKIN LOOK AT IT IS ALL I CAN TELL YOU.  IF IT TRIGGERS YOU OR YOU CAN'T SEE THE RECOVERY IN IT THEN THATS YOUR ISSUE NOT MINE.  

I AM ALSO NOT RELIGIOUS AT ALL AND IN FACT I HAVE AN ADVERSION TO ORGANIZED RELIGION....I WILL NOT GET INTO HERE BUT I SHARE THAT STUFF TOO AS WELL ON HERE FOR I KNOW THAT SOME OF YOU ARE INTO THAT. 

I AM WELL AWARE OF MY ISSUES, I HAVE A SPONSOR AND I WORK STEPS AND I DO NOT CONFUSE MY ISSUES WITH YOURS.  I WOULD ASK YOU TO DO THE SAME WITH ME AND NOT BE SO JUDGEMENTAL AND HAVE RESPECT FOR ME AS THE INDIVIDUAL, UNIQUE WOMAN THAT I AM AND LET ME GO THROUGH MY PROCESS, MY JOURNEY THE WAY THAT WORKS FOR ME. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO WORK FOR YOU, YOU ARE NOT ME.

YOUR FRIEND AND SISTER IN RECOVERY.

 
IN LOVING SERVICE AND GRATITUDE.

 HUGS,

KAREN C.

fatmamacatkaren

11/20/02 

ADDICT IN AUSTIN, TEXAS 

HOMEGROUP RECOVERY SOUTH 

CTANA (CENTRAL TEXAS AREA OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS)