My neighbor is an alcoholic. I was visiting with him and I asked if he was ready for that coronavirus. ....He proceeded to give me a biology lesson, spoken like a true drunk doctor, on how alcohol will kill that virus.. He was very serious ...but I had to laugh.

"""That virus attacks the lungs? Do you know how alcohol is expelled from the body?" He said...... I replied, "It gets burned off by the liver, doesn't it?" He said, "No! Not all of it. It gets exhaled through the lungs!....That crony virus don't stand a chance with me!" .... and then he proceeded to tell me the same story about another half dozen times!

When I want to appreciate my sobriety from alcohol, I don't have to travel very far to find a reason!

God Bless

Good for you. I have just been sober 10 months and hope to keep on that way, craziness or not going on

Sooo thankful for my sobriety. I was thinking that the package stores will be the last few open. A few years ago I would have been insisting that they were essential businesses.
This evening I cooked a healthy dinner, went on a robust walk and came back to some yoga and drinking plenty of water.
That’s pretty much the opposite of my old habits. Certainly better for the immune system.

good share and agree. so glad I am not a drunk enduring this pandemic. so thankful to be sober again today!

alcohol gives the liver another burden and attacks the heart

It's amazing how far we come in our attitudes and perceptions, compared to back in our drinking days.
When I was in the blackout stage of my drinking days (October 2017), my town was evacuated due to wildfires. I am ashamed of how much of an ungrateful person I had become at that point. I was completely inconvenienced. My drunk boyfriend went to a town with his coworkers, and they stayed up drinking and playing poker all night. Me? I was stuck 3 hours away, in a home of a stranger, with kids and family. I was glad they were safe, but it certainly wasn't my priority. I don't recognize that version of me anymore.
Our schools closed for the remainder of the year last week, and I made it a point to thank the teachers for remaining so calm despite the unknown things going on around us. As much as I despise texting, I am grateful that it is an option these days.
Today is my last day of work for at least 3 weeks. I am voluntarily removing myself because the business at my workplace has died down so much, I don't want them to pay me to do nothing. And to be honest, seeing people who should be isolating but are choosing not to come into the store, has given me so much damn anxiety. I keep telling myself that people all have their own way of dealing with the stress of this, and I am not wrong for my feelings. But it's much better I stay at home than try to argue and make anyone feel bad.
I purchased some 10 lb rolls of ground beef from my workplace, and asked them to disperse them to people in need. Our grocery store meat department has completely shut down.
At my last meeting, I offered to help with some sort of video chatting option. On average, there is 10 or so people at our meetings. I am sure those won't get shut down, but I think I will hold off from attending. I've upgraded my phone plan so people can call if they need to. Or I can call if I need to.
For the most part, my house is calm. But there is a lot of worries, with my mother's health issues, and with there being 5 kids in the home. But we are all leaning on each other to keep things going. I think there will be a lot of movie watching in the weeks to come, and I gotta say I am looking forward to it.
There is so much to be grateful for, as well as so much to pray for. I hope everyone stays safe. Our addictions have led us down some odd paths, but here we are getting stronger everyday. Please keep your heads up, and remember to reach out for help if you need it.

Meetings were just cancelled in my area.

great post AdelynRene and appreciate the reminder of how much we have to be thankful for in our sobriety. you are an amazing person who we've all had the pleasure of seeing evolve with us over the past couple of years. wishing you and your family safety and good health during these difficult times. stay in touch!

Meetings were postponed here and we are using an app called zoom

Prayers

many years ago I quit smoking and I always will remember "having" to go to the store to buy cigarettes when it was pouring rain.
always happy I don't have to go. Good for you!