At the age of 21 in 1972 I quit drinking beer and smoking cigarettes after 5 years of this. I had a problem with headaches and was carrying around headache pain relievers with me. I continued smoking marijuana and actually started taking more, not really connecting this with quitting drinking.

     After 3 months of this, I came upon a Church of Scientology in Boston, Massachusetts and realized after seeing a short film on the subject “This is it. This is what I've been looking for to improve my life.”

     Since then I've taken courses, gotten spiritual counseling and worked at a few Churches of Scientology at different times. I stopped taking marijuana, pain relievers and alcohol and haven't had a headache to speak of since. While others were involved in drugs and alcohol I've never seen cocaine or LSD.

     My musical ability has improved dramatically, I became an accomplished photographer and I've studied martial arts to a point where I can defend myself pretty well. Many other areas of my life, which were hopes or dreams, I've accomplished and I believe that pretty much any dream is attainable but what's more is I have tools in the way of knowledge and confidence in my ability to bring them about. I can do things now, where before Scientology I was oblivious.

     I've achieved love for family members where there was only upset. When I work I'm pretty confident in my ability to get the job done. I've had too many successes using the technology of Scientology in handling my life, to count them. This technology is a part of my life that I use without notice. I'm proud of what I've accomplished and I have confidence that I'm going to make a difference in this world.