Album that saved my life

This album was released June 18. My last drink, drug, fight and arrest was 6 days later on June 23, 2010 (sobriety date 06/24/2010). This CD (yes, we still listened to CDs back then) was all that played in my car from Day 1 until Day 90 of my sobriety. Given the theme of this album and how much I could relate to every song (everything from Not Afraid to Space Bound), I didn’t allow myself to listen to anything else until I got my 90 day AA chip. I won’t say this CD was the sole reason I made it to 90 days because there were many other factors, but it sure as hell played a part!

The power music has is a really complex but amazing topic of conversation. It can trigger memories of great times and bad ones, also remind us of certain people and places. Songs will bring us back and we will literally feel the emotions we felt in that specific memory, good or bad. Music is a such a beautiful thing.