After three weeks of having relapsed, I entered Hanley Rehabilitation Centerin West Palm Beach. A rehabilitation center for alcoholics and drug addicts.I had no idea what I had in store for me but having been in Marine Corpboot camp over twenty years prior, I prepared mentally for the journey beforeme. My experiences throughout my life had been rooted in heartache, disappointments and anger. I resented many people around me. I continuedplaying over and over in my mind my regrets, past failures and feelings of notbeing enough to those I loved.Upon exiting Hanley, I surrendered. I fully surrendered to life, to control, and to the only One who dictated the obstacles and blessings that wouldcome my way, I surrendered to God.I took a two-year hiatus traveling throughout the country, discovering endlesspossibilities and a far different way of living. I learned to fully love myself, which, without that, I would have stayed paralyzed and stuck in regret, frozenin fear for the rest of my life.I learned about the power of our thoughts, the importance of being presentand the need to find fulfillment in life. I became an expert in communicationskills and relationships and became aware that most of us don't even see aglimpse of what is possible and attainable in them.I learned that where you focus your attention, your energy and emotions inyour life attach to that. What I also discovered, along the way, was mypurpose for living, my passion, the one thing that sets my soul on fire.I became aware of my lifelong love affair with people, with watching peopleglow and helping people grow. I learned that every single individual is bornwith certain inherent gifts given to them by their Creator, that they are gracedwith, that are uniquely theirs. It is their mission in life to discover what thatis and gift it to the world. I learned the value of serving my fellow man andbeing a giver rather than a taker in every opportunity presented.Every experience I share with you in this book, my memoir, has made methe man I am today. There is nothing that has occurred or happened to methat was an accident or a mistake.In my journey, it was through the virtues of faith, hope and love thatovercame and conquered any and all obstacles and hardships that I had everendured. I now spend my life giving unto others as an empowerment coach, life guide and strategist; to explore with anyone who I have been blessed withtheir presence, with the opportunity to jointly find what it is holding the