Man Lands in Jail after Trying to Save Friends from Addiction
Bountiful, UT (PRWeb) February 19, 2007 -- A true road-to-redemption story, Richard L. Taylor's life has been one of tragedy versus triumph. With a newfound faith in the possibility of miracles, Taylor felt compelled to share his remarkable experience of addiction, prison, health challenges, and finding the love of his life, in his inspiring book, "My Swim with the Sharks" (ISBN 978-1413782691, PublishAmerica, 2005).
Richard Taylor's life began its down-hill slide during his mid-twenties. Married at the age of eighteen, he endured what he now considers a "twelve year incarceration," by smoking pot and drinking alcohol. After divorce #1 came a few DUI's, rehab, and a second wife. Staying pleasingly numb on pot for another eight years, he encountered divorce #2, a new apartment, and another downward spiral.
Discovering his friends were smoking crack at work, Taylor intervenes by calling the DEA and Sheriffs Narcotics Department. With innocent intentions foiled by a system Taylor now says "isn't concerned with getting to the source of the drug problem," his plan backfired, and Taylor wound up behind bars. Upon release, he suffered a stroke, and his life, as he knew it, was over.
Call it what you will, but Taylor now considers this a divinely inspired event. While in the hospital, still enduring stroke-induced neurosis, he is visited by an Angel that heals him, not only of the debilitations caused by the stroke, but of his alcoholism as well. With a renewed sense of purpose, and direction for his life, miracles began to occur. He finds his soul mate who became the perfect match for him, and their life commitment to one another is a story unto itself.
With deeply spiritual undertones, "My Swim with the Sharks," according to Taylor "gives reason to why we are here." It is his personal testimony to the reality that no matter how bad things are there's always a bright side. "There are people in our lives that play the role of the shark, but truly, they are only here to teach us a lesson," he says. "It's all part of the wonderful grand illusion called life." Taylor ultimately wants to give hope to those in need that miracles really do happen, thanks to "the All."
Richard Lee Taylor is a journeyman machinist who resides in Bountiful, Utah with his wife and long-awaited soul mate, Donna. Richard suffered his stroke at the age of 44, and through his miraculous healing, has found his gift for writing. He has a second inspirational book coming out in late 2007, with future books in the works. "My Swim with the Sharks" (ISBN 978-1413782691, PublishAmerica, 2005) can be purchased through online bookstores. For more information, visit www.r-rainbow.com. Review copies available upon request.
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