I remember when I believed that living right was following a set of rules and expectations set upon me by my elders and a church.

I remember a time in my life when I had no idea what integrity was, and it showed. I would act differently in front of

I used to get into service to others for the ego trip of thinking I was a great guy and hoped for others to applaud

I remember riding the guilt cycle so far down into shame that I knew I was the worst person ever created, and no one could

I am reminded to remain humble enough to assign gratitude where it belongs in my life. I used to hold the belief that I was

I was reminded how God’s plan will come to fruition in the fullness of time. I used to believe I needed to wait until I

I am reminded how most of my greatest positive changes were created through some of my most difficult times. In my drinking days I would

I am reminded how I can continue with self-destructive behaviors with purposeful forgetting, justifications, and rationalizations. I had learned at a young age to justify

I’m reminded how I affected if not created my bouts of depression. The variety of depression I suffered in the past was self-inflicted. It was

As I go along this miracle, we call life I have encountered many things I said I hated. For example, people, places, things, situations, institutions,