I Am Ready to Begin My New Life

Relaxed man

The Personal Values Course provides the opportunity to take responsibility for past actions. By taking responsibility for past misdeeds a person is able to fully learn from their mistakes and see how they have affected others.

“After writing down all of the harmful acts I had done in the past and the secrets connected to these, I feel like I have dug out the stories that described the old me. Yes, they were fun during the time but looking back at it I put a lot of people’s lives in danger including myself. To me, that was a reckless and selfish act and something that makes me feel ashamed in some sense. A lot of those experiences I am not proud of. But like I have continued to think and say that was in the past and it’s never going to be changed. All I can do is look forward toward the future and how awesome it will be to live clean and sober. I know that I don’t need alcohol to be the crutch to help me. I feel good about getting these stories out and moving on. I feel writing those past experiences has allowed me to release the bad and wrong doings of the past. It has allowed me to start my new life. What I did in the past is the old me. I am so ready to begin my new improved life.”

Matt—Narconon Colorado Student

AUTHOR

Julie

After overcoming her own addiction in 2012 Julie went on to become certified as an addiction counselor in order to help others achieve a life of recovery. She worked in the addiction field for 8 years and now uses both her personal and professional experiences with addiction as an influence for her writing.

NARCONON COLORADO

DRUG EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION