Happy New Year! (Fifteen Months)
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Happy New Year! (Fifteen Months)
Tonight I celebrate fifteen months of sobriety. Has it been a rough road? You bet. But it's also been wonderful to learn to live sober and discover who I really am.
The promises outlined in AA are real. I'm not a member, but it's true. I doubted that good things would happen for me. Alcoholics can be a pessimistic lot, can't they? I am now married. I am so much more confident at work, and I received a big promotion. I'm more patient and compassionate. I'm healthier--much healthier!--and have so much more energy. I am truly happy for the first time in my life.
I started drinking at a very early age. My parents would give me watered down wine when I was around seven to get me to sleep. Soon they gave it to me straight. From there I drank every drop I could get my hands on. Five decades of it.
It seemed hopeless. I was terrified to go a night without alcohol and I couldn't get up the nerve to take the plunge. Now the idea of taking one drink terrifies me.
I woke up with a particularly bad hangover fifteen months ago, and I knew that my new girlfriend would not put up with it for long. I felt at a turning point. Now or never. Get busy living or get busy dying. I decided to choose life.
I suffered. My slept horribly. I was a shaking mess. I was irritable. I was angry. But it got better, and it continues to get better.
Tonight we are going to a town center for festivities, food, fireworks, music, and fun. There will be beer. I won't be tempted in the least.
2018 is going to be a great year. The world might be a mess, but isn't it always? My world will be one of peace and happiness.
The promises outlined in AA are real. I'm not a member, but it's true. I doubted that good things would happen for me. Alcoholics can be a pessimistic lot, can't they? I am now married. I am so much more confident at work, and I received a big promotion. I'm more patient and compassionate. I'm healthier--much healthier!--and have so much more energy. I am truly happy for the first time in my life.
I started drinking at a very early age. My parents would give me watered down wine when I was around seven to get me to sleep. Soon they gave it to me straight. From there I drank every drop I could get my hands on. Five decades of it.
It seemed hopeless. I was terrified to go a night without alcohol and I couldn't get up the nerve to take the plunge. Now the idea of taking one drink terrifies me.
I woke up with a particularly bad hangover fifteen months ago, and I knew that my new girlfriend would not put up with it for long. I felt at a turning point. Now or never. Get busy living or get busy dying. I decided to choose life.
I suffered. My slept horribly. I was a shaking mess. I was irritable. I was angry. But it got better, and it continues to get better.
Tonight we are going to a town center for festivities, food, fireworks, music, and fun. There will be beer. I won't be tempted in the least.
2018 is going to be a great year. The world might be a mess, but isn't it always? My world will be one of peace and happiness.
The road goes on forever
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Location: Southern USA
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Way to go!
Inspirational ...
15 months ago you were terrified to stop,
but you woke up that morning and you felt the turning point.
That is exactly how I felt 2 years ago when I decided to quit...
Congrats and Here's to a Sober 2018!
Inspirational ...
15 months ago you were terrified to stop,
but you woke up that morning and you felt the turning point.
That is exactly how I felt 2 years ago when I decided to quit...
Congrats and Here's to a Sober 2018!
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