IndaMiricale

Good morning


Well its been a really great and difficult journey thus far. 15 months of seriously working on sobriety and myself. As I was told when I got here and then to the rooms of AA, that putting down the drink is great first start. But then I have to work on me and my personality(character defects).


We all alcoholics have personality problems. We(I) drank to escape from life,myself, and others. I would drink to conteract loneliness and definately an inferiority complex. I love the line I am a ego-maniac with a inferiority complex.. When I heard that , it was like a 2x4 smacking me in the head..


So basically I drank for all reasons fun, sad, raining, snowing ect ect... But really I did just because I couldnt adjust to real life living. I had no idea what that was and how to go about it. And that is what quitting drinking really has been. Working a ways to solve my personality problems.And that is why a program is so very important. And not just saying okay I want to quit drinking and thats that..


So finding a way to do this I have. First got back my own intergrity. I got out of the gutter and cleaned up. Second I had to get honest with myself and with others. For I was such a liar,cheat,and thief by the end. I had to learn to stand face to face with myself and not run away anymore. And in that take those true facts and face them and deal with them. No more excuses or blaming others for everything..


So know today, I am blessed to wake up and be free for a day.. I have my own god of my understanding . And I cant wait daily to get out to those very rooms that saved me from my best thinking. And do the next right thing.. And hopefully help someone else in the process..

I write this today , to let all you know that it can be done. For me it was the route of AA. But there are other options. Please look into someting, and get busy living....


Smile cause sobriety looks good on You!!!!


Good love, Inda

DarkDays

Great post , thanks !

Natom

It's nice to see a motivational post from someone who is now free and enjoying it.

Tom

SunnyFlower

Thank you for sharing! & Congrats on 15 months!

JohnnyOneDay

Inda -
Thanks for sharing! I too found my way in AA. You are SO right that's it's takes more than just not drinking.

I love the statement I heard at AA, that "...it's actually very simple, you only have to do two things.... (1) quit drinking, and (2) change everything about yourself!!"
So true. Thanks, and best wishes to you as you continue your journey.

Johnny
Sobriety Date Aug. 1, 2012

2granddaughters

Change everything but your name .......

AA works for me as well, Inda. $1.00 a session and that includes free coffee.

All the best.

Bob R

Sapling

Great post Inda...And so true.

copperfield

Thank you so much for this post Inda . I agree complet ely with the personal struggles. Im looking to find myself too!

bbthumper

Amen to that, Inda! Quitting drinking was, indeed just a beginning. Thank God for that because I don't want this journey to end. 4+ years sober and everyday seems to offer new opportunities to grow. Beautiful.

Mark75

It works, good stuff Inda!!

sissy07

Beautiful post, Inda. Thanks and congratulations.

MIRecovery

Wonderful post on your experience, strength, and hope

I do not know how AA works but it does. 3 years sober and going strong. I have gone from hopeless to happy and everyday I am amazed at the life I now have. The incredible thing is they tell me it just keeps getting better.

Mizzuno

Thank You Inda! Always positive and inspirational. Have a Rockin Day!

IndaMiricale

Thank you guys for everything


@BBThumper thanks again for leading tomorrow. I am looking forward to getting to know you just that little bit more..

See ya there.

DisplacedGRITS

My experience is very similar. I call it my sober lifestyle. My reflections on myself and my attitudes and feelings are so important to me. I've come to have a greater understanding of myself though sobriety. I didn't understand the "removal of character defects" thing in AA until you spelled it out here. I discovered it's something i've been doing as part of my lifestyle. It's so liberating to embrace sobriety as a whole. Not drinking got me clear headed and physically well enough to start really working on sobriety.

Albatross3

[We all alcoholics have personality problems. We(I) drank to escape from life,myself, and others. I would drink to conteract loneliness and definately an inferiority complex. I love the line I am a ego-maniac with a inferiority complex.. When I heard that , it was like a 2x4 smacking me in the head..]


That certainly describes me. Amazing isn't it.

bbthumper

Looking forward to it, my friend.

IndaMiricale

The end of another day.. Today was full of beauty. A long 1 1/2 walk to a meeting. But saw a beautiful sunset on the way..


And the walk back is always my favorite being at night, peace and quite.

Sleep well all, lets do it again tomorrow..

MesoFreak

Thanks for the post

IndaMiricale

Sunny day and in the mid 70's

Just good stuff. Ready for a nice relaxing evening..