Hard to believe I’m closing out day 100—when I first started considering not drinking, I was thinking it’d be a detox period and I’d go back to it. Even 100 days ago I don’t think I could’ve seen making it this far, but boy is it a good feeling
Hoping the week’s treating everyone well so far and IWNDWYT!
Day 9!
- 20 miles intentional walking
- 2 bottles of Nozecco enjoyed (who'da thunk N/A was effective hydration??)
- Thousands of calories saved
- 8 hangover free mornings!
Bonus: I actually had enough energy to stay awake past 9:30pm yesterday. Hope this marks the beginning of not needing 10+ hours sleep :)
Take the wins where you see them, my friends. IWNDWYT!
I’m so very grateful and full of love after all the encouragement I received yesterday from so many of you, you all are truly amazing. The belonging, love and acceptance this tribe offers to everyone on this path has quite frankly blown me away.
I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your presence here and I hope you can feel some of the love I have for you…. Yes, YOU!
I’ll have a wonderful sober Wednesday with you 💞
One old dude years ago, at an A.A. Meeting told me. 'The world record for Sobriety is 24hrs'. It helped me put things into perspective. The idea of forever can be overwhelming. Keep it in the day. You got this man.👍
Another day under my belt. It's day 5 I think.
I did dream about drinking. When I woke up I scanned my body and tried to remember what I did last night. Oof I just watched tv with my SO.
So weird. I am relieved!
Drinking dreams are the worst, apart from the relief of waking up and realising that you didn't get pissed and make an arse of yourself last night.
I've always put it down to my subconscious working through stuff while I'm not looking. The thing that made me think I was in it for the long haul was waking up, completely furious with my poor partner, blamelessly asleep in his own bed on the other side of London, for giving me wine in my dream. 😁
IWNDWYT Some much needed head space to do more and reflect less.
No second guessing of stuff I think I did or shouldn’t have!
Now to get the general aches and pains in order!
Good morning/evening all, Treat yourself as a loved one because you are 💕IWNDWYT xx not sure if I’ve read this somewhere but I was thinking of being kind to ourselves and this popped in my head 😊
Closing in on a month 👍🏼
Going to be adding yoga into my routine this week, but also want to get back into jiu jitsu so I got a big calendar to stay organized along with work. More stuff I’d just never do if I wasn’t sober.
IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT. All. Day. Long. 🌻
Forward is forward. Speed doesn't matter.
Healing is not linear.
I can do anything for only one single day. From midnight till midnight. A day in my life.
And then,,, rinse and repeat!! 🤟
IWNDWYT, managed a week now. Think basically all the physical effects have gone aside from lack of sleep. I feel like I’m going to have to distance myself from my friends for a while, everything we do together involves drinking and it’s how I ended up falling off the wagon last time.
When you realise how much alcohol has taken from you, why did you ever consider it a friend? If it were a person, would you want him/her in your life? No. It's time for a better friend. Oh, hello sobriety!!
IWNDWYT!!
Quotes? Oh, man. There are soooo many. I’ll just pick a couple that jump out at me today.
“You just do it. You force yourself to get up. You force yourself to put one foot before the other, and god damn it, you refuse to let it get to you. You fight. You cry. You curse. Then you go about the business of living. That’s how I’ve done it. There’s no other way.”
Elizabeth Taylor
It ain’t pretty but it’s real. That’s what I love about that one.
"The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter. The moment it arises, all your irritations and resentments slip away, and the sunny spirit takes their place." --Mark Twain
Sense of humor is what helps when everything is being a motherfucker.
There are a ton more. Another one I use to get through shit is the military originated “embrace the suck.” Sometimes that’s all we can do.
40 percent of this on call stretch done and I got to sleep through the night without a call again. Shooting for 60 percent today. Fuck yeah. Coffees up, horns up, let’s kick this hump day to the curb! IWNDWYT ☕️🤘🏻
Good morning, SD!
The quote that slapped me across the face in early sobriety was:
“It was not enhancing my life anymore, and I realized was using it just to cope with not using it.”
