Thank Heavens for Small Victories
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Thank Heavens for Small Victories
This morning I was coming out of the garage with a very full bowl of dog food and my daughter was running through the house to tell me she saw a bird on her new feeder. She collided into me and the dog food went flying. It was everywhere! All over the floor, the couch, our hair, in our pjs, etc. I hate to admit this, but in previous years, I likely would have exploded. I would have been hungover, rushing around because I would have been late prying myself out of bed, short-tempered due to a pounding headache from my hangover and frankly, just out of control. I would have been fuming, my daughter would have been crying and the dog would have been cowering.
Instead, after the initial shock of it all, my daughter and I got the giggles. She ran and got the broom, I got the dust pan and the dog got into the clean up action and it was all cleaned up in no time. This will actually be one of those funny, silly, good memories that we will laugh about from time to time. That is what I love about sobriety. It really has evened out my moods and it has helped me keep things in perspective. I like not overreacting to events and not having a quick to fly off the handle temper that I now realize was very much tied into my drinking habits. I am much more even keel than I ever realized.
Instead, after the initial shock of it all, my daughter and I got the giggles. She ran and got the broom, I got the dust pan and the dog got into the clean up action and it was all cleaned up in no time. This will actually be one of those funny, silly, good memories that we will laugh about from time to time. That is what I love about sobriety. It really has evened out my moods and it has helped me keep things in perspective. I like not overreacting to events and not having a quick to fly off the handle temper that I now realize was very much tied into my drinking habits. I am much more even keel than I ever realized.
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Awesome DD! I've been told by those close to me I've become a much more patient man since I've gotten sober. I don't think we always realize the extent of the negativeness, in addition to the drunkenness, that our drinking has on others.
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Really awesome. I find moments like that to be one of the biggest blessings of sobriety: the ones when I would have blown my temper and ended up miserable because of a hangover, and instead I am laughing and moving on. So, so great!
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BWHAHAHAHA, That was great!
Isn’t it nice today to be able to laugh and to take life on life’s terms.
I find I rarely get angry anymore. I get upset and frustrated at times but down right anger has not shown his ugly mug for a while now which is a real miracle for me because I was a very angry person.
Loved the story and I am glad the dog got in on the clean up efforts
Isn’t it nice today to be able to laugh and to take life on life’s terms.
I find I rarely get angry anymore. I get upset and frustrated at times but down right anger has not shown his ugly mug for a while now which is a real miracle for me because I was a very angry person.
Loved the story and I am glad the dog got in on the clean up efforts
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