Corking the Bottle

Sometimes it's good to step back and listen to the thoughts of other recovering alcoholics. Here is one that came to me on Facebook yesterday. The Alcoholic Next Door Y e s t e r d a y   a t   8 : 5 4   A M  ·  Thanks  Jacqueline Irene  for the great share. There is such a huge difference between Dry and Sober. There were so many times during my drinking career that I would take a month off or "stop" drinking just so I could shut people up. Most of that time was spent dreaming about my next drink or wondering how long I had to make this dry spell last before people left me alone. When I finally got "SOBER" it was life changing. Sobriety and Recovery is a daily process filled wi th growth, forgiveness, spirituality, hope, love and so many other amazing things. I always say that if the rest of the world just lived by our principles the world would be such a better place. I'm so thankful to be sober and not dry. I've met ma...

This weekend I was left home alone. Sadly, no burglars tried to get in, but I had a great booby-trapping scheme worked out just in case. My wife took her mother and our older daughter to home-town Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, for our niece's baby shower. I was all alone with money! Enough for two large bottles of cheap hooch or one bottle of the good stuff. The money is still in my wallet. That wouldn't have happened in the past. In a few minutes, I am leaving to watch the #4 Louisville women's basketball team play Pitt. I haven't missed a game so far. In every other season, I was too drunk to go to a few of the games. This feels so good! Trust me on this one. Sobriety changes one's life if that one hasn't experienced it in a long time. I am glad I was trusted to stay at home alone. And I am glad to be able to go to the game today. Go Cards!

Thanksgiving came and went with 12 inlaws and two babies in my house for two days. I had a wonderful time: lots of laughs, lots of updates about our lives, lots of good food, lots of memories. I am thankful that I celebrated Thanksgiving completely sober. I can't remember last Thanksgiving. I don't remember drinking, but I must have been and that's why I can't remember. What a waste! What a loss! I expect next Thanksgiving to be able to remember this Thanksgiving. And I expect I will remember, as long as I stay sober, one day at a time. God, I give thanks for my sobriety.

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