“I am only thirty-one, but I feel that I have lived many lives. I have many stories that I could tell - enough to fill the bookshelves of this haven hotel. I do not know what this story will be about. I hope that it will be one of recovery, justice, and peace. I know it will not be linear. . .”

"Yesterday was difficult. I've been having so many positive days lately; it is almost as if this makes it harder to accept when things don't go exactly they way that I want them to. I need to realize that even if I'm not doing anything wrong, it is still possible to have a bad day. Why am I so intrinsically tied to this idea. . .”

“I decided today that I would stop drinking after Haven’s concert. This isn’t the first time that I have planned to quit after a significant event. I was fine yesterday, but I mentioned it once to M, and he completely shut down. The craving died as I pulled my sore body up the stairs and into my bed. . .”