I'm starting my rest of the year sober challange today!
Hi there peeps,
JUst a thought or two about counting days al free and then having a drink and discounting the efforts and the al free days already racked up. A lot of folk here fall off the wagon after some really decent al free time and then post saying that they have ruined their records. I would like to give another way of looking at this. In an ideal world when we decide that abstinence is the best way to go forward, an unbroken record would be great. But any new skill often means reverting back to old habits or not quite becoming accomplished the first time. And thats fine. Remember when you got your first bike. You hopped on full of excitement about riding it off down the road with the wind in your hair and the freedom that it promised to bring. But instead when you hopped on, chances are you fell off quite a few times. A little bit discouraged but with steely determination you got straight back on and after a bit of wobbling and maybe even the odd fall, you eventually got the hang of it and rode off into the sunset. Even so, there may have been times when you crashed into a fence and had a minor mishap.......I bet you didnt say to yourself that all of that crash free riding meant nothing and that you were hopeless? No you just accepted that sometimes you werent as steady and that all that meant was that you needed more practise. Please dont ever feel a failure because you had a drink, or that your plans went out the window. And dont ever feel that you have to leave these boards because of it. If you fall off that bike, get straight back on, ask someone to help you balance or get out your training wheels for a while......in time and with help and practise we will all be as steady as a rock. Love and Grace Saff xx
Hi there peeps,
JUst a thought or two about counting days al free and then having a drink and discounting the efforts and the al free days already racked up. A lot of folk here fall off the wagon after some really decent al free time and then post saying that they have ruined their records. I would like to give another way of looking at this. In an ideal world when we decide that abstinence is the best way to go forward, an unbroken record would be great. But any new skill often means reverting back to old habits or not quite becoming accomplished the first time. And thats fine. Remember when you got your first bike. You hopped on full of excitement about riding it off down the road with the wind in your hair and the freedom that it promised to bring. But instead when you hopped on, chances are you fell off quite a few times. A little bit discouraged but with steely determination you got straight back on and after a bit of wobbling and maybe even the odd fall, you eventually got the hang of it and rode off into the sunset. Even so, there may have been times when you crashed into a fence and had a minor mishap.......I bet you didnt say to yourself that all of that crash free riding meant nothing and that you were hopeless? No you just accepted that sometimes you werent as steady and that all that meant was that you needed more practise. Please dont ever feel a failure because you had a drink, or that your plans went out the window. And dont ever feel that you have to leave these boards because of it. If you fall off that bike, get straight back on, ask someone to help you balance or get out your training wheels for a while......in time and with help and practise we will all be as steady as a rock. Love and Grace Saff xx
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