Today I have 6 years sober. I find it important to acknowledge and celebrate it as much as I can. It is the anniversary of me losing everything, the anniversary of the darkest point of my life. But It is the anniversary of choosing to change, and reminder of the person I am still this day working to become. I am grateful for everything I have today, it is all because of this choice. I am grateful I get to be a loving person who actively tries to be a better, kinder, and nurturing to myself and others. I catch myself feeling unworthy, but no one is unworthy of change. I was sick, and killing myself with drugs and alcohol. Drowning out my true self, it quiet my own head and pain instead of embracing and learning from it. Whoever you are, if you are reading this, and you relate at all, you can change and be the best version of yourself. You deserve to be happy and love yourself. And when your ready you can help someone else do the same. Addiction is a mental illness and takes constant work to overcome, but it does not have to define you as a person. Remember ~ Every Saint has a past, and every Sinner has a future. Here is a photo of me feeling strong and in tremendous gratitude and full of joy !