Author Archives: John

Planning how to embrace sobriety.

Beautiful waterfall

Handling urges to drink Plan ahead to stay in control As you change your drinking habits and begin to embrace sobriety, it’s normal and common to have urges or a craving for alcohol. The words “urge” and “craving” refer to a broad range of thoughts, physical sensations, or emotions that tempt you to drink, even […]

CHANGING THE SOBRIETY RULES

One day while walking down a busy street, a lady came upon a large hole in the sidewalk.When she looked in the hole, she tripped and fell in.After coming upon this experience repeatedly each day, one day she decided to walk down the other side of the street.While doing so, she noticed the hole on […]

Great Drinks!

Sometimes for fun it can be nice to tell people who are probing your non alcohol imbibing lifestyle, I’m actually a heavy drinker. I love fluids in so many shapes and forms although I abstain from those with alcohol in them. There is truly a myriad of wonderful things to imbibe in that are healthy […]

How to Emphasize Gratitude

Emphasizing gratitude is a skillset that we all need to help us wake up on the right side of the bed and find our way back again with a healthy mindset. Often in life, its all about your perspective that really sets the tone for your thoughts of either being appreciative or miserable, or somewhere […]

Entering the Brave New World

“Wow! Look at the lighting on the dash and above the windshield. It’s so beautiful. You know, I’ve never seen that before, well, because I guess its because we are always drinking at night and never drive.” You don’t find a new candy in your bowl of life every day of sobriety, but you find […]