Hi, everybody. Glad to hear everybody is doing so well!
BFree, I know how tough it is to fire someone. I hope she accepts it well.
Glandon, I don't talk about my actual personal sobriety very much at all anymore (I'm coming up on a year sober).
I think you hit on your own answer when you described your time at the monastery. When you were there, your mind was completely occupied by other things: alcohol was not a part of your picture; therefore, the thought of fighting it didn't need to enter your mind. As my own life has filled with other things to think about than alcohol, so have I stopped talking so much about sobriety.
For me, though, I don't think discussing or reminding myself of my sobriety is excessive or dangerous. Even though I may not "need" it at the moment, I feel that it certainly can't hurt. It doesn't tempt me to drink.