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seeing the choices as not being sacrifices once you have some decent length of sobriety
I find this to be so true. In early sobriety I looked at it as sacrificing my ability to numb my feelings, now I see it as being able to live life as it's given to me, without having the need to dull my feelings.
At this point I'd see drinking as sacrificing my wonderful new sober life - and for what? A few hours of being numb and then feeling sick and full of regret the next day.
I'm enjoying my sober life too much to throw it away for the temporary 'relief' of drinking. I don't always like how I'm feeling, but recognize that they are just feelings and will pass.
Sobriety is teaching me patience, among other things, and I'm glad to be a student of Life once again.
