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Overcoming Addiction – An Inspirational Story

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I saw this article in TODAY by Rachel Paula Abrahamson about Virginia ‘Ginny’ Burton, and wanted to share it because of how inspirational Ginny’s story is (article link below).

Ginny spent much of her life high on drugs, and in and out of jail. But she was able to eventually turn her life around, and she graduated recently from the University of Washington with a college degree.

Her recovery and her story is truly amazing.

Virginia “Ginny” Burton was 6 years old when she was introduced to marijuana by her drug-addicted mother. At the age of 12, she was using crystal meth. By 14, Burton, a student in an accelerated learning program, had dropped out of school and was smoking crack.

“I went from being a really sweet kid to an angry and aggressive one,” Burton, 48, told TODAY Health. “I didn’t want to be in a classroom. I just wanted to get high.”

Burton found herself bouncing from one juvenile detention facility to the next. By 2012, Burton, a mom of three, was homeless, addicted to heroin and had served multiple prison sentences. Her children were taken away.

“My kids would grab my ankles when I went into the kitchen because that’s where I smoked crack,” Burton revealed. “My life was a nightmare.”

But it’s not anymore.

Overcoming Addiction – An Inspirational Story (a great one).

In May, Burton, who is more than eight years clean after getting sober while incarcerated, graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in political science.

Last month, Burton shared side-by-side photos of the milestone moment on Facebook. The picture on the left is a haunting mug shot taken in 2005, and the other shows Burton beaming in her cap and gown.

“How about that for motivation? I honestly thought I’d die on a park bench with a needle in my arm or by gunshot to the head. I never would’ve in a million years thought my life would look the way it does today,” Burton wrote.

“Stop selling yourself short. You don’t know what tomorrow might bring so you might consider starting today.”

It was an emotional day for Burton and her children, Joseph, 29, Jordan, 28, and Gia, 15.

“I began crying as soon as the commencement program started,” Burton explained. “I’d let myself down for so long. I always felt people like me from broken homes don’t get to have good things. But we can.”

Ginny Burton hopes that her story will inspire others.

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In many ways, Burton feels reborn. She’s discovered a love of hiking and climbed 9,000 feet on glaciers to the top of Washington’s Mount Rainier in 2019. Burton meditates daily and eats a mostly plant-based diet.

She hopes to use her education to one day recreate the prison system by turning it into a rehabilitative environment. To stay on track in her recovery, Burton attends regular Narcotics Anonymous meetings.

“I started using when I was 6. I don’t know who I was before I started using,” Burton said. “I’m like this new creation. Today, I really feel like I am the person that I always knew was in my heart.”

THAT is a truly inspirational story, which illustrates what is possible with addiction recovery.

Thank you for sharing it, Rachel.

Some of us have it easier than others in life, and I think Ginny’s ‘level of difficulty’ for life is a 10 out of a 10.

Her drug addicted mom gave her marijuana at the age of 6! Life does not begin much worse.

But, Ginny was able to persevere somehow and eventually overcome the nearly impossible obstacles that were put in front of her.

– – – CONGRATULATIONS, VIRGINIA. You are a true inspiration to us all.

Write you own story and share it to inspire others, like Ginny has.

Your life story does not have to be as dramatic as hers, because your family and friends already love you. They will love and appreciate your story!

#moral #touching #stories
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