Making Sobriety A Priority

From Sober For Good by Anne M Fletcher

"Do whatever it takes, if it's not illegal or immoral."
"Put sobriety first--change anything in your life that endangers it: relationships, jobs, hobbies, places, habits."
"I never bought into the AA powerless thing. I don't think I'm powerless. I had too many years of not taking charge of m life, and I don't want to lose that now. Becomeing sober felt like taking contorl--the more I saw the results of staying committed to sobriety, there was a power in it. As long as I stayed sober, I was in control of my behavior, my responses to people and things, and able to make chocices rather than have circumstances make the choices."
Part of making a commitment to sobriety is believing in yourself.
"Most of us have tremendous power and resources within ourselves if we dig hard enough. You acquire great strength with each passing day."
"It was a daunting, overwhelming circumstance to have to start life all over at age 31. After a while it became an adventure, and that helped."
"At first it was hard to go and do things I had done before without having a drink. I constantly felt weird and out of place. In a year or so, I was not feeling bad."
"And as the emotional ups and downs of the first year started to even out, I began feeling better both physically and mentally."

I'm doing well with keeping this first and foremost right at the moment. But I haven't been put to the test as of yet. I hope I have some time in before that happens. But we shall see. The quotes from people who have perservered are so helpful and I will continue to read this book and write from it here. The people are called masters in the book since they have had their sobriety for quite some time and relate how they did it or what helped them along the way. One of my hard parts I know is that I am still socially immature since I was stunted with alcohol since the age of 16. I have a huge problem with keeping my mouth shut and not sharing socially unacceptable (what i really think) opinions. i get so mad at the way other people live and think they are so above others. i'm having a big problem right now with the rich, above it all, untouchable, incrowd people who are liars, crooks and so immoral but thought of so well in the community. it jerks me off so bad.