Don't let me drown.
Today, my mind is at peace.
I don't quite know where that first sentence came from, but I felt the need to write it down, so I did.
Recent events have put my experiences into perspective for me.
A friend of mind ended up in ICU as a direct result of drugs and alcohol, practically brain dead.
On the weekend, another friend of mine Od'd, but survived.
And you know what?
My mind, body, and soul do not want me to end up there.
Instead of letting this overwhelm me, put me in danger of relapse, and bring me down...
I have made the concious choice to have their experiences be a pushing force in my recovery.
Jails, institutions, and death.
F**k THAT.
I will not end up like them.
I have myself the opportunity of life.
That will not be taken away from me.
No way, no how.
Just for today, I will believe in myself as a person, and take strength instead of negativism from others experiences with substance abuse.
