An Unexpected Shot at Life

"I hereby sentence you to six years in the custody of the Department of Corrections," said the judge on the morning of my 108th day of sobriety. Those 108 days were what made it possible for me to show up in the courtroom that morning, knowing I'd be sitting in a cell that night. Without the love, hope, and support I got from the people I met in meetings I probably would've pulled a disappearing act as I had always done before when things got too much to handle. AA gave me strength to show up and to start the long process of clearing up the wreckage of my past.