hopeless?

i am writing this in response to a message from Vanessa regarding feeling hopeless.

is there hope?

the question i am asked most often.
is there hope after the results?
is there hope after relapse?
is there hope for those who didn't make it after struggling for many years?

YES. there IS hope.

hope deferred makes the people.
after summer is winter.
we walk through the valleys to get to the mountaintops.
after dark there is light.
after nightime there is morning.
after tears there is laughter.

THERE IS HOPE!!

grab onto whatever percentage of hope you can...even if it is 1%. but, there is no way ANYONE can fight this alone. furthermore, fighting it in secret is even more dangerous.

reach out.
get the help.
tell someone.
beg for help.
you can not do it alone.

but for those of you struggling...you have to remember it is a journey. one step at a time. the journey can not be walked alone. the journey can not include "secrets." Ed loooves secrets. that is where he gains power. ask for help. get the help. do what ever it takes to ride that wave of hope. but...not alone and not in secret.

and then the wave will grow...from 1% to 5% and daily as you fight...you WILL go stronger.

but, you CAN NOT DO IT ALONE!

recovery and hope is possible dear friend. i am a living example and there are many more like me out there! i want to shout as loud as i can...YES...THERE IS HOPE!

but, it can not be done alone.

read this poem and then use the tools you have in front of you (you think you don't have any...but they are there...Ed is just blinding you from seeing them). and then reach out for help!

you can do it! Life IS WORTH IT!! HOPE and RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE!