The car isn't going to kill you...
I have to say for me, alcohol made certain situations SEEM extraordinary. A great conversation, a friendship, a spectacular night. When I look at those exact times with sober eyes, I realize it was just me thinking it was great at the time, because my mind was altered.
I don't want my mind to be altered anymore, so I no longer look at drinking with fondness. I learned to have extraordinary conversations and evenings while in my right mind, with no deception. It's pretty great.
In terms of life goals, I was steady while drinking... I had a great job, a roof over my head, a partner, even though that was starting to go south.
Now I have a great job with the respect of my peers, I have a marriage, and we are buying our dream house that we can actually afford because I'm not drinking my salary.
Yep, this life waaaaaay better.
