Chinese Food, Serenity and Five Years of Sobriety
The goal is not accumulating the longest list of days of no drinking, the goal is to reclaim a potentially mythical, long-lost treasure. We must leave what we have become accustomed to and strike out in search of something we may not find. It’s the commitment to that goal that is heroic, the willingness to face fears with abandon, to stand at the t... See more
T.B.D. • Heroes often fail.
Willingness and action have seen me through it all, with the guidance of a loving Higher Power and the fellowship of the program.
A.A. World Services Inc • Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition
There’s something about sober living and sober thinking, about facing long afternoons without the numbing distraction of anesthesia, that disabuses you of the belief in externals, shows you that strength and hope come not from circumstances or the acquisition of things but from the simple accumulation of active experience, from gritting the teeth a
... See moreCaroline Knapp • Drinking: A Love Story
There’s something about sober living and sober thinking, about facing long afternoons without the numbing distraction of anesthesia, that disabuses you of the belief in externals, shows you that strength and hope come not from circumstances or the acquisition of things but from the simple accumulation of active experience, from gritting the teeth a
... See moreCaroline Knapp • Drinking: A Love Story
There is no possession more valuable than a sober sunrise, and any drunk who demands more out of life than that will probably not have it.
Drinking helped me be the person I thought people wanted me to be. Recovery helped me find the person I actually was and to live the life I was meant to lead.