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Shining Moments

Writer's picture: Matt RybickiMatt Rybicki

Today I am truly blessed! As I sit her typing my thoughts out, I can't help but notice the flood of positive emotions and feelings running its course throughout me. Tonight is my oldest sons first ever homecoming dance, nights after I just spent the night in the ER with him with a possible head injury, I get to help him get all dressed up, shaved, and smelling good to go off with his crush to his homecoming dance. I remember the nerves of my first dance, all the thoughts of how the night was going to go, the memories I was going to make, the possibility of my first kiss as a high schooler. Oh, the memories! Hopefully it wasn't a dick move on my part, but he was too nervous to ask the girl, so I found a way to set him up carpooling with her to and from the dance. As he was waiting, you could see the emotions running through his body, it was cute (don't let my 15-year-old boy know I called him cute). He deserves to have fun he works and is looking for a second job, is in the marching band, plays football, and helps take care of his younger siblings. I just fear that if things don't go as he hopes it doesn't affect him too harshly.


 

I'm telling you this story because without changing my life around, I would not be here to witness and be a part of these moments. I think that my knowledge of this fact makes it all that much better of a feeling, but also keeps me motivated to keep on the path I am on. I am now less than a month away from possibly getting my license back, I'm a semester and a half away from graduating college, my kids are thriving in school, sports, and their social lives. These are very proud moments for me, things I thought I would never be able to see or achieve. No matter how hard things get or have gotten, I finally feel like a found a turning point in my life and days and moments like today reassure that thought.


 

I would just like to end this blog with a huge thank you to each and every person that I have met on this path, without you none of this would be possible. I would also like to thank everyone I met prior to walking this path for being part of the reason and support I used to find my way to this point in my life. The past will never be able to be changed, but I still believe that everyone was put here in our paths no matter what direction we follow for a reason, we must learn from those we meet and appreciate the moments we have. Until next time....Thank you!



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