TARA + THOMOND Online Class Wisdom
My headline at the beginning would be “ Canadian woman tries to debunk the saying “ Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” by continuing to drink like a fish and thinking her life is only going to get better. My headline now would be “ In a shock win, Canadian woman’s life has drastically improved at every level after becoming sober after at least 27 attempts” -Trish - Malony TARA
This is forcing me to come face to face with how far I had fallen, how low I had gone. Before Pledge 100, I think my headline might have been something like LOST WOMAN LAST SEEN WANDERING NEAR LAST CHANCE CAVE . After so many attempts at sobriety, even with one non-drinking period of 18 years (yep, talk about the definition of stupidity, picking up a drink again), I truly felt like this was my last hope , my last time chance. Even when I didn’t drink, I felt like I was still a hostage of alcohol and didn’t know how to break free. My headline now could be something like LOST WOMAN FOUND SAFELY IN A SAFE HAVEN. As I sit in meetings and here in our Malony group, I feel like I have found women who have been there, who get it . I hear parts of my story being expressed, so many truths and secrets of my life being told by others, I feel such a relief that I’m not alone and finally, feel hopeful because so many have done the hard work and successfully climbed out. I feel empowered to face my demons and to acknowledge them, work through them, and overcome them. I feel like then, I may start to break free from the chains alcohol still has on me and really start living. To say I am thankful daily for Hola Sober doesn’t even come close to expressing how I feel about this community." -L.F. -Malony TARA
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