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I celebrated my 50th birthday last Friday, December 13th. I wrote this the day of my Bday:
For my birthday, I'm having a get together tonight with a small amount of friends and then going out for a nice dinner. I won't miss the nice wine that I would of had with the dinner in the past. I won't miss it because it would of come with having 2 or 3 cocktails or beers during the day, 2 or 3 cocktails before going out to dinner, and 1 or 2 more cocktails as nightcaps when I got home. And I won't miss feeling like crap when I wake up tomorrow morning and wasting my day off by watching TV all day and starting the drinking cycle once again.
So today is my 18th day of not drinking, and I am feeling very good. I am enjoying the holiday season so much more being sober. I love waking up every morning feeling good. I love being able to appreciate how precious and beautiful life on this planet is.
Being newer here, I have seen a number of other new people who want to get started, or are getting started in their goal to stop drinking. I just want to thank the people on this board/in this group who offer us new people (and/or people making another attempt, and/or everyone else here ) your unconditional support. It has helped me tremendously.
Wishing everyone a happy, sober holiday season!
For my birthday, I'm having a get together tonight with a small amount of friends and then going out for a nice dinner. I won't miss the nice wine that I would of had with the dinner in the past. I won't miss it because it would of come with having 2 or 3 cocktails or beers during the day, 2 or 3 cocktails before going out to dinner, and 1 or 2 more cocktails as nightcaps when I got home. And I won't miss feeling like crap when I wake up tomorrow morning and wasting my day off by watching TV all day and starting the drinking cycle once again.
So today is my 18th day of not drinking, and I am feeling very good. I am enjoying the holiday season so much more being sober. I love waking up every morning feeling good. I love being able to appreciate how precious and beautiful life on this planet is.
Being newer here, I have seen a number of other new people who want to get started, or are getting started in their goal to stop drinking. I just want to thank the people on this board/in this group who offer us new people (and/or people making another attempt, and/or everyone else here ) your unconditional support. It has helped me tremendously.
Wishing everyone a happy, sober holiday season!
All best wishes to you for Christmas and the coming year.
Sobriety is awesome. Today I make memories to be cherished.
Keep up in your quest for permanent sobriety. You ain't seen nuthin' yet!
That's not doom and gloom though as in place of that false "promise" I am present for the moments, beautiful, painful and everything in between in my life and my families. A dear friend yesterday told me she was so grateful to be living a present life. Amen that.
Happy holidays!
Christmas, like birthdays, does not have to be all about material things it can be a time for reflection and change.
Totally agree thats its a good idea to think the whole thing through. I was sitting by my open fire feeling very Christmassy and thinking how I would enjoy a brandy. But then I remembered I would prob drink the bottle and what if my kids needed me and I would wake up feeling terrible. I have to keep remembering where that first drink leads. also I keep it in my mind that Im not like other normal drinkers that prob would just enjoy one drink.