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    C is for Commodity vs. Ritual

    In early sobriety and new to recovery I was extremely vulnerable. Raw with emotion and completely baffled as how to do much of anything, it was impossible for me to trust anyone, especially myself. It was is at this low point that many of us are desperate and finally willing to do anything to feel better. It is also at this point that people can be taken advantage of by others. There are a lot of for-profit rehabs and recovery centers. There are any number of books one c

    B is for Better Late Than Never

    The thought often crosses my mind that I could have accomplished so much more if I had gotten sober and into recovery much sooner. This line of thinking is fairly useless and only leads me to self-pity and shame which leads to drinking and the cycle starts again.. It is best to live in the today and be grateful for the sobriety I do have. The very real truth is I could have never quit drinking. I am close to people who still drink at alcoholic levels. Someone with far mor

    B is for Better Late Than Never

    The thought often crosses my mind that I could have accomplished so much more if I had gotten sober and into recovery much sooner. This line of thinking is fairly useless and only leads me to self-pity and shame which leads to drinking and the cycle starts again.. It is best to live in the today and be grateful for the sobriety I do have. The very real truth is I could have never quit drinking. I am close to people who still drink at alcoholic levels. Someone with far mor

    A is for Auld Lang Syne

    Roughly translated Auld Lang Syne means 'Old Times Sake' which seem apropos being that a lot of my drinking career was spent talking about all the good times I had while drinking. As the alcohol would hit my brain and numb my senses it was natural for my mind to seek out the ease and comfort of vague distant memories where things were better, happier and often drunker rather than live in the present moment of mundane melancholy. The good times were so often skewed by
     

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