I was around some wonderful recovering alcoholics as I was at the tender length of sobriety of three weeks. Two guys who evidentally hadn't gotten sick and tired of being sick and tired said they had a cold case of beer in their trunk and asked me to go drink with them. Luckily I had had enough anguish from drinking alcohol, alcoholically that I said, "No!" They said that "You're not a man unless you drink." I remained to obstain and not too long later I was told,"Anyone can drink! Let's see you quit!" As my now 29+ years of sobriety tells me that Recovering Alcoholics are the strongest/most tough-minded people you will come across! I've known many a Marine who couldn't handle Sobriety! Too bad! And you think a Sober/clean person isn't fun? If you require drugs/alcohol in order to have fun...to me that tells me those who think that way are no fun themselves! If you require drugs/alcohol in order to be fun...what does that say about you? It tells me you're boring all by yourself! And you're psychologically addicted if you think that you "need" pot/drugs in order to be fun. That's called a defect of your personality.
Since I've gotten clean/sober I have fun everyday! My sense of humor returned and everyday I treat myself a little! When I drank/drugged I had no sense of humor, didn't know how to communicate nor had any fun like I have today!
Included are my personal essays which cover the topics of drug addiction/alcoholism/mental illness and how my personal Recovery from each of these previously active illnesses were like, what happened to get me into Recovery and what it is like for me now in Recovery
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Sunday, June 9, 2013
You're kiddin' me!
With all of us previously drinking alcoholics we cheated, lied, stole and would lie so much that if ever in a predicament where we were caught and then would tell the truth and admit our guilt no one would believe us! In all of this if we ever got lucky and something good would happen to us we would feel as if we didn't deserve it! As a Recovering alcoholic of 29 years sober even though I'm a somewhat honest person and try to be a model citizen when good things happen to me I still feel as though I don't deserve it. I heard an one year sober alcoholic tell me that because he had been so bad when drinking that he now doesn't deserve sobriety. I told him that if he didn't deserve sobriety then the God of his understanding wouldn't keep him sober for over a year! I heard myself that day and told myself that if God felt I didn't deserve something then I wouldn't have it! Today I am having fun and am not doing anything illegal, immoral nor indecent! And, yes, it is fun!
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