DREAMS OF A LIFETIME

You know. I am really happy today that I can sit here and talk with you. It has been a road that I would have never thought that I would have travelled.
I use to dream of being an Olympic Boxer, I was a young boy in my basement dreaming of my fights and wins. I would mimmick Mohamid Ali's moves almost to the tee.
I wanted to be a cop as I grew older, dreaming of helping people and especially kids.
I was a dreamer, and thats all I was. I didn't come close to my dreams, actually I went the opposite direction. Disappointed? Yes. Would I change it? No.
I am this person today because of the life I lived. I love, I care, I still dream of what could have been but I love my life now and the people in it.
Drugs are so bad, they take you away from all the things that you dreamed of becoming. They drag you down a road of destruction and sadness. There is nothing at the end of that road but failure and most likely death.
I am 3 years clean today. Do I have dreams that I didn't have 3 yrs ago? Yes.
They might have changed a whole lot, but they are just as important.
I am clean today and that is why I can look forward to making any dreams I have come true.
I dream of helping you so you can make your dreams come true.
These words I speak come from my heart. I have tears in my eyes right now because I feel the pain that you feel, the feeling of hopelessness.
There is hope. You can beat the addiction that is ruining your life.
Quit the drugs and make your dreams come true, Won't you, so I can read your words of recovery.