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Old 10-25-2011, 06:18 AM
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Jomey
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Honesty in Sobriety

Hi yall - I have been reflecting a lot over the past two weeks about how 3 years of sobriety has changed my life, and the one word that I keep coming back to is "honesty".

By the end of my drinking time, it wasn't a matter of whether or not to lie about things, it was a matter of which lie I was going to tell. Then I had to try, feebly, to keep them straight.

By the end of my drinking time, it wasn't a matter of whether or not I could hide the signs in my physical appearance, it was just a matter of how bad I would look. Then it was a matter of which lie to tell to try to cover it up.

I was lying to myself, my husband, my kids, my God, everyone I knew....about everything. Sometimes even when there was no reason to lie.

I just realized how lying has been removed from my life by becoming sober, and how much less of a drama daily life has become because of it. To me, the gift of simplicity is a hidden, unexpected gift in the treasure chest of sobreity.

Thanks for letting me share,
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