Not there to drink

[Punkinhead75]

Due to last weeks storm we celebrated Christmas at my parents today.  My sisters, their boyfriends and husbands along with their kids were there.  My parents and my aunt and uncle along with me and my wife were there.  All in all about 18 ppl were there.  It was a really nice time.  At dinner however there were about five bottles of wine.  I ended up sitting in the middle so I ended up having to pass the bottle here and there.  There was a lot of discussion about the different tastes and what not.

  My point is that the "old me"  would have either been drinking or drunk.  Or the newly sober "old me" would have been feeling sorry for myself cuz I "couldn't" drink with them.  Today when I go to family stuff or picnics or whatever it is I understand that I am not there for the drinking.  I go to be with family and friends.  I go to see my nieces and nephews and play and have a good time.  I go to learn what is going on in their lives.  We talk, we joke, we listen and we laugh.  Today it was no longer all about me.  Today I had no trigger to drink.

Follow suggestions and life gets better.  Pretty simple.  God Bless!!!

[dominosarah]

I work with the public and yesterday i had the "pleasure" of dealing with them.  Many came in and looked like death warmed over.  Usually i engage conversation with the customers but i had a hard time yesterday.  The smell of alcohol makes me literally gag, my gagging reflexes were in overdrive and all i could do was swallow and swallow and hope to he!! i didnt start the full blown dry heaving!!   All i know is i am so grateful i am not in that mode anymore.  Thank god for my recovery.  

Narla.....I am at the point now where i feel sorry for the ones who are so dependant on alcohol.  You can see the pain in their eyes, i just hope and pray that sometime soon they will be able to see it too and get the help they so desperately need.

[narla]

I am gradually getting to the point where I don't feel sorry for myself because I have a problem with alcohol and can't drink.It can still get me down sometimes,but I will keep fighting the odd urges.

[ibizan]

Very nicely put and very well done!Sometimes at my brothers house there is a cooler of beer and fifths of liquor soft drinks and mixer for mixed drinks for a family occasion.Usually at a graduation party or such.It is rare.Beer never was my thing but the liquor was!I am there to celebrate family....the occasion...plus the ppl who drink there seem to be able to stop at two....lucky them...and not go in2 a drunkfest which my bro would never tolerate!And the alcohol smells BAD to me....stinky.....which it never did years ago but does now!Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh the rewards of recovery!We change our minds and our ways!:)

[rpooo]

And thats how we roll! Just like that! Were gonna make it_____NO_PROB!!!_____ Happy Holidays and God Bless!!!
Randy

[dominosarah]

Very nicely said~~~~