Have been doing a bit of thinking
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Originally Posted by FreeOwl 
Thinking more about this today I realized that at some stage my thoughts shifted from I can't drink forever to choose sobriety. It occurs to me that I don't really think about forever or never drinking again comma I simply greet each day and remind myself that I choose silver I choose a sober life I choose to live my life as fully and deeply as I can. I think getting rid of the idea of forever or I can never drink again and shifting instead to the life that I do choose to have made it a lot easier for me and in a sense it was the choice to never drink again put in a more positive light
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Originally Posted by FreeOwl
I like that, Ultra....
Also it reminds me of a simple fact; "Forever" is basically the same thing as "Today".
Tomorrow, next week, the end of the year, 2055..... these are all just imaginary concepts. They don't exist.
The only actual place we can drink or not drink is RIGHT NOW. Today.
Also it reminds me of a simple fact; "Forever" is basically the same thing as "Today".
Tomorrow, next week, the end of the year, 2055..... these are all just imaginary concepts. They don't exist.
The only actual place we can drink or not drink is RIGHT NOW. Today.
Holy crap-I've never heard that. Pretty profound-simple but true.
A miracle is just a shift in perception. <3
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Originally Posted by FreeOwl
Thinking more about this today I realized that at some stage my thoughts shifted from I can't drink forever to choose sobriety. It occurs to me that I don't really think about forever or never drinking again comma I simply greet each day and remind myself that I choose silver I choose a sober life I choose to live my life as fully and deeply as I can. I think getting rid of the idea of forever or I can never drink again and shifting instead to the life that I do choose to have made it a lot easier for me and in a sense it was the choice to never drink again put in a more positive light
I believe this is where I am today. I have had 2 relapses and am at 3 weeks. I was sad thinking I would never drink again, picturing myself in social situations without the drinks I enjoyed. I visioned myself in Florida (where we winter), sitting on my lanai without drinks. I fretted how I would cope. After 3 weeks, I can now comfortably picture myself with a club soda, ice tea, etc. on the lanai. Today at 3 weeks, it seems my desire for alcohol has passed. I still don't feel well - have horrible anxiety, can't sleep, restless legs, etc. Alcohol lessened those issues. I wish my issues would go away, but I don't feel the need to drink alcohol to fix them. Does that make sense?
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