I have enjoyed a long continuous string of successful happy serene days
for months as a result of diligently working on overcoming chronic depression,
drug addiction, paraplegia and other health care issues for the last 14 years.
When I was first paralyzed in 1981, my rehab resident MD gave me a book
to journal in. I would sporadically
journal several times of year about how my life is almost together and soon I
will be happy. After rereading my
journal entries in 1984, I gave up writing.
I had succeeded at many personal achievements such as doing a marathon
in my wheelchair, scuba diving, Hawaii wheelchair tennis doubles champ, getting
into Chemical Engineering at UC Santa Barbara and more. Yet I still was not happy in a bone-deep
serene way. There was a lot of fear and
drug abuse in my life.
Today there is little fear and no drug abuse in my life. It is a big achievement and a lot of work
that I could not have done on my own.
Many people helped find my way on my journey through life towards being
the person I was always meant to be.
I am grateful for my serenity, happiness, the loving support of fellow trudgers
in recovery on the road to happy destinies and my sister.
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