And I Did, and it Worked.

• Wisdom

• Circumspection

• Discernment 

• Trials

• Sacrifice

• Intuition

• Divination

• Prophecy

When I couldn't get Sober, 
He urged me  
Not to Give up Hope 
and 
He urged me to 
Find My Faith -

It didn't have to be his, or anyone else's, 
as long as it was rooted upon Forgiveness.

 And most importantly, 
He said that : -

If I Accepted Responsibility for My Wrongdoings,

and 
If I embraced That Part of My Soul That Was UGLY.

( "Hugging The Cactus", he calls it. )

If I Hugged The Cactus Long Enough,

I Would Become a Man of Some Humility,

and that 

My Life would Take on New Meaning.

And I Did, and it Worked.

All he asked in return was that 

I should Help The Next Guy, 

in some small way.