Originally Posted by
MythOfSisyphus 
I hope the potholes have not been too numerous. The only "downs" I have really experiences have been the occasional realization of truths ignored while I was drinking. One can evade reality but the consequences of evading reality!
Perhaps I have given the wrong impression here with the Pot holes analogy, I am not really labeling pot holes as "downs" which can give the impression the less the better, i am trying to make a point more about discarding of ideas and beliefs that mark my recovery history. Also Myth of S I am not sure about what you mean by your second sentence, I maybe getting this wrong but are you suggesting your ignoring of the truth of reality only happened to you while drinking? Has this evasion of reality never been a part or possibly a part of pursuing sobriety as well? ,