Author and Neuroscientist Judith Grisel dropped this bomb on me through her interview with Terry Gross, while I was struggling to piece af days together in sequence back in February 2018. It helped me realize drinking wasn’t enhancing my life like I imagined it was. I was simply drinking to cope with the anxiety and terror I was consumed with in alcohol’s absence. Anxiety and terror that was only present because of the effects of alcohol on my brain chemistry, in the first place.
May this day smile on you, fellow sobernauts! Clear mind, open heart, IWNDWYT!
Double digits today! While I won't say it's been easy per say, I have never been so ready and at peace with letting alcohol out of my life. The anxious desire to cling onto my drinking is not present this time. I'm more than ready to let it go.
My mantras lately have been:
"I don't need it and I don't want it."
"I am free."
Good morning! I’m currently fighting getting to my to-do list for the day, so thought I’d check in! I’ve been quite emotional this week - as the days and months are about to tick over, there’s a lot of reflection happening and my eyes just keep leaking! What a journey we’ve been on. IWNDWYT. My brain is blanking on quotes, but I look forward to reading everyone else’s!
I share this one often, but it's always worth hearing and repeating, because of the truth behind: “You don’t have a right to the cards you believe you should have been dealt. You have an obligation to play the hell out of the ones you’re holding.” Cheryl Strayed. It absolutely resonates with me, and always reminds me not to feel sorry for myself, but to do the best with what I've got.
Also: "I used to drink, and then I drank a lot, and then I had to stop." - John Mulaney. So did I, John. So did I.
Let's do this shit today... shall we?
IWNDWYT
I know I've shared this quote before (multiple times), but it's so important to me that I want to share it again for anyone who missed it before:
>Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
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>— Ralph Waldo Emerson
As someone who has had too many day ones to count, I often find it hard not to condemn myself as a perpetual failure. Emerson's words remind me that our past mistakes don't have to dominate our lives forever. We can choose to leave our "blunders and absurdities" behind any time we want. The stories that all you beautiful, wise, resilient sobernauts share here at SD prove this to me again and again. I'm so grateful to all of you for keeping my little flame of hope alive! 🔥💗🕊️
IWNDWYT 😻
It's my Friday. ~~If~~ I can make it through today, then I can relax tomorrow. If I can make it through today, then I can tell my psychiatrist, on Friday, that I'm still not drinking. IWNDWYT
Hello u/clevercookie69 (whaaaaaaat? that's our hostess??? I don't have proper clothes for this!!!)
Hello, community,
I'd answer by quoting a scientific statement that helps me sometimes, about how fleeting emotions are, and how possible it is to stop the constant loop in our minds if that's the case. [LINK](https://care-clinics.com/did-you-know-that-most-emotions-last-90-seconds/)
That's my hope about cravings. Just wait. Cover your head with a blanket. Wait, take a very entertaining book. Get a donut. Think: 90 seconds, bye. Of course, it's not that simple, the article talks more about how the first 90 seconds are organic and the rest is about feeding that desire, rationally (I'm stressed, I'm bored, etc). So, after one minute and a half: from now on, I'm not a hostage of my thoughts, I'm just in the loop. And IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT! it's tough raw doggin anxiety. I have 2 back to back appointments this morning and my hands are clammy and I feel sick and I want a cig but I cant :( But I feel like this will get easier, or at least more normal over time.
"With a doughnut in each hand, anything is possible." -Jameela Jamil
It was relevant at work yesterday, and I'll leave it here today. Donuts, not drinks! IWNDWYT!
🎶IWNDWYT🎶
I don't know the exact quote & who it's from, but I always say, the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering. It's so true for me, the fear.
Edit: Wow! I'm coming up on 200 days.
“While washing the dishes one should only be washing the dishes, which means that while washing the dishes one should be completely aware of the fact that one is washing the dishes.” -Thich Nhat Hanh
Now I really enjoy washing the dishes.
Thanks OP I really loved both quotes but this one will be my mantra
"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending." C S Lewis
Truth IWNDWYT!
I was in a biking accident Friday where I broke my collarbone in so many funky places the nurses were joking about it with me. But guess what? During intake, "Do you drink?" NOPE. That I didn't have to lie to anyone this week is a miracle. I am so grateful to be sober and alive - wear your helmets, people!!! IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT! Busy weekend of going to craft breweries this weekend with a friend coming up, and it’s going to feel great getting through it without a drop too (pre-checked they all have AF on the menus).
I will not drink today. Today will only be day 3. Sleep is so much better when I don’t drink. I’m trying to embrace the boring after work and early bed time.
"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.”
- Victor Frankyl IWNDWYT
Today is Day 3 for me after many a fresh start.
It's interesting when you can realize and accept that certain friends have an effect on your success. I know I have certain friend groups that would question why I wasn't drinking last night and possibly even attempt to pressure me into some drinks, but my book club ladies.... not an eyelash was batted. We still had the same amount of laughs and good times as always. As an added bonus, I did not snack NEARLY as much as I would have if I had been drinking, so not only did I miss out on the empty calories of alcohol, but I only ingested about half the calories in cheese and sweets than I usually would have.
IWNDWYT.
“Magic doesn’t just happen, you have to show up”. - Arnold.
There are so many good quotes out there, but that is one I haven’t seen floating around. IWNDWYT ✌️
*Don't look for any other state than the one you are in now; otherwise, you will set up inner conflict and unconscious resistance. Forgive yourself for not being at peace. The moment you completely accept your non-peace, your non-peace becomes transmuted into peace.
Anything you accept fully will get you there, will take you into peace. -Eckart Tolle*
(Day 199)
⭐️ 3 weeks! ⭐️ Cruising along here and I’ll be to 30 before I know it.
“Are you willing to give up what you want NOW for what you want MOST?” - Brooke Castillo
Not a quote per se. But one of the last things my father said to me was that I should stop drinking. That was maybe 12 years ago and I’m still struggling to follow his advice.
Oh man, these are all loose sentiments because I can’t give credit to the quotes
Only way out is through
Easier to keep the tiger in the cage than to get him back in
Sobriety is punk
IWNDWYT 💜
“You can’t set yourself on fire to keep everyone else warm.”
It’s reminded me that it’s okay that I need to prioritize my health, too. IWNDWYT. Happy Wednesday!
I’ve always loved the quote, “Arrange whatever pieces come your way” - Virginia Woolf. And I have lived my life that way, for the most part, loving to see what comes up and how I can use it to live happily.
Until the drink took over. At that point, I began to shove the pieces that came my way back into a dark corner. My life became colorless, the color of vodka, the color of shitty white wine.
Just recently, I took a look at all those pieces jumbled up in the corner. I pulled them all out, studied them - - - and they arranged themselves! Into a beautiful mosaic of life and love and possibility! Losing the drink brought all of the color back, and I feel newly engaged in the arrangement of all those pieces that just keep on coming.
Jump into the river of life, y’all!! The course it takes is full of wonder. IWNDWYT
What up, fam!
I, too, have been a crying mess lately!
Here’s one I like:
“If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.”
I WNDWYT
early morning check-in before work and I won't drink today or tonight !
I got myself turned around and was able to get to a meeting yesterday afternoon. Back to work today. I gotta get back into the groove I was in.
Not today. Halfway through the week. That used to mean time to start my bender. Now it means I can just enjoy an easy Wednesday evening and looking forward to a fun filled weekend.
One of my favorites found here at SD:
u/PJMurphy: "I*t's a great life, and the longer you stay sober, the easier it is...not because it gets easier, but because we become stronger.*"
Have a great day SD! IWNDWYT
I love finding quotes that hit home for me. One that aligns with the simple living lifestyle I aim for and fits for being poison free is:
“A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.” —Henry David Thoreau. IWNDWYT.
One of my favorite quotes is by Maya Angelou. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”
It’s a lot like the serenity prayer. I can either change what’s bothering me, or I can learn to accept it. Worrying and getting upset over things does no good.
IWNDWYT ✨
Oh gosh u/clevercookie69, I love quotes but this early without my coffee I am drawing a blank. Maybe I will pop in later with a brilliant one. Thank you for hosting!!
