**“Today was a beautiful day, full of lessons. In the morning I wasn’t given space to share—and I was okay with that. But in the evening, I did share. What struck me most is that so many people don’t believe full healing is possible.
I listened deeply and noticed something: many replace one struggle with another—smoking, overeating, or relapsing—then jump on a strict diet for a week or two before falling back again. There’s a lot of fear in the way people approach change, and fear becomes the foundation.
But here’s my truth: I’ve been sleeping on a bench for over two months. I don’t have a car, a job, or even a guaranteed meal. Yet every morning I rise, I practice yoga, I meditate, I walk miles, and I haven’t once felt the urge to drink or relapse. That’s not luck—that’s discipline, faith, and healing.
Still, many reject the idea that anyone can be cured. They even get angry when someone speaks from a place of peace instead of fear. But I know I am healed. I’m free from alcohol, from trauma, from the urge to numb myself.
And I see why so many of us who carry the weight of history struggle to feel connected in these spaces. The system we live in was built in a different era, with blind spots that affect everyone—both those who were told they were superior and those who were told they were less. In truth, both were wounded by the same system.
Healing has a beautiful foundation, but we need spaces rooted in love and truth, not fear. Because if I can remain sober, disciplined, and at peace while living on a bench, then healing is real and possible for anyone. My life is the proof.”**
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