Originally Posted by
freedomfries 
Tomorrow's my first one month sober since I decided to make a pledge to permanent sobriety. Ny first month sober where I wasn't planning to eventually moderate. I'd like to do something to celebrate but I'm in a psych ward.any ideas?
Hi FF,
You’re well on your way. Congratulations.
I’ve got a few ideas for you.
I love history, so one idea is to spend a few minutes looking up a fellow named Theobald Matthew who was born In 1790 in County Tipperary over by you. He did not have a drinking problem, but, since he became a priest, he was urged to join the temperance society and preach across the land to get more people to take the pledge. By 1845 he had managed to get more than half the population of Ireland to do it, more than 6 million people. (Not all of them kept it, though, they had left off the “and I will never change my mind” part ;-). ( You probably already know about him, though.)
Another idea is, if you have art therapy, make a representation of your pledge.
Or, make something(s) creative for yourself or family member(s) (like your sister) that might stand as a marker in time as to when YOU decided to turn your life around.
GT