Sobriety has been an eye opener.
Alcohol was my biggest weakness.
2023 is when I finally made the decision I would not drink until my name was on a deed — less than a year later I was hit by Hurricane Helene.
My apartment was flooded. I lost everything — but woke up with unopened wine bottles that had floated onto our lawn.
The restaurant down the street was filled with 4 feet of sand, and my 8 months of sobriety was down the drain.
After two months of nonsense, I decided enough was enough.
514 days sober now.
You have to make the decision.
I was always in denial that I had a problem.
The first step is noticing — but you have got to take that next step.
You will lose friends.
You will have to say no.
In a world where everyone wants to impress others — impress yourself.