Often, in early sobriety life may feel sort of dull, boring and absolutely blah at times. Alcohol seemed to have had a powerful effect on creating things superficially exciting for us. Sometimes alcohol gave us the invigorating reward feeling for living this super hard life. Many of us had romantic thoughts about the glamorous drinking … Continue reading The Willingness To Try Something Different
*From the Sober Courage mailbox* "I started thinking, “Is this the song that never ends for me?”, or is it me? On one hand, I had to take a real close critical look at myself and my patterns, and intrinsic behaviors, and on the other hand, I had to take a gentler look at my … Continue reading Sobriety is a Lifelong Process
I still consider my first year sober one of the most difficult times in my life. My life revolved around alcohol for so long, it was quite a challenge to go forth and to rebuild, to become human, and to be normal. I had to learn everything. It was grueling. I hated it! But the … Continue reading If You Want to Stop Drinking, You Have to Stop Drinking
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