Yesterday I had the pleasure of being invited to the

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Yesterday I had the pleasure of being invited to the advisory board of an organisation that dedicated itself to providing aid for impoverished and marginalised LGBT+ people and that makes me so happy. Having received an influx of opportunities through all the volunteering and community work I’ve committed to these past 8 months, I hope to continue being apart of a positive change.

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Mitchel, I am so glad you have found such a great organization to help and volunteer with. The sober life has ups and downs but the incredible feeling we can achieve doing volunteer work is a wonderful benefit. Remember our feelings when we used were a trigger for drinking. But sober our feelings are teaching us about how life can be amazing even though some parts of our life may be difficult or we may be hurting. Volunteering and meetings will always be a strength we have to give away..

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Thank you so much, I really appreciate this! Most of the volunteering done have been at food pantries but I’ve actively sought out other ways to get involved in my community and others to combat the inequality of support. Being apart of the LGBTQ+ community and having lived experience navigating within multiple marginalised demographics myself, I’ve longed to partner up with organisations specific to these causes and to make a positive impact anywhere possible. I wish I could financially support the organisations I’m partnered up with alongside others but I’m struggling to survive myself, however I know that I have time. I can make time to come out and continue volunteering and donating in other ways because even though I myself am struggling, I’m still in a place of privilege where I’m more fortunate than others. I never intended to go sober but I don’t regret my sobriety one bit. It’s helped improve my health in ways I never anticipated and I honestly couldn’t be any happier. With the volunteering I do I hope it inspires others to go and volunteer themselves, the same with my sobriety. Right now my only mission is to curate a life I love for myself and to leave a positive mark on the world while I can; that’s whether it’s making someone smile or inspiring a collapsed person enough to “save themselves.”

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