YOU ar e not a l one , the r e ar e mi l l i ons o f us out he r e l i v i ng i n f r eedom, you j us t haven ' t me t us ye t .
YES , you wi l l f ee l r ea l l y odd f or the f i r s t f ew weeks , s l eep wi l l t ake t ime to r eca l i bra t e and mee t i ng f ee l i ngs head-on i s a new expe r i ence . YES , i t does ge t eas i e r . YES , you wi l l f i nd comp l e t e f r eedom f rom a l coho l , I F YOU DO THE WORK. YES , you shou l d make your sobr i e t y a key pr i or i t y a t the out se t o f your j ourney . YES , I th i nk you shou l d do a da i l y sobe r promi se f or a l i f e t ime to REMIND your se l f o f the g i f t o f sobr i e t y . YES , you shou l d ALWAYS have a sobe r connec t i on i n your l i f e be tha t one g i r l f r i end , a group or a home t eam o f sobe r suppor t . I f I was not a vo l unt ee r i n the sobe r space , I wou l d not even th i nk about dr i nk i ng . Why wou l d I even cons i de r put t i ng such a tox i c l i qu i d i n my body? Why wou l d I j eopard i ze my l i f e ? My f ami l y? My wor l d? Tha t wou l d t ake a gr ea t unknowi ng o f the knowi ng and I am not capab l e o f tha t and i f I we r e , l e t ' s name- check i t as i t i s : i t i s a su i c i de , i t i s a dea th wi sh and i t i s go i ng a l l kami kaze on my wor l d . I have addr es sed the soc i a l cond i t i on i ng – I see the l i es . I have sa t wi th f ee l i ngs and grown used to tha t awkwardnes s tha t some t imes v i s i t s . I have sa t wi th j oy , gr i e f , pa i n , exh i l ara t i on , darknes s , and the eme rg i ng dawn .
I have sa t wi th anx i e t y . I have sa t wi th ange r . I have sa t wi th annoyance . I have sa t wi th f rus t ra t i on .
I have sa t wi th l ove . I have sa t wi th j oy . I have sa t wi th gra t i tude and peace .
Does tha t mean you wi l l be i n a mee t i ng i n th i r t y year s t ime ? Not unl es s you dec i de you want to be as I l ove noth i ng mor e than see i ng succes s s tor i es i n sobr i e t y and the powe r o f your shar e may i nsp i r e anothe r woman on he r day one to j o i n the powe r t ra i n tha t i s Ho l a Sobe r .
May you f ee l su i t ab l y i nsp i r ed and f r ee th i s morn i ng f rom the bu l l sh i t tha t i s a l coho l and i t s l i es as you l ook skyward and say not today l ady , not today .
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