Showing Up
September 2025 | Stories of Gratitude | Into Action

Showing Up

As a newcomer, she was full of rage. But someone took her to do corrections service and her life changed

I had my first drunk at age 12. I learned to shoplift as a child. It would give me a high if no one caught me. I had no regard for other people’s property. If I wanted it, I took it.

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