One of the many things I appreciate when I go to recovery centers and train on Family Violence is the womens’ fight to stay sober. The strength I see in them makes me believe whole-heartedly that the human spirit cannot be broken easily. Most of the women that enter treatment come, because of hard core drugs such as Meth and others. I have trained and spoken to women in recovery for 22 years now and see the debilitating results that the latest drugs and addiction has caused in their lives.
Let me share a story from a time recently that I spoke to one of these groups. I spoke and trained to 11 women. One of the women could be described as hard, brazen, guarded, aloof and disrespectful. Well, it was not the first time I saw this behavior believe me.
Here is the beauty of this story. Let’s call this woman Dusty. Dusty shared her painful stories of abuse with the group. She shared harrowing ordeals of too many incidents of abuse by her own husband that almost left her for dead. In the end of the two day session, she was like a butterfly. She morphed into one of the bravest, most honest and open person. I saw her for who she was beyond the horror. She was a beautiful creature that transformed from the pain and abuse. She is a daring courageous woman healing just perfectly.
Thanks for teaching me Dusty that the spirit fights to survive at all odds.
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