Originally Posted by
misterritter 
Thanks for this post. It reminds me of something i said in therapy that my therapist thought was important enough to write down on one of his cards for me to carry around.
It is "I don't think I can improve myself the way I want to if I am drinking".
It was hard to say that, and even harder to actually realize that its true with every part of my being, but I think it is true.
Take I THINK out of your last sentence! I said that same thing you said to your therapist to God and family many times when drinking. I was just not listening (shutting up) & didn't love myself enough to hear/realize I didn't have to live that way anymore til recently.
Thanks for this post, misterritter
I know I can never be where I am spiritually, physically, emotionally and mentally at this point in my life with alcohol in the picture. I am liking me nowadays. I am blessed to have finally realized that and the fact that I have to work my a&& off for sobriety. Making sobriety my number one priority is the ONLY way I will stay sober. I thank God daily for AA, for me personally.
