"But dealing with sobriety makes us stronger, right? Getting sober requires strength and endurance, yes? "
I don't think its sobriety that makes us stronger. I could put down the bottle but not face anything or do anything to change and still me miserable.
its facing life on lifes terms and the action doing so that makes us stronger.
yup, sobriety requires strength and endurance.
it was quite a lot for me for a while. I had no clue how to live life on lifes terms- I faced everything by drinking and when I got sober I saw how good that didn't work. I did a lot of trudging(enduring).
but it got easier as I learned who I was, started loving myself, and started learning how to live life on lifes terms.
theres a couple terms I had printed and put on my mirror for some time to remind me
first things first
keep it simple
live and let live.