The Joy Of Being Sober

[Soutpeel]

Guys,

After reading these posts...seen myself in a lot of these comments....time for a life change and bin the booze completely...

[Aries74]

a good night sleep.

[sibeymai]

Inspiring thread.

Being at the cliff edge brought me here. There are two choices: to plunge down the cliff face to who knows where, or to turn around and walk away. The former requires only foolish bravado, the latter requires honesty.

It's time for me to walk away.

#87 Being able to be honest with myself.

[sibeymai]

#88 Regaining my self respect and the respect of those around me.

[jietjon]

89. Waking up on a saturday morning with money in my pocket, after paying household bills

[sibeymai]

#90 Waking up and feeling alive.

[sibeymai]

#91 Being able to walk out of a bar before closing time and arrive home to spend time with family.

Seven days so far.

[Aries74]

easy to spot a ladyboy.

[PCEire32]

The Ability to be honest with myself and others.

The Ability to read all the previous posts and enjoy them.

The ability to have empathy for someone else.

24 years sober and loving every minute of it.

[sibeymai]

Knowing that the decisions and choices I'm making now are rational and being able to remember making them.

17 days.

Wish I could give up smoking. After I succeed at that then I can think about giving up sex. The shock of all that should just about put me in my grave.

Edited October 14, 2008 by sibeymai

[garro]

Knowing that the decisions and choices I'm making now are rational and being able to remember making them.

17 days.

Wish I could give up smoking. After I succeed at that then I can think about giving up sex. The shock of all that should just about put me in my grave.

17 days is fantastic. I wouldn't worry about giving up everything all at once. You are doing great already.

[sendbaht]

not having to worry about tomorrow, just not drinking today.

[sceadugenga]

64 days today.

92) Not making a glutton of myself with the "drunkard's appetite".

93) Realising it's not only a drinkers breath that smells, it's their skin and clothes, 24/7.

94) Sleeping all night.

95) LOSING WEIGHT!!!!!!

[garro]

64 days today.

92) Not making a glutton of myself with the "drunkard's appetite".

93) Realising it's not only a drinkers breath that smells, it's their skin and clothes, 24/7.

94) Sleeping all night.

95) LOSING WEIGHT!!!!!!

Well done sceadugenga!

[sceadugenga]

Oh I forgot,

96) Laughing at the maid complaining about the drop in income due to the lack of empties to sell.

[satiariyan]

97) To discover your business actually can sustain your life requirements - if you don't miss 30% of potential turnover due to hangovers and don't waste 30% of actual turnover on beer and whisky.

As for previous items: I can confirm the truth of 59 although 78 is my favorite (although a handful of others might have been chosen as the favorite had the wind blown from a different direction this evening).

Edited December 14, 2008 by satiariyan