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Old 10-01-2018, 01:50 PM
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Nothing changes if nothing changes.

Simple to type, say, and read.

It is so true.

Nothing will change if nothing changes.

In order for my self to recover, I had to change everything. I wanted to change everything.

I let go of 95% (probably more) of the people I associated with. Why would someone do that?
Well, they were all drinking friends and that is it. We had no foundation of a friendship outside of the bottle.
There was no support for my not drinking.
There was a ton of support to continue my drinking. Which was not an option for me anymore.
They all drank like me, alcoholically.

To further the removal of people, I removed Facebook. Finally, no politics on a daily basis, no BS, no drama! Awe, life is so much better not being in the know. I truly do not care what people ate for lunch or whatever else. Not my monkey, not my circus.

I also removed the contacts in my phone of all those people from above.

I moved.
I bought my son and I a home about 40 mins from where we were. To a small cute town.
No one knows me.
Fresh start

I attend a different church, movie theater, bookstore, grocery store.

I don't hang out in the pub but rather the park with my son. Or I take him on hayrides or find a new park to go to, new experiences, which is what my life is now about. Creating new memories, ones I actually remember and for the most part enjoy.

I know not everyone can do what I have, but with minor changes, BIG changes can happen.

I hope you have a blessed SOBER day.

Blessings,
DC
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Old 10-01-2018, 01:53 PM
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Wonderful, inspiring post. Thank you for sharing. Made my afternoon. Here's to making new memories and living a better life.
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Old 10-01-2018, 01:56 PM
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That’s a lot of positive changes! I’m sure it took a massive amount of courage to you to make all of these changes for you and your son.
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Old 10-01-2018, 03:09 PM
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Thanks DC - great thoughts and awesome post!

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Old 10-01-2018, 06:27 PM
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Loved this
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Old 10-01-2018, 06:42 PM
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Wow DC. Thank you.
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