The
speaker at Sunday morning’s 12-step meeting is a living example of the miracles
that happen when an addict or alcoholic decides to change.
His
epiphany came when he awoke early one morning in a cheap Van Buren Street motel to find a noose dangling from the rafters. As he cleared his head he recalled placing the rope there the night before. He'd planned to kill himself because he was
sick of where his addictions had taken him.
Instead
of placing the rope around his neck he broke down in tears as he realized how
far down he’d gone. He asked God for help and within a few hours found himself
in a halfway house where he spent more than a year getting his life back on
track.
Today
he’s a respected manager at a company he’d worked for years ago, a job he'd left
after threatening to kick his supervisor’s butt.
One
of his close friends today is his former wife, who at one time had a
restraining order against him. He also has a good relationship with his
children and sees them on a regular basis.
His powerful
message resonated with everyone at the meeting.
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