Hola Sober Morning Reflection by Susan Christina
Dear Sober Queens, The two frogs tale is taken from ‘Let Me Tell You a Story’ by Dr. Jorge Bucay "There were two lost frogs who couldn’t find their way back to their pond. They were lost and beginning to get very thirsty when ahead they saw an extraordinary-looking pond. It was as white as the clouds above and as they were so parched, they hop-sprinted over and dived right in. As soon as they hit the sticky liquid they realised they’d made a mistake. This was not a pond at all, but a bucket of cream! Thick dense cream that was beginning to pull them under. They tried to scramble up the sides of the bucket, but the silky cream made them slip and slide. After thrashing around for some time, one of the frogs burst into tears. He was exhausted and thirsty and could not even begin to imagine how they would escape. He couldn’t see an end in sight. After a while, he just stopped paddling, and let himself sink to the bottom. The other frog called after him and did his best to get him to keep her swimming, begging and pleading but it was no use, he had given up. The lonely little frog kept treading cream knowing that although it looked hopeless and she felt hopeless, she was not going to give up and die one single second before her time. She kept beating and splashing around in the same spot, not advancing one inch for what felt like hours and hours.
Then suddenly without much warning, the cream turned to butter and in shock, the little frog gave a little hop and sliding and slipping her way to the other side, she made it to the vat's edge. And from there she returned home, croaking happily, exhausted but alive." This simple story demonstrates the importance of perseverance and never giving up, as well as how one's attitude to a situation can either make you or break you. Attitude and intent are very important in sobriety. Each morning I set my intent to not drink by simply reading my Hola Sober Pledge. My attitude is one of winning in sobriety daily. I do not underestimate the beast in any way. I do not take my freedom from alcohol for granted BUT EQUALLY so, I do not live in fear of addiction either. I live in full freedom, feeling all the feels. I joyfully show up for myself and my rituals and routines daily. I know that the day I don't show up for myself is that first micro-decision of having ‘just one’ drink. It's pretty seamless in my head, as I know I was addicted to an addictive substance. It's pretty seamless in my head, as I know to drink again would be slow steady suicide in plain sight. It's pretty seamless in my head, as I know to believe Moderation Marcus and doing the tango for one last time would result in the gravest of outcomes. Please remember no matter what life throws at you today, look skyward and say not today lady, not today.
HOLA SOBER | MADRID
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