Old 01-16-2013, 05:58 AM
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Years ago, back when I was attending AA, someone early in sobriety said "I can't seem to get motivated to do anything". Actually, the person asking the question was me.

I received a great response from an old timer. He said "you've been a human 'doing' for years..doing whatever it took to get drunk. Now it's time to be a human 'being'".

It made a lot of sense to me at the time. I used to be one of those perfection drinkers. Everything had to be in perfect order before I would allow myself to drink. From the outside my life looked like perfect little world but no one saw my insides and the unimaginable pain I was going through, mind, body, spirit and soul.

Although I no longer choose the AA path to recovery, I can draw on a lot of the experience and suggestions of others. And, honestly, during those years, I was so busy attending meetings, working and raising my children kept my plate full for many, many months.

Go easy on yourself. Just don't drink/drug, no matter what, ever.
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