Originally Posted by Kafkaesque

You know, I hadn't thought about it like that, but that's a great way to look at the past of drinking with friends and drinking in general. In a way, all of us have outgrown drinking to some degree that's why we are all here looking for a fresh start thank you for sharing, Bobcat!

Originally Posted by NikTes

Does anyone know how to embed both quotes from a post? I.e. the original and the responding? Good points here by Kafka and Bobcat. I think Wolf has mentioned it too. The acceptance part, I'm thinking of. Accepting that we don't drink and that we won't. Accepting our present and our past. Accepting our limitations, which become redefined into new healthy choices. Accepting each small step forward, however they manifest. We're all working hard at this new life. It can only get better.