Why eat healthy? Get enough sleep? Play more? Smoke less?
There comes a time when you have to ask yourself what really matters.
I'm 32. That is in and of itself an accomplishment. Living in California leading the life I lead gave me a life expectancy of 16. Making it to 20 and moving to Nebraska was pure luck. March 6th, 2005 (I could be wrong about the day, bus it's easy to remember this particular date and it's close enough) was a turning a point though. I put down the pipe for the last time that day.
9 years without meth has not been easy. I still know what a craving feels like. I still know why my body tingles after sleepless nights. I still remember the taste and the smell.
I've made lots of great friends in the last 12 years. Most I call family. Some were there to watch the early struggle. Some were around to say they couldn't believe how fast I came. Now some are around to say they can't imagine what I was like before.
And then events happen that cause you call your grandmother just to say I love you. Hug your kids a little tighter. Wish you had the nerve to tell someone something personal.
Why eat healthy? Get enough sleep? Play more? Smoke less?
I don't want to miss any graduations. Any weddings. Any birthdays. Any holidays.
I'm 32. I've doubled my life expectancy. I'll see you when I'm 66.
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