Hello. I want to thank you and Pax for your incredible book, “The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure.” I am rereading the book for the third time. It has been a precious gift that has helped me identify the underlying issues of my dependency.
I was a standout high school baseball player in LA-City. I went to Chatsworth High School. I graduated in 1985, and was recruited to play baseball at College of the Canyons in Valencia, CA.
I started snorting cocaine my senior year of high school. By the end of my freshman year of college, I was psychologically addicted and dependant on coke to cope with my growing failures. I eventually quit school and baseball. At that moment I exchanged my dreams and hopes for cocaine. I was in fear of everything. I ran like the wind from my problems. My self-esteem was at an all time low and my self-image was its reflection.
It is now 24 years later, and I have been in prison for 16 of those years. I was a member of the Amity Foundation at R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility. The Therapeutic Community has been discontinued due to CDCR rehabilitation budget cuts. However, the greatest gift I received from Amity is our book. Thank you for your donation. The book has been a mainstay in my life for two years.
Today, I am at peace with myself, others and my circumstances. I wake-up with clear thoughts aimed at achieving my short and long term goals. I have an empowering philosophy that sustains my sobriety. I am no longer angry and resentful. I have forgotten myself and others. I have made peace with my lost dreams; I no longer carry them like a corpse. I have taken my life back by being proactive and personally responsible. I have purpose and value, both personally and socially.
In closing, I want to thank you and Pax for leading me to my place of contentment. I wish you and everyone at Passages the very best on their soul journey.
