Michael Strong is a human service professional committed to helping those who are addicted, homeless, and veterans. As a homeless systems administrator, life skills instructor, veteran's volunteer and more importantly a sponsor, Michael's remarkable life experiences have prepared him for a lifelong goal of enlightening, teaching and sharing with others how the battles they fight are never lost. While this book would never capture all the feelings, emotions and events of his often turbulent life, it is Michael's hope that what you read in this book will serve as a beacon of hope and inspire us all to understand rather than be understood and to love more and hate less. Elizabeth Wharton wrote, "There are two ways of spreading light - to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."