Kyle G.
My life started in a small Missouri town i didnt have alot of friends so i always hung around with people older than me i started smoking weed at 12 did coke by14 and was hooked on meth by 15 i feel like i never had a chance at life well a sober one anyway my drinking and druging continued all through my 20's and into my early and mid 30's around 21 i started iv using and never stop until March 11 of 2023 when i went to jail on my 3rd possession of a controlled substance i did 7 months in county and started putting my faith in god all in all the past 3 years i had about 12 charges and the 3rd possession was about to send me to prison means i was on probation for the first 2 it was a law break of my probation but in jail i read the Bible to myself and to my cell mates and i prayed and prayed hard and the judge gave me drug court everybody told me to go do my time witch was 2 5 year sentences and a 7 year sentence but thank god i didnt listen to them the first few months i struggle with useing went to rehab a couple times but i was still homeless and only knew people that used then it happened they got me into arca a sober living house that houses about 35 guys and its a 6 to 8 month housing and i started my trip of sobriety from there now i have 7 months clean and I am a house manager some times i have to pinch myself because all my life ive been a failure and never even thought about getting clean but look at me now i owe god my life and a big ty to drug court i never thought i would be happy without drugs or something mind altering in my system but i can honestly say that today i am truly happy and loving it i go to meetings all the time and people like me i always thought everyone hated me ive finally started living the life i never thought i could if it worked for this homeless junkie then its just got to work for you i believe in you now its up to you to believe in yourself i thank y'all for letting me share my story i hope and pray that this changes someone's whole outlook on life ty so much may you be blessed
