The Road Back – One Day at a Time for 24 Years
ByTwenty four years ago today, I woke up looking at a smiley face on a slipper, attached to the end of my foot. Looking around it started to come back to me. Oh, yea, the birthday party and all that tequila. Ouch!
Scanning the room I remembered being admitted to the detox ward of the hospital, late the night before. I was at the bottom. I was sure my life was over – friendless, homeless, jobless, flat broke, with ailing health. I was spiritually, emotionally, mentally, physically, and financially bankrupt.
Today, all I feel is gratitude. A tremendous gratitude for the life I have.
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Today I am having a positive impact on the lives of hundreds of thousands of people throughout the world. My books are read worldwide and I have a magical life.
Having changed my life one day at a time, with the help of God and a lot of caring people, I have a wonderful wife who loves me and takes care of me, live in a comfortable home on pristine property in a quiet area, within easy reach of New York, Philadelphia and Washington DC.
I have the privilege of doing work that matters, am having a positive effect on people’s lives and am well compensated for it. I drive a luxury car and have all the material things I need.
I am truly blessed and totally appreciate every facet of my life.
I want to thank you for this wonderful web site. I was a heroin addict for almost 25 years, I was a gang member from Los Angeles, I have been in and out of jail and prison for most of my life, just to give you alittle bit of my backround. I haven’t used since Feburary 11, 2004. I’ve been out of prison since 2005 and of course I don’t associate with my old gang members. I am a single parent of a 16 year old teenager( a girl). I have kept a steady job for the past three years. I have read alot of selfhelp books I have watched alot of videos and all the CDs on self-help. My life and thinking has taken a complete 180 turn because of these books, videos and CDs. However, I feel like I am now stuck. I want to grow more! I need someone to show me more and I don’t know who? Do you think you can point me in the right direction? Most people that I speak with think that my goals and desires are too big and I am just setting myself up for failure but I know they are wrong! My first desire is to take all my experiences and use them to help others to get out of the lifestyle I used to live. I feel stuck please help if you can. Where can I find someone to coach me and give me a kick in the pants when I need it? Thanks