Why Wait?
To My Friend: 11/19/2022 Why wait until Jan 1, 2023 to start a new habit? Why dig the hole you are in any deeper? The pull to drink alcohol is in you. You hear the voice. But there is a voice in there too that wants you to change. If you do nothing, you know where this path will lead. When you hear …
Why Wait?3 Year Ago, I took my last drink of alcohol
No rock bottom. Just a desire to be free of the repeating behavior of drinking more than I intended followed by empty promises for change. From the time I wanted to quit to my last drink was about 3 years. How did I know 3 years ago it was my last drink? I had no idea. I had quit and started …
3 Year Ago, I took my last drink of alcoholThe Key Metric in Making Change
The best advice I heard and verified in my own life is the following for quitting something. Keep quitting until you have quit. Step 1: Decide that you are going to make a change. You know without a shred of doubt that it is bad for you. Step 2: Never doubt the decision. Step 3: (if needed) If you …
The Key Metric in Making ChangeFrom my Journal: How Many Times Must I Fail?
I started my journey in the summer of 2016. I wanted to change my relationship with alcohol. I was not sure exactly how or what I needed to do and I think I did what most people do when they think they might have a problem with something, they take a break from it. So that is what I did. I started …
From my Journal: How Many Times Must I Fail?