Day One

Sobriety in my experience is a roller coaster, with the highest highs and the lowest lows. Today is a high, a good high. Not the kind of high that will cost me my family, friends, home and children.

Some may not consider today a great day for themselves. After all I spent last night sleeping split between a friend's couch and living room floor (I am too tall for the couch). I have about $300 to my name (just spent most on that setting up this site) and my wife has told me that she doesn't want to be with me anymore and has spoken to me in almost a month.

But I know now that those are excuses for the old me to drink. I must admit that those are pretty good excuses and I am sure I could convince myself that the world is over and the only thing left to do is drink and use. BUT I know now that it would only make my life worse.

I do not have time to make my life worse. With the time I have left I plan on making my life better, making my loved one's life's better and doing what I can, my small part to be a positive in the recovery world.