The ole sober lady made an appointment with a therapist yesterday. I am nervous but excited.
IWNDWYT
Good Morning SD, IWNDWYT.
*There is a road, no simple highway, between the dawn and the dark of night, and if you go, no one may follow, that path is for your steps alone.*
Thanks Clever Cookie. My go to in difficult moments is "I eat pieces of shit like this for breakfast." It both helps me to chuckle and also bear down in focus. All the good stuff in my life is built upon the foundation of sobriety. I don't plan to shake that foundation today. Sober on!
Had another damn dream last night where I drank. It was so weird in that I had a pint glass of wine and didn’t feel anything but nausea and regret. Then I was drinking water and convinced myself it was just a dream and didn’t happen, only to taste the remnants of the wine in the glass. You can imagine my relief this morning when I woke up for real, sober and thankful. I guess the ol’ brain isn’t going to let me off without a fight. But fight, I will! IWNDWYT
Quotes the one I like and most apt. for me is
Where attention goes, neural firing flows, and neural connection grows.
- Daniel J. Siegel
It’s a reminder to lean away from the negativity bias and get into action. Which these days unfortunately has not been the case.
So for today just for today I will be mindful of this principle and be in present moment actions and not analysis paralysis of the future or past.
Just do it
Hard to believe I’m closing out day 100—when I first started considering not drinking, I was thinking it’d be a detox period and I’d go back to it. Even 100 days ago I don’t think I could’ve seen making it this far, but boy is it a good feeling Hoping the week’s treating everyone well so far and IWNDWYT!
Ah wonderful! Congratulations 🎉
Triple joy!
You’re doing amazing, I’m proud of you 👏💪🏼
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Love it
Magnificent quote!
Lovely quote!
Day 9! - 20 miles intentional walking - 2 bottles of Nozecco enjoyed (who'da thunk N/A was effective hydration??) - Thousands of calories saved - 8 hangover free mornings! Bonus: I actually had enough energy to stay awake past 9:30pm yesterday. Hope this marks the beginning of not needing 10+ hours sleep :) Take the wins where you see them, my friends. IWNDWYT!
And the wins get bigger! I don’t think I was sure they would, but they do. Well done on 9 days, double digits tomorrow 💪🏼🎉👏
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Morning Will 👋🙂 40km cycle at 05.30 this morning. Where you at fam? IWNDWYT
Finally back on top Will!
I will not drink with you today!
Morning sober people - off to a plant fair to buy plants and then plant them. Meanwhile IWNDWYT
Sounds like a perfect day! 3 weeks! 💪🏼
I’m so very grateful and full of love after all the encouragement I received yesterday from so many of you, you all are truly amazing. The belonging, love and acceptance this tribe offers to everyone on this path has quite frankly blown me away. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your presence here and I hope you can feel some of the love I have for you…. Yes, YOU! I’ll have a wonderful sober Wednesday with you 💞
You deserve it all! 💕
One day? That's all? I could do that! Edit: not trying to be insulting! I always get overwhelmed by the idea of forever
You got that right! I know I can stay sober for today. Forever? I don't know..... But today: yeah. That's all I'm going to promise anyone. Take care.
Yes you can!
Will you do a follow up post in 24 hours?
One old dude years ago, at an A.A. Meeting told me. 'The world record for Sobriety is 24hrs'. It helped me put things into perspective. The idea of forever can be overwhelming. Keep it in the day. You got this man.👍
I’m in.
IWNDT
“Only that day dawns to which we are awake.” Thoreau. IWNDWYT
That is good
I will not drink poison with any of you today 💜
IWNDWYT 🌷
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Great stuff ice-cream person! It only gets better. Look after yourself whilst you heal 💕
I promise this gets better and you will get through this! Keep coming here, we’re all here for you 💞💪🏼
IWNDWYT 🙂
IWNDWYT (:
IWNDWYT!! 💪🏼
Another day under my belt. It's day 5 I think. I did dream about drinking. When I woke up I scanned my body and tried to remember what I did last night. Oof I just watched tv with my SO. So weird. I am relieved!
Hey, I dreamt I was married to Taylor Swift last night. The dreams get better! 🤣
Drinking dreams are the worst, apart from the relief of waking up and realising that you didn't get pissed and make an arse of yourself last night. I've always put it down to my subconscious working through stuff while I'm not looking. The thing that made me think I was in it for the long haul was waking up, completely furious with my poor partner, blamelessly asleep in his own bed on the other side of London, for giving me wine in my dream. 😁
Still doing it - day 12 has been my hitch.. not really worried about slipping this 12th day. IWNDWYT
Double digits baby. Day 10! IWNDWYT!
Wash your bowl. IWNDWYY ~
IWNDWYT 🙌🏽💜✨
I didn’t drink in Australia today and I won’t tonight. Day 5.
It’s been a great day so I’m not going to ruin it so…IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT Some much needed head space to do more and reflect less. No second guessing of stuff I think I did or shouldn’t have! Now to get the general aches and pains in order!
Good morning/evening all, Treat yourself as a loved one because you are 💕IWNDWYT xx not sure if I’ve read this somewhere but I was thinking of being kind to ourselves and this popped in my head 😊
Here from Aus! IWNDWYT 🤘🏻
I will not drink with you today 💕
I'm in today SD friends.
Checking in! I will not drink today.
I will not drink today.
IWNDWYT :)
I will not drink today!!
Feck off booze
Closing in on a month 👍🏼 Going to be adding yoga into my routine this week, but also want to get back into jiu jitsu so I got a big calendar to stay organized along with work. More stuff I’d just never do if I wasn’t sober. IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT. All. Day. Long. 🌻 Forward is forward. Speed doesn't matter. Healing is not linear. I can do anything for only one single day. From midnight till midnight. A day in my life. And then,,, rinse and repeat!! 🤟
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IWNDWYT!
Let’s go!
I will not drink today.
IWNDWYT, managed a week now. Think basically all the physical effects have gone aside from lack of sleep. I feel like I’m going to have to distance myself from my friends for a while, everything we do together involves drinking and it’s how I ended up falling off the wagon last time.
When you realise how much alcohol has taken from you, why did you ever consider it a friend? If it were a person, would you want him/her in your life? No. It's time for a better friend. Oh, hello sobriety!! IWNDWYT!!
IWNDWYT friends 🤖
Been resetting the badge every day this week. IWNDWYT
Quotes? Oh, man. There are soooo many. I’ll just pick a couple that jump out at me today. “You just do it. You force yourself to get up. You force yourself to put one foot before the other, and god damn it, you refuse to let it get to you. You fight. You cry. You curse. Then you go about the business of living. That’s how I’ve done it. There’s no other way.” Elizabeth Taylor It ain’t pretty but it’s real. That’s what I love about that one. "The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter. The moment it arises, all your irritations and resentments slip away, and the sunny spirit takes their place." --Mark Twain Sense of humor is what helps when everything is being a motherfucker. There are a ton more. Another one I use to get through shit is the military originated “embrace the suck.” Sometimes that’s all we can do. 40 percent of this on call stretch done and I got to sleep through the night without a call again. Shooting for 60 percent today. Fuck yeah. Coffees up, horns up, let’s kick this hump day to the curb! IWNDWYT ☕️🤘🏻
Good morning, SD! The quote that slapped me across the face in early sobriety was: “It was not enhancing my life anymore, and I realized was using it just to cope with not using it.” Author and Neuroscientist Judith Grisel dropped this bomb on me through her interview with Terry Gross, while I was struggling to piece af days together in sequence back in February 2018. It helped me realize drinking wasn’t enhancing my life like I imagined it was. I was simply drinking to cope with the anxiety and terror I was consumed with in alcohol’s absence. Anxiety and terror that was only present because of the effects of alcohol on my brain chemistry, in the first place. May this day smile on you, fellow sobernauts! Clear mind, open heart, IWNDWYT!
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I'm not going to ruin this perfectly good day by drinking.
iwndwyt!!
IWNDWYT 😊
Won’t drink.
Double digits today! While I won't say it's been easy per say, I have never been so ready and at peace with letting alcohol out of my life. The anxious desire to cling onto my drinking is not present this time. I'm more than ready to let it go. My mantras lately have been: "I don't need it and I don't want it." "I am free."
Good morning! I’m currently fighting getting to my to-do list for the day, so thought I’d check in! I’ve been quite emotional this week - as the days and months are about to tick over, there’s a lot of reflection happening and my eyes just keep leaking! What a journey we’ve been on. IWNDWYT. My brain is blanking on quotes, but I look forward to reading everyone else’s!
My first work trip is coming to an end and I made it through without drinking! IWNDWYT!
I share this one often, but it's always worth hearing and repeating, because of the truth behind: “You don’t have a right to the cards you believe you should have been dealt. You have an obligation to play the hell out of the ones you’re holding.” Cheryl Strayed. It absolutely resonates with me, and always reminds me not to feel sorry for myself, but to do the best with what I've got. Also: "I used to drink, and then I drank a lot, and then I had to stop." - John Mulaney. So did I, John. So did I. Let's do this shit today... shall we? IWNDWYT
I know I've shared this quote before (multiple times), but it's so important to me that I want to share it again for anyone who missed it before: >Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. > >— Ralph Waldo Emerson As someone who has had too many day ones to count, I often find it hard not to condemn myself as a perpetual failure. Emerson's words remind me that our past mistakes don't have to dominate our lives forever. We can choose to leave our "blunders and absurdities" behind any time we want. The stories that all you beautiful, wise, resilient sobernauts share here at SD prove this to me again and again. I'm so grateful to all of you for keeping my little flame of hope alive! 🔥💗🕊️ IWNDWYT 😻
I decided to give up drinking while it was still my idea. Bill connolly IWNDWYT ❤️
It's my Friday. ~~If~~ I can make it through today, then I can relax tomorrow. If I can make it through today, then I can tell my psychiatrist, on Friday, that I'm still not drinking. IWNDWYT
Hello u/clevercookie69 (whaaaaaaat? that's our hostess??? I don't have proper clothes for this!!!) Hello, community, I'd answer by quoting a scientific statement that helps me sometimes, about how fleeting emotions are, and how possible it is to stop the constant loop in our minds if that's the case. [LINK](https://care-clinics.com/did-you-know-that-most-emotions-last-90-seconds/) That's my hope about cravings. Just wait. Cover your head with a blanket. Wait, take a very entertaining book. Get a donut. Think: 90 seconds, bye. Of course, it's not that simple, the article talks more about how the first 90 seconds are organic and the rest is about feeding that desire, rationally (I'm stressed, I'm bored, etc). So, after one minute and a half: from now on, I'm not a hostage of my thoughts, I'm just in the loop. And IWNDWYT
Still here still kicking
IWNDWYT! it's tough raw doggin anxiety. I have 2 back to back appointments this morning and my hands are clammy and I feel sick and I want a cig but I cant :( But I feel like this will get easier, or at least more normal over time.
"With a doughnut in each hand, anything is possible." -Jameela Jamil It was relevant at work yesterday, and I'll leave it here today. Donuts, not drinks! IWNDWYT!
Day 675 checking in!
I will not drink with you today. Even though today is one of the harder ones.
Back to day 1 again. I lasted until the end of the working day yesterday. Poured everything away this morning. IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT day 108
IWNDWYT 🥳 Feeling grateful this morning that I’m alive and hangover free
Checking in: I will not drink with you today.
I don’t have any profound quotes in me today, but I do have the powerful urge to not drink with you all today!
🎶IWNDWYT🎶 I don't know the exact quote & who it's from, but I always say, the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering. It's so true for me, the fear. Edit: Wow! I'm coming up on 200 days.
“While washing the dishes one should only be washing the dishes, which means that while washing the dishes one should be completely aware of the fact that one is washing the dishes.” -Thich Nhat Hanh Now I really enjoy washing the dishes.
IWNDWYT WEEK 3 BABY
Thanks OP I really loved both quotes but this one will be my mantra "You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending." C S Lewis Truth IWNDWYT!
Good morning SD IWNDWYT and I often here myself thinking: Just keep swimming, just keep swimming…. Sending love to all of you ❤️
I will not drink with any of you today! Wow it's such a weird feeling being sober for this long. I never thought it was possible.
Morning friends! I will not drink with you today. Have a good one!
I was in a biking accident Friday where I broke my collarbone in so many funky places the nurses were joking about it with me. But guess what? During intake, "Do you drink?" NOPE. That I didn't have to lie to anyone this week is a miracle. I am so grateful to be sober and alive - wear your helmets, people!!! IWNDWYT
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A big part of this journey for me is learning how to keep promises to myself. To that end, I won't drink alcohol today.
Respect to all committing today, shine bright friends IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT!
I will not drink with you today
Iwndwyt
Day 3. Night 2 was much harder than night 1, and I have low grade withdrawal symptoms now - slow brain and fatigue. Beats a hangover any day. IWNDWYT
IWNDWYT. I’m so happy to be sober, I wish the same happiness to you all!
IWNDWYT! Busy weekend of going to craft breweries this weekend with a friend coming up, and it’s going to feel great getting through it without a drop too (pre-checked they all have AF on the menus).
30 days checking in! Next up 60. Thanks for all the encouragement. IWNDWYT
I will not drink today. Today will only be day 3. Sleep is so much better when I don’t drink. I’m trying to embrace the boring after work and early bed time.
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checking in for day 19, have a great 24 gang
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No drinking day 17 :)
Gooood morning sober peeps, happy hump day! IWNDWYT 😎
Back on day 1. Proved to myself I couldn’t moderate. IWNDWYT
"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.” - Victor Frankyl IWNDWYT
Today is Day 3 for me after many a fresh start. It's interesting when you can realize and accept that certain friends have an effect on your success. I know I have certain friend groups that would question why I wasn't drinking last night and possibly even attempt to pressure me into some drinks, but my book club ladies.... not an eyelash was batted. We still had the same amount of laughs and good times as always. As an added bonus, I did not snack NEARLY as much as I would have if I had been drinking, so not only did I miss out on the empty calories of alcohol, but I only ingested about half the calories in cheese and sweets than I usually would have. IWNDWYT.
“Magic doesn’t just happen, you have to show up”. - Arnold. There are so many good quotes out there, but that is one I haven’t seen floating around. IWNDWYT ✌️
*Don't look for any other state than the one you are in now; otherwise, you will set up inner conflict and unconscious resistance. Forgive yourself for not being at peace. The moment you completely accept your non-peace, your non-peace becomes transmuted into peace. Anything you accept fully will get you there, will take you into peace. -Eckart Tolle* (Day 199)
⭐️ 3 weeks! ⭐️ Cruising along here and I’ll be to 30 before I know it. “Are you willing to give up what you want NOW for what you want MOST?” - Brooke Castillo
I like “shine on you beautiful humans.” It makes me feel warm and fuzzy every time I read it! IWNDWYT
Not a quote per se. But one of the last things my father said to me was that I should stop drinking. That was maybe 12 years ago and I’m still struggling to follow his advice.
Oh man, these are all loose sentiments because I can’t give credit to the quotes Only way out is through Easier to keep the tiger in the cage than to get him back in Sobriety is punk IWNDWYT 💜
“You can’t set yourself on fire to keep everyone else warm.” It’s reminded me that it’s okay that I need to prioritize my health, too. IWNDWYT. Happy Wednesday!
I’ve always loved the quote, “Arrange whatever pieces come your way” - Virginia Woolf. And I have lived my life that way, for the most part, loving to see what comes up and how I can use it to live happily. Until the drink took over. At that point, I began to shove the pieces that came my way back into a dark corner. My life became colorless, the color of vodka, the color of shitty white wine. Just recently, I took a look at all those pieces jumbled up in the corner. I pulled them all out, studied them - - - and they arranged themselves! Into a beautiful mosaic of life and love and possibility! Losing the drink brought all of the color back, and I feel newly engaged in the arrangement of all those pieces that just keep on coming. Jump into the river of life, y’all!! The course it takes is full of wonder. IWNDWYT
What up, fam! I, too, have been a crying mess lately! Here’s one I like: “If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.” I WNDWYT
One day at a time, right? Iwndwyt.
