Giving away your control.
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Giving away your control.
Today I'm back to 9 days sobriety. After many failed starts and stops with drinking (some of which have lasted weeks, or months) I've slowly learned I need to allow myself to release control of this problem.
Looking back on my life...I had so many fun years early in my life. Filled with family,love and happiness. As life marches on you lose people you love,things change. People come and go. Life changes.
As life changed. I tried to assert control. To fight against life's terms or gods will. It lead to drinking...it led to trying to fill the hole in my soul with Booze.
It wasn't a good solution. It almost killed me. Literally.
From going to AA and learning. I realize I need to release control. I need to accept that I cannot hold onto the past. God has so much more in store for me.
I need to allow him into my life. I need to live life on its terms.
It's not perfect. Nor will it ever be. I will miss my family and friends that have come and gone.
The future is unwritten. But there will not be alcohol in mine.
That is not my path. Today I ask for help and if I'm willing I will receive it.
Stay safe and sober everyone.
Looking back on my life...I had so many fun years early in my life. Filled with family,love and happiness. As life marches on you lose people you love,things change. People come and go. Life changes.
As life changed. I tried to assert control. To fight against life's terms or gods will. It lead to drinking...it led to trying to fill the hole in my soul with Booze.
It wasn't a good solution. It almost killed me. Literally.
From going to AA and learning. I realize I need to release control. I need to accept that I cannot hold onto the past. God has so much more in store for me.
I need to allow him into my life. I need to live life on its terms.
It's not perfect. Nor will it ever be. I will miss my family and friends that have come and gone.
The future is unwritten. But there will not be alcohol in mine.
That is not my path. Today I ask for help and if I'm willing I will receive it.
Stay safe and sober everyone.
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Originally Posted by Findingtheway 
Today I'm back to 9 days sobriety. After many failed starts and stops with drinking (some of which have lasted weeks, or months) I've slowly learned I need to allow myself to release control of this problem.
Looking back on my life...I had so many fun years early in my life. Filled with family,love and happiness. As life marches on you lose people you love,things change. People come and go. Life changes.
As life changed. I tried to assert control. To fight against life's terms or gods will. It lead to drinking...it led to trying to fill the hole in my soul with Booze.
It wasn't a good solution. It almost killed me. Literally.
From going to AA and learning. I realize I need to release control. I need to accept that I cannot hold onto the past. God has so much more in store for me.
I need to allow him into my life. I need to live life on its terms.
It's not perfect. Nor will it ever be. I will miss my family and friends that have come and gone.
The future is unwritten. But there will not be alcohol in mine.
That is not my path. Today I ask for help and if I'm willing I will receive it.
Stay safe and sober everyone.
Looking back on my life...I had so many fun years early in my life. Filled with family,love and happiness. As life marches on you lose people you love,things change. People come and go. Life changes.
As life changed. I tried to assert control. To fight against life's terms or gods will. It lead to drinking...it led to trying to fill the hole in my soul with Booze.
It wasn't a good solution. It almost killed me. Literally.
From going to AA and learning. I realize I need to release control. I need to accept that I cannot hold onto the past. God has so much more in store for me.
I need to allow him into my life. I need to live life on its terms.
It's not perfect. Nor will it ever be. I will miss my family and friends that have come and gone.
The future is unwritten. But there will not be alcohol in mine.
That is not my path. Today I ask for help and if I'm willing I will receive it.
Stay safe and sober everyone.
At first you put the kettle on the stove & not much happens, then the pops start ... slowly at first (you've just had one of the early POPS above) and then they get thick & fast.
A "POP" moment .... Nice one FTW
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