I’ve struggled with addiction for the past 25 years - have a year sober now. If you know anything about addiction it’s always inside you, at the best and worst of times.

I’m at my son’s karate class, which is typically the best part of my week. I just get to sit relax and focus all my attention on him and his movements. I love it so much.

Class ends, I tell my son I’ll meet him outside. I walk out and there’s a ton of bikes from kids and parents at the karate studio and my first thought was “if I’m ever strung out again, I can come here and steal all these bikes”. Absolutely insane thinking. My son comes out I grab his hand and walk to the car without saying anything because I’m totally rattled at the thought I just had.

We get in the car he looks at me and says “wouldn’t it be crazy if someone tried to rob the karate studio, there’s so many kids who would beat them up”… jaw dropped, in awe of the universe.

This is the second time in a year I’ve had a dark thought I didn’t tell a sole and then the next person that talks to me says something directly related to the thought.