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Indeed the gem in your post is at the end, " I see everything i have to live for..."
It is also the panacea for almost every trouble in our personal lives: To remember that each day we are given 24 hours as if finding them at our pillow as we wake up, with No Conditions attached.
That is the reason why the second of the two beers that I bought some days ago still Had not Trumped the Pleasure from my other alternative uses of time.
And the pleasures are many -- and most important are also the most unavailable: supportive, enjoyable human connections. I wonder if it's the Close Connection of fellow 'addicts' that provides the healing and control over one's life -- that makes for the absence of need to reach for alcohol.
Or indeed Any other addiction -- from illicit drugs to over-consumption of foods and mindless spending to problem gambling and... the list is long.
In other words, live as if you have all the control over the days of your life. It's The Rule. What other rule would make any sens?
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I believe that there is a lot of truth in the connection with others that absolutely understand and relate to the thoughts and conversations I have within myself. I was in a meeting Friday night and there was a girl that had not been in a long time. She had not picked up but explained so many things that she was thinking and why she had isolated herself for awhile due to a situation that happened regarding another person. I literally felt like I was listening to myself speak. There were other things I needed to hear as well. I felt a calm come over me and I realized that although there were many people in the meeting I did not know, I did actually kind of know. The sharing of experiences, gratitude, strength and hope was what I needed to hear. I share because I am still crazy as hell even though I have been sober for a few 24 hours, but although sharing my crazy brain thoughts helped me, I never know if what I say might help someone else. That is the beauty of the connection with the others. Meetings (even Zoom meetings) are powerful. Thank you for posting.