On Christmas, I Will be Sober 9 Months!
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On Christmas, I Will be Sober 9 Months!
I checked the sobriety app on my phone, and lo and behold, Christmas will be 9 months for me!
About a year ago, I was sliding down a very slippery slope and realized my drinking was killing me. At the rate I was going, I maybe had one or two years of life left on this planet. It was a terrible realization and one I could not escape from.
Today, I am grateful for so much in my life, especially my sobriety, because THAT is where it all starts. Along with gratitude, sobriety gives me the opportunity to consciously choose with open eyes how I show up in any given situation. I am learning to deal with life on life's terms without the security blanket of numbing myself out with alcohol. Past hurts, resentments and wounds are healing, something not possible while alcohol was part of my life.
Wishing everyone the best of holidays and an even better New Year!
About a year ago, I was sliding down a very slippery slope and realized my drinking was killing me. At the rate I was going, I maybe had one or two years of life left on this planet. It was a terrible realization and one I could not escape from.
Today, I am grateful for so much in my life, especially my sobriety, because THAT is where it all starts. Along with gratitude, sobriety gives me the opportunity to consciously choose with open eyes how I show up in any given situation. I am learning to deal with life on life's terms without the security blanket of numbing myself out with alcohol. Past hurts, resentments and wounds are healing, something not possible while alcohol was part of my life.
Wishing everyone the best of holidays and an even better New Year!
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Originally Posted by TacoDude 
I checked the sobriety app on my phone, and lo and behold, Christmas will be 9 months for me!
About a year ago, I was sliding down a very slippery slope and realized my drinking was killing me. At the rate I was going, I maybe had one or two years of life left on this planet. It was a terrible realization and one I could not escape from.
Today, I am grateful for so much in my life, especially my sobriety, because THAT is where it all starts. Along with gratitude, sobriety gives me the opportunity to consciously choose with open eyes how I show up in any given situation. I am learning to deal with life on life's terms without the security blanket of numbing myself out with alcohol. Past hurts, resentments and wounds are healing, something not possible while alcohol was part of my life.
Wishing everyone the best of holidays and an even better New Year!
About a year ago, I was sliding down a very slippery slope and realized my drinking was killing me. At the rate I was going, I maybe had one or two years of life left on this planet. It was a terrible realization and one I could not escape from.
Today, I am grateful for so much in my life, especially my sobriety, because THAT is where it all starts. Along with gratitude, sobriety gives me the opportunity to consciously choose with open eyes how I show up in any given situation. I am learning to deal with life on life's terms without the security blanket of numbing myself out with alcohol. Past hurts, resentments and wounds are healing, something not possible while alcohol was part of my life.
Wishing everyone the best of holidays and an even better New Year!
It is so true you really need to feel to heal.
I am very grateful to just wake up without a headache most days.
Thank you for your hope and inspiration. A day at a time it is getting much better for me as well.
Congrats on nine months!
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