At one time, deep in the muck of my addiction I doubted that I'd live to be 40.
And, now, this coming Sunday, God willing, I'll have been on the planet 81 years. It was something I never expected to happen. And I owe it all to the fact that I decided at age 51 that I was either going to get sober, die, or go back to prison.
I chose sobriety.
And it was one of the best decisions of my life. Today I enjoy all the promises of the 12-step programs. I have many friends. A nice home I've owned for 21 years. I'm on mostly good terms with family members and am blessed that their lives took a different path than mine. No drugs today, not in prison, working and being examples for their own children.
The only message I have for you is that staying sober has it rewards - but they don't come overnight.
All I have is gratitude for what life has brought me, freedom from the tyranny of heroin and alcohol.
Give yourself time and you'll enjoy the same blessings.
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