Originally Posted by
BurningChrome 
The last thing I need is free, idle time on my hands! Last drink was Feb. 20th, still putting my shoulder to the wheel, doing whatever I have to do to keep it that way.
Hey Mike,
I immediately thought, "wow, this sounds like a divine plan to give you the free time you need to develop a solid recovery program." It's certainly what I did in early recovery.
Rather than filling my early recovery days with busy work, distractions, or anything to keep my mind occupied, I used the free time to get out into the world and meet sober people who changed my life and helped me to build a strong foundation for
living in recovery, not just
being busy and not drinking.
It might not seem like it, but this could be a real blessing - use this time to do the work on the
inside and the
outside work will fall into place.