I felt myself nodding along through this one, Ellie. Even when I had fun while high on booze and other drugs, it was so fleeting and always left me feeling worse - perpetually anxious and, often, in deep, dark despair. I love my simple, more alive, more serene life in sobriety.
Really beautiful read. Thank you. I am nearly 2 years not drinking and really grateful for what it has brought to my life. Therapy and meditation have given me a lot of the similar positive thought patterns you expressed, meeting myself where I am at and exploring it. I have been California sober, but finding myself asking why I need to other substances and watching them fade out of my life. It’s a place I never thought I would get to, and I have arrived at it naturally, not by forcing it, but by being open to the internal journey. It’s been a beautiful thing to watch myself blossom and I am feel like I am only getting started. Thank you for sharing your journey so thoughtfully.
Ah thank you so much for sharing your story. How beautiful it has felt like a blossoming and ‘meeting yourself where you’re at’ 💛 What a compassionate way to be with yourself.
I felt myself nodding along through this one, Ellie. Even when I had fun while high on booze and other drugs, it was so fleeting and always left me feeling worse - perpetually anxious and, often, in deep, dark despair. I love my simple, more alive, more serene life in sobriety.
Yes, isn’t it the most incredible gift to have found this life on the other side? I always say it’s like I’ve been reborn ✨
Really beautiful read. Thank you. I am nearly 2 years not drinking and really grateful for what it has brought to my life. Therapy and meditation have given me a lot of the similar positive thought patterns you expressed, meeting myself where I am at and exploring it. I have been California sober, but finding myself asking why I need to other substances and watching them fade out of my life. It’s a place I never thought I would get to, and I have arrived at it naturally, not by forcing it, but by being open to the internal journey. It’s been a beautiful thing to watch myself blossom and I am feel like I am only getting started. Thank you for sharing your journey so thoughtfully.
Ah thank you so much for sharing your story. How beautiful it has felt like a blossoming and ‘meeting yourself where you’re at’ 💛 What a compassionate way to be with yourself.
Beautiful Ellie ❤️
Thank you Vicki