7 years ago.

This memory popped up on my Facebook today. Wow. How easy it is take for granted where I am today, 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 pops up 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴. ⁣⁣

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In a toxic marriage, addicted to opiates and chain smoking cigarettes. No babies. No purpose in life. 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩. ⁣⁣

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Today, I am in a what you call a healthy marriage, whodathunk that existed! I have two beautiful babies and I have been sober from both nicotine and opiates, since the fall 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨. ⁣⁣

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I LIVE today because of Grace, my family and 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶! 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 and I love to wake up everyday and start new.⁣⁣

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𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐠𝐨 𝐨𝐧 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶... where will you be in 7 years?⁣⁣

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It’s never too late to try again. To get back up. It’s never to late for you to find, 𝘺𝘰𝘶. ⁣⁣

𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠! ⁣⁣

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