Everybody Deserves A Second Chance (20 pics)

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My parents befriended a homeless war vet. They decided to give him one of their work SUV’s, complete with sleeping quarters. They included a bag of goodies and paid for the car to be insured and registered for one year. (They also hired him)

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6 years ago I was a homeless junkie with nothing to live for. Now four and a half years sober, just turned 30 last month, and I work at one of the correctional facilities I was locked up at. Recovery is possible.

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4 years sober today!

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Spent the second half of 2020 homeless, NYE in a mental hospital, then caught covid the week I was released. Tonight is my first night in a proper bed in longer than I can remember, and I built it myself.

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4 years sober after a life filled with arrests, psych wards, and suicide attempts. Now I'm engaged and a counselor to the homeless. Could not be more grateful for this incredible life. One of my mugshots on the left.

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Just signed the papers to make it official. I am divorced and free from a toxic relationship! My health, physical and mental, have skyrocketed since I left the relationship, and I have almost completely stop drinking. Today, I am starting a second chance. And I cannot wait for what's to come.

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At the age of 14, my daughter attempted to take her life. But through years of therapy and hard work she found her self worth. Today she graduated a year early, on the Dean’s List, with a double major. You bet your ass I’m smiling.

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6 years ago I was a homeless junkie with nothing to live for. Now four and a half years sober, just turned 30 last month, and I work at one of the correctional facilities I was locked up at. Recovery is possible.

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After leaving an abusive relationship, being homeless, unemployed, no family except my 2 yr daughter. I get to hang this on my tree and it means so much

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6 days ago my best friend was released from prison after 5 years. We had only saw each other 2 times in those 5 years. Now we’re both recovering and making a difference in the lives of those around us.

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When an old girl gets a second chance.

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One year free from alcohol. It’s a good day.

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25 years ago today the picture on the left was taken. I was 13, homeless, and about to survive an overdose. Today I’m sober, a father of a special needs teenager, and just celebrated 20 years of marriage. Life can get better.

Despite having abusive parents, having a heroin addiction, being homeless and being in and out of jail more times than I care to mention, I found out that my application for college graduation this semester was approved. Basically how I'm feeling