I am not going to drink today.

[iamaquitter28]

I am not going to drink today.

I will not drink today (or tomorrow or the next day, etc...you get the point, LOL).

I just have to say that I absolutely love getting up to a clean kitchen. That is one of my favorite things about not drinking. When I was drunk all the time I didn't care about dishes or a mess all over the counters or anything before bed. My sober me HATES a dirty kitchen so that would drive me nuts every morning. So here's to many more mornings of clean kitchens!!!

[RunningCourage]

I am not going to drink today.

I wont drink today if only because i will then have as many days AF as i have had years on this planet.

[Pie]

The prospect of never drinking again can be very overwhelming and for me, prevented me from seeking sobriety for many many years. (I stayed in denial for a very long time LOL)

Sometimes I find it helpful to just make a committment for what I'm going to do about AL for TODAY.

TODAY, I am not going to drink any AL. I can do anything for just one day. I will worry about tomorrow when it gets here.

Anyone with me here? Anyone willing to make a decision to not drink today, no matter what? No excuses?

Here is my plan:

I have a busy schedule for today and none of the places I am going are AL serving places.
I will work out because exercise helps!
There is no AL in my house.
I have read several posts on threads here that help me stay sober.
I have plans to attend an AA meeting to keep my head in the right place.

What are you doing to keep AL out of your life today?

DG

I stumbled across this thread which started in 2010, and ran for two years. It's full of affirmations and strategies for not drinking today. I think it deserves a bump.

I'm not drinking today because my plans include driving to a convention center in an unfamiliar area. Something that would be a nightmare while drinking, if I even decided to attempt it.

[Knitty]

I am not drinking today because I am giving my son a ride home late this evening and I cannot drink and drive.

[Pie]

I am not going to drink today because all of my drunken embarrassments are in the past, not in the present, and I wish to keep it that way.

[NoSugar]

I looked through this thread last night, Pie - it's a good one! I'm not going to drink today, either because I DON'T DRINK :smile:.

[Eloise]

I am not going to drink today because I am a better, happier and more fun lady without it.

[jane27]

I'm not going to drink today because I've been sober for 18 months and I can see the light at the end of my family vaca crack up tunnel. (I have been back for 2 weeks. I'm still in the tunnel. LOL)

[Knitty]

I am not going to drink today because I want to heal my body after years of alcohol abuse.

[Eloise]

I am not going to drink today because I like my new sober way of being.

[Quakegirl]

Not drinking today because my body is saying 'enough already'. Been sick for 6 weeks solid and just can't shake this bug. Time to get back to basics and take very good care of me. Can't do that when I'm drinking. Day 3 and counting ...

[Pie]

I am not going to drink today because I can feel the healing that's taken place in body and soul, and I want more of that.

[Guitarista]

I did not drink today because I like the way the sober me aligns with my inner truth.

[Knitty]

I will not drink today because I am now starting to use my brain to think about things that really matter and I don't want to stifle my thoughts and feelings any longer.

[NoSugar]

I won't be drinking today because there is not one single thing that was better about my life when I was - and many things that were just awful. I don't have even 1 regret about quitting (other than the almost universal one of not having done it much sooner).