1. When the weather is nice I like to fire up the grill. In days past firing up the grill also meant at least a 6 pack of Mike’s Hard Cranberry Lemonade. Although it is easy to remember that when I take even one drink the obsession takes over (and I wake up the next day trying to sort out the previous night) their are often times I wish I could drink like a normal person.
2. When you are sober you realize how much time their really is in a day. The problem now is finding a balance between the hundreds of things you now have time for with the hundreds of things you have to do in order to make those things possible (ie. work, clean house, feed kids, etc.)
3. My brain is starting to work in a way I thought I had lost years ago.
4. Depression and anxiety are and have been at completely controllable levels (without medications) for months now.
5. I have to remember not to get to comfortable in my surroundings. Things keep changing, life keeps happening and to keep things going in the right direction I have to work for it. Letting things slide for too long mean I have to dig myself out of a deeper hole later. I like to keep the holes shallow.
6. Relationships take a long time to repair. I have done a lot of damage over the past 12 years. I have found that the situation presents itself when it is time to make amends for the wrongs you have done.
7. I’m not nearly as special as I thought I was. My feelings of superiority - though they still cause me trouble at time - are slowly subsiding.
8. Life is good as long as you make it that way.
9. Trust others that have what you want sobriety-wise. If have something you want they can probably help you get it too!
10. Sobriety is a gift that can be taken away at any moment. Wake up each day feeling blessed that you woke up.

Posted on August 28th, 2007 by The User
Filed under: Life Can Rock, Life Can Suck, Addiction