New Day 1

I was sober for 5 days.  I felt great, clear-headed, well-rested, lively, etc and then a stressful situation led me to drink on Day 6.  I am realizing that this will be much more difficult than I had initially thought it would be.  I went through the first 5 days thinking that maybe I could really manage this.  I was wrong....I was strong in the beginning but I didn't keep my determination at a high enough level to fight through the stressful situation.  I need to learn how to do this as I will undoubtedly be in stressful situations in the future and surely do not want to drink and start over each time.
I'm not angry with myself....although I never have been.  I am just realizing that a greater effort is needed on my part to really conquer this problem.
Today is a new day, and a new goal, and I will succeed.