one day at a time, we accumulate time...............going to meetings, i
accumulate knowledge.
congrats to you!

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A NEW CONTRACT WITH AMERICA

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"Montgomery BOO...URNS" <solitude439@rcn.com> wrote in message
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>I wrote not too long ago about wanting to take a drink and being scared
>about it, then the next day I wasn't feeling scared. Well, I should
>reiterate that I will always be scared about taking that next drink. It's
>something I don't want to do but there's always something flashing in the
>back of my mind telling me there would be NO HARM AND NO FOUL in taking one
>more drink.
>
> I guess being an alcoholic and admitting to a problem is expressing that
> we're powerless to alcohol and we will always have cravings and desires to
> take "YET ANOTHER DRINK" even when the will to not drink overpowers the
> will to submit and drink. That's what's scary. I guess I'll always be
> scared in that sense.
>
> My goal for this year is to keep from drinking. My goal for the first
> year of sobriety was to stop drinking and I proved to myself that one year
> is possible. After one year, I feel I need help to keep up the momentum
> and to stay away from anything alcoholic and to change my lifestyle. If I
> can last 2 years, I can last 5, if I can last 5, I can last 10, if I can
> last 10, I can live my life.
>
> Happy and healthy life to everyone.
>
> Monty