Gratitude Focus: Today, I Am Grateful For The Opportunity To Bear Witness To My Journey

Written by Orvin Kimbrough | May 31, 2026

 

Reflection/Why I’m Grateful:

  Today, I delivered a keynote for an organization called PreventEd, which focuses on substance use prevention and education — a tough subject on any day.

My energy was a little off because it’s been a long week, and I told my wife I gave myself maybe a C+ for the delivery.

As I prepared, I thought a lot about my own journey with alcohol.

In that room, for the first time in a public setting, I tried to bear witness to that journey — to be honest about where I’ve been and what I’ve learned.

It wasn’t a perfect delivery, but it was real.

I hope you’ll read my full Sunday reflection, which will be inspired by the conversation I had with PreventEd.