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Abstract

I open this memoir with Chapter 1, Special Visit, which is about the event of my loss. Chapter 2, Beyond 3:15 p.m., sheds light on my life while incarcerated. I continue with Chapter 3, Titanium, in which I go into depth about how surreal my addiction is. In Memories, Chapter 4, I explain some of my heartache. Chapter 5, My Turning Point, I focus on the change and where and how it gets its power. In my final chapter, 3:15 p.m., I return to the beginning. I paint the whole picture by elaborating on my motivation to change by using a compilation of paired narratives and poetry in which I share this short story of my battle with addiction. After landing myself in prison, I suffered even more of a loss. Having hit rock bottom, I became vulnerable and now I start to face my demons. I learn to accept my struggles and I start to overcome them. Turning my life events into my testimony, I learn that doing what I think is the best thing is not always the right thing. But how a person learns to live with her choices throughout her life afterwards is what matters most. Understanding and accepting the outcome versus just learning to live within the outcome’s means… Self-worth and prospering or self-pity and settling. We all have the opportunity to overcome our struggles, to learn from them, and to improve.

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