The World is my Oyster

I have faith that in a sober mind I can accomplish many great things. These "things" I talk of will never come to pass if I return to that lifestyle. I stay clean, my future will be a force to be reckoned with. I do fear the possibilities that are out there, but that is part of the process I must trust.

I remember a time when three young boys (Bata, Phil, and I) would go for long walks after school (grade 5-8) and talk about what we wanted to do when we grew up. Our minds were full of ambition and wonder, hope and faith. Nothing could stop us from becoming the people we felt we would be, chilling on top of a shed outside our school and looking at the clouds that graced the mass scope of our world. It was a beautiful thing, it really was. I remember it like it was yesterday. We eventually grew up and became individuals. Handling the trials and tribulations that passed our way the best way we knew how. My addiction took me so far from the path I was trying to create for myself, the path that saw me enjoying my time on this earth. What I ended up doing was fogging my senses for so long, that I became angry at the time wasted and spent doing nothing but partying and having artificial fun and surrounding myself with artificial people.

Today, things are better. As a matter of fact, the dreams and butterflies that once fluttered within me are back. The world is a place for each of us to enjoy equally, creating a life for myself that I can be proud of and to be able to share it with my loved ones. Closing the book on my goals and dreams that last year I thought were hopeless endeavours that would never amount to anything has dissappeared. I can now say that with my healthy mind and positive thinking, the world truly is my oyster..I only have to take the steps required of me. One foot at a time.