Can we all share some positive?
Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Mayflower, AR
Posts: 416
About a month after I quit drinking my 7 year old grandson thanked me for not drinking any more. I found that odd and asked him, "Where did that come from?" He answered with a shrug of his shoulders then said "You're more fun now and your breath doesn't stink, except for the smoke." At this point he rolled his eyes and left the room. I had to laugh and that's when I realized, I had forgotten how to laugh and that if you need a reality check, ask a seven year old they are brutally honest.
I found humility, and the ability to see good when things seem the worst.
I found humility, and the ability to see good when things seem the worst.
But now I'm doing all they need and want to have a happy life.
Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 277
I'm grateful to be at home with my 8 year old daughter (who doesn't start camp until next week), and not be drinking in my study, telling her if we want to go out we can only *walk* to the park.
I'm also grateful to be able to walk our dog sober, meet neighbors along the way without feeling anxious and paranoid and squirrelly.
I'm also grateful to be able to walk our dog sober, meet neighbors along the way without feeling anxious and paranoid and squirrelly.
Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Utah
Posts: 18
For me, the best thing about being sober is not having to worry about ever getting into trouble as a result of my drinking. I have more embarrassing stories than I can count (most of them told to me after the fact because I don't remember them) and I never have to worry about having another one. I don't have to worry about ever getting another DUI! I don't have to worry about explaining to my wife why I got wasted last night. I don't have to worry about my baby boy growing up with an alcoholic father and I don't have to ever worry about how I might damage his life as a result of my drinking. I love that I'm clear headed and that I can enjoy life simply through my own devices and not through the tainted lens of alcohol!
Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Dallas, TX
Posts: 325
For me, it's being in a healthy relationship that is growing stronger over time. All my other relationships were downward spirals from the start, with the first month about all any of us (usually the gf) could handle.
Crazy Cat Lady
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 2,661
My positive is that where i used to not be able to imagine a day where i wasn't at least buzzed (lets face it, i was falling down drunk by night and passed out most of the day) now i can't imagine a day where i have the luxery of getting buzzed. The idea of my head getting sloshy and me feeling tired just doesn't hold that old "good" feeling. I like being productive. Even if i don't do much, i set my mind to it, i did it, i remember it and i did it sober. I have pride at the end of my days, not regret and my mornings hold real hope, not words on the wind.
Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Boston
Posts: 123
I've been in unidentified pain in my liver area for about 2 years. I did have testing done and found to be ok, but when I drank was suffering tremendously. Since stopping drinking, the pain has pretty much disappeared!!!
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