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.
In the early days, milestones matter. They help you to break down the challenge ahead – which might seem daunting – into more manageable pieces.
If you're doing Dry January, today is Day 2 and the fact that you’ve remained focused for two days is worth celebrating. You are 48 hours into your journey and that’s amazing. Great work!
Stay positive and, as we say at r/stopdrinking: I will not drink with you today.
—Chris
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