9yearsgone

I am a newbie. This is the morning of day 19 without alcohol in my life.

I downloaded some torrents, yeah bad me good thing I am in Canada, and listened to one on the way to work a few days back.

It was, Anthony Robbins. Now he could be a skit on Saturday Night Live, especially with his intro music, but he said something that stuck. I am paraphrasing here.

You should not go through your life saying I "can't". When you say that you take away your power of self determination. Instead use the word "Don't".

I have been running "I can't drink" through my head for many days now.

The other day I replaced it with "I don't drink.". For me this was much better. It feels more complete, final, and it does feel more powerful.

Hopefully this will help another.

Natom

Can't is a horrible word. I use don't a lot. I could drink or use drugs but if I do that then I can't live a proper life.

Natom.

Xune

I use both.

I can't drink anymore, so I don't drink...ever.

mytime66

I use both also. I have found that I don't drink anymore because I cant stop once I start. May be admitting that I am powerless to alcohol, but after all ONE STEP AT A TIME.

ivegotsunshine

Hi 9years! J like your post... I listened to "the secret" about a year ago and it really helped me with some stuff I had been dealing with.its all about taking out the negatives
Instead of saying I can't drink you say, I choose to lead a sober healthy life.
Instead of using can't and negatives always take the positive approach to things. Its very inspiring and also talks a lot on how we treat ourselves and.P eople around us.
Thanks for the post! Happy Saturday