[retteacher]

Pamina: Many thanks for starting this thread. I'm so grateful for my sobriety today, as I've been chipping away at my fears & issues:
-doing more things on my own.
-getting myself into condition.
-letting others in my life take care of themselves a little more.
-speaking up when I have to.
These sound like small things to some of you, but they are big for me. I went through years & years when I avoided doing these things because of drinking. Now, I'm having to learn to do them all over again. I feel calmer & much more centered.

If you're coming to this thread for the first few times, please feel free to share. You don't have to have long-term abs to share here. All you need is a desire to change your life. All you need is a goal. There is a way out. I didn't see one until I came to MWO a little more than a year ago. I've had many, many AF days (& some slips) along the way. However, I feel my life changing slowly.
-if I do slip, I don't go into a full-out binge.
-I feel some of the old drinking habits falling away.

I'm working on being fully in my life. Even w/life's ups & downs, I don't have to blur the edges all the time. I can work through issues & come out the other side. I don't need to numb out in order to feel a little peace.

Good luck everyone.

Mary