The Meeting

As he spoke about his recent milestone of staying clean His eyes gleamed with a mist of hope, peace and fear I have been clean and sober for one year he stated with staggering confidence I’m 40 years old now I can not play around anymore (it’s NOW or NEVER) Then he proceeded to recite his past victory…..the longest I stayed clean was for two years then I messed up this can never happen again….never…. At that moment I realized the strength, courage and beauty of the human spirit This stranger whom I met just minutes ago has shared with me his most vulnerable, embarrassing experience in his life Today I celebrate LIFE…. VICTORY….. HEALING For all the fallen victims of DRUGS & SUBSTANCE ABUSE…. I LOVE YOU AND WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU