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Happy Labor Day to weekend to you all.
Today is 47 days since I last had any alcohol. It’s no record length of time by any means. I did 50 days abstinence back in May/June and I got in 60 days twice back in 2018. Not because I’ve ever been more than a social drinker, but because I didn’t like the way alcohol made me feel and act around, and about, food. This time is different. Because I’m not really counting; I no longer need to count the days. Because I changed the way I feel about alcohol. Because I stopped doing “abstinence challenges” and “trying to cut back.” Because this time I quit drinking; I changed my language around it, with myself and others. Because I started thinking and behaving like a Non-drinker. I no longer feel tempted, or even interested, in alcohol. Because I know it does nothing for me, it doesn’t help me in any way. Because my emotions won’t kill me, but the alcohol just might.
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