I was wrong
I was reflecting back on the time I have been sober and thinking about how wrong I was about so many things. The scariest thing is I was positive I was right when in reality I was 100% wrong. Being wrong that often only shows me my solutions are the problem not the cure.
Today I have the ability to accept advice and give it an honest try even if I don't think it will work. Some of my classic blunders were.
I thought that all I had to do was quit drinking when in reality I had to change everything
I thought I could handle drinking situations. I couldn't
I thought I did not need a sobriety support network.
I thought I would master sobriety and move on with my life
I thought I did not need the help of others
I thought alcohol was the problem not a symptom of the real problems
I thought I could ignore the wreckage of the past
Anyone I disagreed with was wrong
I could lead the same life and simply not drink
If I had enough willpower I could not drink
I did not need a plan of recovery
When I was wrong enough times I started to learn to listen and listen to learn