Do you know how often I say that to myself?
Every. Single. Day.
I am doing things every single day that I could not, or would not, have done when I was drinking. (Yes, even while we are all on lock down for COVID-19!).
I was not doing these things simply because I was unable to. Or because I didn’t have the drive to.
When you are drunk you just want to carry on drinking. When you are hungover you just want to crawl up into a ball and go back to sleep (or carry on drinking).
There really is no room for anything else.
But when you remove alcohol from the equation so many more opportunities present themselves.
Just yesterday I spent 4 hours building a shed for my back garden. I could not have done that if I was drinking.
My bank account currently has more zeroes in it than it ever did when I was drinking. (Not a humble brag – just trying to show that I am now financially capable of doing more things than when I was drinking).
Before the COVID-19 lock down I was scheduled to run a half marathon for charity. I could not have even dreamed I would be entering for that while I was drinking.
So how does this post help you? What can you take from this to help in your life?
If you are still drinking:
What are you missing out on? – Write a list of things that you want to be doing that you are currently missing out on because of alcohol.
Then use this list as inspiration to finally quit.
Why not read my post on what did and didn’t work for me when quitting, you might find some inspiration to help you finally take the plunge into sobriety.
If you are in recovery:
Make a list of things that you have done this week/month that would not have been possible if you were drinking.
Does this list seem a bit short to you?
Add on to the bottom of the list things that you can do now that you have quit drinking. Then use this part of the list as a to-do list.
Start with the one that seems most fun!
And remember if you are not drinking,
