My life as an active alcoholic and addict is an open book for the world to read. I am not ashamed of it, nor am I embarrassed of it. I share it for you, the active alcoholic or addict to provide you with hope I remember 2,857 days ago, I could not stay clean or sober for just one day. My life was a complete mess and my world was in a very quick moving, downward spiral. My pride and my inflated ego would not allow me to ask anyone for help because I knew that ” I COULD DO IT ON MY OWN”…Well that thinking almost cost me my life…..
I am here to tell you that yes, you can do it, yes, your life can get better, and yes, you can live an extraordinary life, one day at a time. All you have to do is ask for help, and in doing so, your life will take on a whole new meaning.
Imagine this….No more waking up sick, no more shaking, no more headaches, no more wanting to die, no more hurting other people, no more hating yourself, no more anxiety of getting the “fix”, anf no more blackouts…..
What you will receive if you do get clean and sober, is a life worth living. A life full of happiness, peace, and serenity. I remember when I first got clean almost 8 years ago, I did not believe it when someone told me this, but I am here to tell you that yes, it is all true….You will get your life back….I PROMISE YOU THAT!!!
I have been very lucky, (and please believe me when I tell you that I say this with all the humility in my bones,) to have those 2,857 days of clean and sober time and I also know it deep within my soul, that you can accomplish that as well….
If you want to start your life over, if you want to set your spirit free from the chains that bind it, please get help….I have been to several wakes and funerals from alcoholism and drug addiction lately and I do not want to go to yours!!!! You can do it, just reach out your hand and let the, “I have this under control” or “I can do this myself” mentality go!!!! I would much rathet be known as “the guy who is cleaning up his life” than “the guy who is always banged up on alcohol or drugs!!!”
If you want, you can private message me if you need help or please find someone that you can trust that is in recovery that will help you….
We, by ourselves, are only one, but together, we are an army and will fight the battle together and win the war!!!!!
Rich Barnes
www.richfulthinking.com