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55 Great Reasons to be Alcohol Free
Read more: 55 Great Reasons to be Alcohol FreeAbout five years ago I realized that my wine o’clock routine was no longer an indulgence but a “ball and chain”. I could stop drinking for a week here and there but once I started again the cycle renewed. Days began with a vow “never to drink again“ but ended with a “well deserved“, “perfectly…
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How Much Wine is too Much ?
Read more: How Much Wine is too Much ?I’ve often worried that I might someday have to stop Drinking. When I was twenty nine I won a job with an orchestra in Portugal and unexpectedly found myself packing my bags and leaving the United States. The morning after my going away party when I woke up with a dreadful hangover a friend told…
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Nothing tastes better than sober…
Read more: Nothing tastes better than sober…People world wide carry out normal every day lives without booze alongside people who drink. They are not bored stupid every night. They have friends. They go out. They drink liquids. Yes. I know. This came as a shock to me also in the beginning. The reality is that addictive substances lie. They convince you,…
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How I became and remain a motivated and Sober Parent
Read more: How I became and remain a motivated and Sober ParentAs I muddled through my mid forties it seemed that the way I dealt with every emotion was to get hammered. I was haunted that I was setting my young son Joseph up for a life battling addiction simply by the example I set. At the same time, I noticed that my mental abilities were…
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95%
Read more: 95%Today I check off Day 95 of the 100-day challenge. I’ve been thinking about what my 100-day post will be, but recently there have been quite a few new HSMers posting about their beginnings and struggles. I wanted to take a moment to look back on looking forward, if that makes sense. On 12 November,…
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Excusing The Rapist Is As Toxic As Blaming the Victim
Read more: Excusing The Rapist Is As Toxic As Blaming the VictimIt is extraordinary that a jury of twelve unanimously found Brock Turner guilty of three counts of sexual assault. In our culture, where rape is rarely reported or subsequently prosecuted, the likely ordeal of being accused by the defense of provoking their own rape is often more than even the bravest sexual assault victims can…
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18%
Read more: 18%18%… 18 days into my 100 days without alcohol challenge. 18 days is the longest I’ve gone since I can remember – probably 6 or 7 years, to be honest. This time I feel I understand, really “get it”, why alcohol can no longer be a part of my life. It does nothing to enhance…
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“Alone” at dinner
Read more: “Alone” at dinnerThe hubs & I went out last night for dinner with our closest “couple” friends. The wife is one of my besties & between the 4 of us, we’ve left a long trail littered with empty bottles. But they’ve known about my 100-Day AF Challenge and have been supportive in a general, “good for you”…
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The Beauty of Life
Read more: The Beauty of LifeThis is a post that I wrote in my fourth alcohol-free month. The other day, a friend told me that when she was young, she drank to “magnify the beauty of life.” That really struck me because that is exactly what I thought when I was young, when I drank with friends and lovers. It…
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Stop! Just Stop!
Read more: Stop! Just Stop!Yesterday, I was feeling rather reflective and somewhat regretful and also wanting to shout from a mountaintop. I am so much happier and better living sober. I can’t even fully describe it. It isn’t a pink cloud moment. It is more an awakening – a slow one – but an awaking. After being out with…
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