07/10/2023
11 years sober today!
Even though I knew I needed to make a change when I got sober, I don’t think I completely believed how good it would feel to be here today. My whole world has changed since I made the decision to give up alcohol.
It’s been 11 years of learning how to create healthy boundaries, checking my motives, and doing the next right thing.
11 years of finding comfort in my own skin and not needing a glass of Chardonnay while I got ready to go out with friends.
11 years of having fun out dancing - without alcohol.
11 years of going out and being comfortable with people not being comfortable with me not drinking.
11 years of being ok with others drinking around me and not needing to have one myself.
11 years of learning another way to cope.
11 years of being brutally honest.
11 years of making amends, being there for those I love, and trying to be a little better every day.
I’m incredibly grateful to my kids, husband, and friends that have helped me along the way.
I’m incredibly grateful that today, I don’t need to have a drink to celebrate (the day, weekend, birthday, anniversary, wedding, birth, death, fill in the blank excuse).
While having the occasional drink works for some people, it just didn’t work for me.
I’ve had the willingness to put in the work and change my script to a life I’m proud of.
My mom used to always call me on my sobriety “birth day” and tell me how much she loved me and was proud of me. I miss hearing her voice, but I’m grateful knowing that she is watching me, from heaven and within my heart and soul, telling me that she knew I could do it!
