16

I turned 16 years clean and sober yesterday. I am grateful to be alive. 16 years ago I could barely walk or talk. I did not know which planet I was on and I did not care as long as a got the next fix. I had lost every 'thing', my house, my company, my wife and most of my stuff. What I had lost the most was me. I no longer had me. I had arrived at a crossroad in my using. There were two options and no more BS gray areas. Option one was to use until I died and option two was to get clean. There was no in between for me at that place in time.

The last glass bowl of meth that I smoked should have killed me. My belief is that God let me live. I am forever grateful for my life today.

We are all proof that we can stay clean a day at a time. The only requirement is a desire to stay clean.