Day 34 morning
Today is day 34. I used to write a lot, prose poems. I haven't written in that way in a number of years. I did last night. It's like mentally I'm more awake and paying attention to the people and happenings around me. Something a woman said struck me and I pulled out my work notebook and jotted a quick written sketch of the conversation. Something I used to do often. Last night I worked on it some more and I woke this morning with what to edit to bring it almost to a pre-final, tight, no extras poem. I like the process of that kind of thing, how organic it is. So for day 33, that was a nice thing to have happened, an unexpected gift.
Looking back on Thursday and having that real desire to buy alcohol and then drink it. Should I even say "real" here? I'm still struck by how it odds it was with my real thoughts and feelings. And again should I say "real"? I don't know. When I got home, I felt angry, mainly, because it scared me. The desire to drink was as real as my desire to not drink, and I can't reconcile that in my head. And possibly it felt more real than my desire to not drink and that's scarier. In the end, I did not drink. That's the most important part. In the end, I did not buy alcohol and I did not drink alcohol.
Today is day 34. I am committed to making a life change. I do not drink. I am the tree, not the leaves. I am the mountain. It is day 34 and I am solid.
Looking back on Thursday and having that real desire to buy alcohol and then drink it. Should I even say "real" here? I'm still struck by how it odds it was with my real thoughts and feelings. And again should I say "real"? I don't know. When I got home, I felt angry, mainly, because it scared me. The desire to drink was as real as my desire to not drink, and I can't reconcile that in my head. And possibly it felt more real than my desire to not drink and that's scarier. In the end, I did not drink. That's the most important part. In the end, I did not buy alcohol and I did not drink alcohol.
Today is day 34. I am committed to making a life change. I do not drink. I am the tree, not the leaves. I am the mountain. It is day 34 and I am solid.
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