This thread inspired me to reread one of my old Buddhism books called
Buddhism Plain and Simple by Steven Hagen. I remember liking it before, but I feel even more connected now, especially going through this recovery stuff and being more in touch with why I drank and why I don't need to anymore. I guess some of the Buddhist stuff went in deep because I didn't realize how much it influenced the way I'm approaching this alcohol problem.
One of the anecdotes stands out to me. It's too long to share, but essentially it comes down to the fact that Buddhism won't solve our problems, but it can solve the problem of not wanting to have problems.
