“In my late 20s and 30s, friends moved from drinking to drugs. Friends committed suicide, died in drunken car accidents. Careers were derailed by DUIs. I was visiting jail and driving friends to court-ordered AA meetings. Still, I didn’t see it.”
‘When a friend died by overdose, or suicide, or car accident, we celebrated them with a toast and a drink.’: Woman 2 years sober shares powerful message on drinking culture, ‘I finally see it’
‘One day you’ll find the gift in all this.’ She had the audacity to put a positive spin on my crisis. I’d been suffering for months.’: Woman shares how she ‘finds the gifts’ in life
“The system isn’t perfect. Gifts aren’t always easy or life-changing or neatly packaged. Little things like spending more time outdoors with my kids during the pandemic can be a gift within a tragedy. I’ve also had hardships that didn’t seem to yield any gifts.”
‘I woke up on the floor of a hotel room. My buddy was lying there on the floor next to me. Dead.’
“Why I didn’t die, I have no idea. I suffered a serious head injury that evening. I firmly believe I was hit over the head. All I could think about was my daughter growing up without a father, and my family standing over my casket.”
