Hope Began For Me When…

I came here a broken man who thought I just had one problem. After being here some months now I realize that I have way more than just a drug addiction. This place has given me hope again in my life that I know I lost a long time ago.

I thought that I was going to be an addict the rest of my life and probably would have ended up dying honestly. So, I’m extremely thankful for this program and for the first time in my life I want sobriety more than ever. So, each day that does by I’m just trying to better myself and learn more about myself every day.

I’ve learned that choices have consequences either good or bad. But it’s not about the consequences, it’s about how you react to it. So, in every situation we got to ask ourselves “What would Jesus do?” How would he react. The outcome won’t always be perfect but we put our big boy boots on and face anything that comes our way. The best thing about life is that we live and we learn. So, all I can do tomorrow is work on integrity a little bit harder then I did today.

This is what integrity means to me: Integrity means being honest with yourself and others all the time. It means always doing the right thing even when no one is there. It is also about respecting yourself as well as others at all times. Integrity also means that when there are rules to follow that they be followed no matter how small or big you think the rule is. So, to me I believe integrity has various meanings. What it boils down to is I came here to better myself in all areas not just my addiction problems. –Anonymous