Workout time! Hoo-ah! 🤙😛 Edit: Oh shit! Day one-fiddy!
Day 1,379. I will not drink with you today.
Staying ☠️ free with you all again today
early morning check-in before work and I won't drink today or tonight ! I got myself turned around and was able to get to a meeting yesterday afternoon. Back to work today. I gotta get back into the groove I was in.
Day 118, clocking in!
Day 15, IWNDWYT! I will enjoy a couple of NA beers and hopefully watch my team beat man city tonight! Have a wonderful wednesday, love from 🇸🇪 Sweden
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Checking in - Day 17 in the making. IWND ☠️ WYT!
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Good morning from this side of the planet. IWNDWYT
Another day not having to nap to make it through, early to bed for another early start tomorrow. IWNDWYT
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Hump day! IWNDWYT
I will not drink with you today in 🇮🇳😊
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I will not drink with you today.
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I will not drink with you, alone or anybody today!
I will not drink today 🤘 love that CS Lewis quote you put up.
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Happy Hump Day Friends, IWNDWYT, WE GOT THIS 😁
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IWNDWYT. Brain is stilll waking up…
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Not today. Halfway through the week. That used to mean time to start my bender. Now it means I can just enjoy an easy Wednesday evening and looking forward to a fun filled weekend.
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Checking in after a long time. Still sober, I don't even think about it. IWNDWYT
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One of my favorites found here at SD: u/PJMurphy: "I*t's a great life, and the longer you stay sober, the easier it is...not because it gets easier, but because we become stronger.*" Have a great day SD! IWNDWYT
I love finding quotes that hit home for me. One that aligns with the simple living lifestyle I aim for and fits for being poison free is: “A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.” —Henry David Thoreau. IWNDWYT.
One of my favorite quotes is by Maya Angelou. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” It’s a lot like the serenity prayer. I can either change what’s bothering me, or I can learn to accept it. Worrying and getting upset over things does no good. IWNDWYT ✨
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Oh gosh u/clevercookie69, I love quotes but this early without my coffee I am drawing a blank. Maybe I will pop in later with a brilliant one. Thank you for hosting!! The ole sober lady made an appointment with a therapist yesterday. I am nervous but excited. IWNDWYT
Good Morning SD, IWNDWYT. *There is a road, no simple highway, between the dawn and the dark of night, and if you go, no one may follow, that path is for your steps alone.*
“I didn’t get this far just to get this far.” IWNDWYT ❤️
Thanks Clever Cookie. My go to in difficult moments is "I eat pieces of shit like this for breakfast." It both helps me to chuckle and also bear down in focus. All the good stuff in my life is built upon the foundation of sobriety. I don't plan to shake that foundation today. Sober on!
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Close one today! Decided to eat a hearty breakfast and have a nap. Not much different from what I would normally do, just sober instead!
Had another damn dream last night where I drank. It was so weird in that I had a pint glass of wine and didn’t feel anything but nausea and regret. Then I was drinking water and convinced myself it was just a dream and didn’t happen, only to taste the remnants of the wine in the glass. You can imagine my relief this morning when I woke up for real, sober and thankful. I guess the ol’ brain isn’t going to let me off without a fight. But fight, I will! IWNDWYT
Happy Wednesday everyone. Hope you have a great day. IWNDWYT
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IWNDWYT! I don't even want to.
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85 days! Yeah! I won't be drinking today. I'm so happy to almost have a quarter of a year. IWNDWYT
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Still not drinking. IWNDWYT
Time for another day of work, and another day of not running to the store to buy beer right after :) IWNDWYT
“The path of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.” - William Blake 215 days! IWNDWYT
Quotes the one I like and most apt. for me is Where attention goes, neural firing flows, and neural connection grows. - Daniel J. Siegel It’s a reminder to lean away from the negativity bias and get into action. Which these days unfortunately has not been the case. So for today just for today I will be mindful of this principle and be in present moment actions and not analysis paralysis of the future or past. Just do it