Hola Sober Sunday 04 Dec

Since drinking very nearly brought the tower crashing down on any number of occasions and left me realizing I would soon be wiped off this mortal coil if I kept it up, sobriety has to be the first and biggest block on the base. Around it, the foundation is comprised of self-respect, self-love, love for humanity, the earth and the divinity in all of it. The outgrowth of that and the next layer on the tower is nurturing and taking care of those things - myself first (remember the oxygen mask on the airplane?) through healthy habits, thoughts, actions and lots of laughter. In the last few days I've witnessed for the first time on this journey some unexpected "risk points". I've danced with the idea of Moderation Marcus because of the holiday season. It's only been at the level of fantasy, which in most cases I'd say is harmless, except in the case of drinking. I believe for me that fantasy could become a slippery slope. This lesson has given me.a way of seeing what would happen if I pulled out the sobriety block. The self-respect and health blocks are attached to it, you see. The whole mansion that is my life could quickly turn to rubble. Moderation Marcus is like the big bad wolf in the three little pigs fairy tale and I'll visualize my mansion made of bricks, with sobriety being the center brick in the very solid foundation. And frankly, the wolf can go f*ck himself.

-V. Pledge 100 Tara

I have solidified, in my heart and soul, the fact that I am not missing out on a damn thing by NOT drinking. Not the taste (ultimately: BLECH), not the effect (that initial quick warmth quickly morphs into an angst-ridden dance in my head of endless chatter that lasts long after the dissipation of that warmth), and certainly not the aforementioned angst-ridden dance in my head of endless chatter!

-J.M. Pledge 100 Tara

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