Grateful I pushed through today. I was loading groceries in the car, and had a drinking thought flash in. I stopped and said to myself: "What's going on EQ?"
Grateful I knew it was anxiety about the little dinner party I was giving tonight.
Grateful I used positive self talk there in the parking lot. I said : "EQ this is just a learning situation for you, If you drank through it, you wouldn't learn anything. That's what you did for 12 years. And that's why you're anxious; it is your first dinner party given as a sober single woman. It's normal to feel anxious trying new things."
Grateful one part of the meal was good and one part I did not like. And I did not stress over it.
Grateful we drank sparkling grape juice in big goblets. Nice to see them get a festive, non alcohol use.
Grateful for good, relaxing company.