Instant Gratification is what all alcoholics are after. We want what we want right now. Unfortunately it doesn't work that way and we don't get sunshine, flowers and a cartoon bluebird sitting on our shoulder just for the simple act of quitting drinking.
Amen to that!!
Live still happens. When I sobered up and worked on
recovery, the person I became during THAT process became better equipped at dealing with life as it was handed to me, and as I made it. Life still happens.