My life is mine, not yours – Listen Up! homelessness insights hub

Where do I come from?

1967, France, standard education.

Waiter, sailor, hospitality, support worker.

Married, divorced, pretty vagrant, addiction and recovery.

REALITY.

How did I get there?

Car, train, auto-pilot.

Flight, walk, hitch-hiking,

Running. Walking.

Any ideas. Breathing…

Inputs contributed to own journey?

Ancestry, heraldry, parents, grandparents, booze, recovery.

Marriage. Divorce. Goodness.

Madness, NVQ 3 in Care. Validity.

Most significant experience I have had?

SCT activities, creative writing,

Art, computer skill in progress.

Groundswell, Community Reporter, unreal,

Please do pinch me? Ouch. To be continued.

What is the best decision have I ever made?

Job in the UK. Marriage, divorce.

27 years in care. Ups and downs.

Understanding who am I?

Not a clue, getting there.

There is always light at the end of many tunnels.

There is always hope even if the road is blocked.

Community reporter

At Groundswell, gratitude to

You all. Never give up, never

Give in… Bravery.

Motivation?

2018 in recovery, help always at hand. Meeting the third kind,

Progression not perfection.

Integrity, drop by drop.

Gratitude. Respect.

A superpower?

Recovery, people, places. Things.

Friends, SCT. Groundswell.

Hope, experiences, strength.

Another life, another story.

My life is mine, not yours.

By Max Cavalera, Soulfly Tribe.

Gratitude to you all.