When i say commited to sobriety it sounds like a job. Making it into a positive " creating a better future" sounds more doable and light.
VioletFlame, I agree with you 100%. The idea of changing so that something good happens is so much more appealing to me than changing so that something bad doesn't get any worse. I think that we are hardwired to be able to use our natural resolve to do good things for ourselves, and less to be able to resist doing bad things to ourselves.
30 Great Reasons to Quit Drinking Alcohol
I liked this list so much that I added some things of my own. I had this plan in my mind to quit so that when I stopped and stayed stopped, I could have these things again in my life. Carrying this list with me was pretty handy during that first week or three of sobriety so that I could look at it whenever things got panicky. It might help you too.