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"I don’t have to fight with that no more."

That’s what Paul’s uncle told him the day he showed up in a suit instead of the man Paul thought he knew. Seeing someone who once struggled stand tall in recovery was the spark Paul needed.

At that time, Paul was panhandling on the streets of Bridgeport, scraping together a few dollars just to get through the day. His world felt small, hopeless, and stuck. But in that one moment—watching his uncle embody recovery—Paul saw proof that change was possible.

That’s what makes this story so powerful: sometimes the belief we need doesn’t come from inside us right away. Sometimes it comes from watching someone else go first. When we see recovery in someone else’s life, it plants the seed that maybe, just maybe, it can happen for us too.

Paul’s “moment of clarity” wasn’t dramatic or flashy—it was a simple truth, spoken at exactly the right time: 'I don’t have to fight with that no more.' That sentence shifted everything.

Recovery is contagious in the best way. One person’s transformation can light the way for another. Paul’s story is proof of how one example, one role model, one moment can spark the belief that recovery is possible—even when you feel like you’re at your lowest point.

This week on Sober Spill, Paul shares how that moment led to his own path of healing, and how the example of one man changed the trajectory of his entire life.

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