A young lady on the road to recovery

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When started with my first classes with the Moms 6.0 at Rlabs I met a young lady.... briefly we started having conversations with each other.Having just our usual talks on life, she tells me of her life of partying, substance abuse and forgetting all about her family. You know how it goes when you young, free and with no responsibility... and when your bored. You get tempted to catch on all kinds of mischievious things. But enough about that, this young has left that life behind in an attempt to live a better life. Today she works for an organisation that empowers young women to start their own businesses.  Her story is truly inspiring to me as not many young people can seem to find their way back to the normal life... A life WITHOUT Drugs and Exploitation. To anyone going through the similar situation.. do not be afraid or be shy to ask for help if you want to change your life for the better. There is help through the Grace of God... Remember God loves you.

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Unknown said…
Shirley, life has many challenges. it is what you make of it!
April 13, 2013 at 11:36 AM
wendy said…
Shirley thanks for blogging and sharing one of your stories with us.
April 19, 2013 at 4:57 PM
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