Healing Takes Time.

"Healing requires me to look at myself in the mirror and say I deserve better.

Healing requires me to look at my family and friends and say that they deserve better.

Healing requires me to humble myself and strip myself bare and be raw with my emotions, desires, successes and failures and truly deal with them.

Deal with the love that left or never was there to begin with. Grieving over friends and family lost. But, realizing that everything that has been lost, allows growth. Those wounds heal. I block and deflect chaos and attract peace and tranquility. Healing takes time... and time, is something that I cherish.

The last time I wrote in, I was not healthy. I was just barely sober. Today, I passed my insurance exam. I feel like I’m making real strides in my professional career. I’ve been leaning so far and deep into my faith, that it has become easier for me to stay sober... not just for the physical and mental benefits, but spiritual care as well.

By no means am I perfect and I don’t want to be perfect. But being the most honest, confident, and loving Matt that I can be. That self-love keeps me sober. Period.

- Mathieu.

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Update: Mathieu passed away June 23, 2024.