Today is the day when I celebrate being 4 years SOBER! This journey has been HARD, every day I must acknowledge my desire to drink and defeat it. I've shared with you all so much of my journey; stories about recovery, my family and my faith....all of which have kept me accountable and your comments and responses have lifted me up when I most needed it. I thank you from the most precious place in my soul. Thank you for being that faceless entity who can give me the strength. For being a friend ...
Sober doesn't Suck!
I Experienced Joy This Morning & This Alcoholic Wanted to Drink
This morning I woke out of a deep sleep to feel the bed beside me being depressed and warm little arms enveloping me. In a not so whispery voice my 10-year-old said "Mama, it's a new day and I just love you." She scooted in closer as I raised my arm to pull her into that super-tight snuggle we enjoy on the rare mornings when we have time. The love in the moment filled me so deeply, so fully that it pressed tears out of my eyes. Laying there with my forever-baby in my arms, I inhaled her scent ...
4 years Sober & Turning 41 – It’s my Birthday Week! #SoberBday
February is a BIG month for me personally, this week I'll turn 41 and celebrate being 4 years sober! I was born on February 9th and I adore Birthday celebrations so it's been the month to wait for since I was a little girl. Little Julie was known to have a Birthday countdown going from mid-August, happily sharing the daily status until it drove my Mum and Dad batty. I remember the year I was 8 years old I kept a calendar next to my bed and each night I'd put a red X across the day with ...
This Alcoholic and Drug Addict Is Telling It Like It Is – Jeff’s Story
My name is Jeff Bertolet and I'm an alcoholic and a drug addict in recovery for the past 5 1/2 years. Sometimes I have to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming, to make sure this is really me and actually my life. You see I have this alcoholism, the disease of alcoholism, and with that an allergy to booze and drugs. Once I start I can't stop. This Alcoholic & Drug Addict Is Telling It Like It Is When I'm not in recovery I think about alcohol all day long consciously and/or ...
Tips to Having a Merry Sober Christmas for the Recovering Alcoholic
This is a difficult time of year for anyone who is struggling with alcoholism. With all of the gatherings and social events we are surrounded by alcohol and people who are enjoying it. When a person is new to sobriety or struggling to get to the other side, facing a Holiday is often a hurdle which seems to high to overcome. Thinking back to my early sober Christmases I realize that I actually had a plan which helped me do Christmas sober. I spent time with some people who had more sobriety than ...