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Old 04-01-2020, 06:35 AM
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Obladi
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Oh, Sohard - aren't you the clever little bear-poker?

Hey Vinnie!

Cos, can you send me information about the program you've mentioned? Pretty please?

Good morning All Y'all.

I don't mean to be dreary but the fact of the matter is that when I was drinking, I most commonly would have to work really hard to care about anything, including and maybe most particularly whether I continued to exist. Even now, I'm not sure that surviving is my motivation to stay sober. I think Living Meaningfully is closer to the mark. Something like... if I'm going to live, it should mean something. And it shouldn't be hurtful to people who love me (or anyone, for that matter, but you know what I mean).

This question of motivation is interesting. To paraphrase Mother Hen, "Motivations are like people - everyone has one." But they're not all the same. Or maybe they are, at the core?

(Whoever said I'd one day laugh about MH was probably right, but it's not happening just yet.)
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