I remember when I embarked on the most important journey of my life on 1 January, 2018. Eternity stretched out ahead of me. The magnitude of the journey I was about to embark on was overwhelming.
I couldn’t allow myself to entertain the thought that I might be calling it quits – as far as alcohol was concerned – forever, so I settled on the goal of ‘A Year, Probably More, Off Alcohol’.
I remember the beginning of the journey and it was a challenge. Instead of thinking of the vastness of time stretching out ahead, I broke the time down into smaller milestones. This might sound ridiculous, but it helped me hugely.
I made up all sorts of crazy mini milestones just to keep myself focused:
Looking back it was nuts, every day was a milestone! But, for me, I was building a system that would just get me through the days.
Stay positive and, as we say at r/stopdrinking: I will not drink with you today.
—Chris
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