I’m David Bivins,
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A question in a recent guided meditation: Isn’t this enough to be fully present in the moment? Isn’t this enough that I’m sober? Isn’t this enough that I’m not lying to myself and others by default every day? Isn’
Sober goals. Got to meet Dev of @idlesband at Kings Theater before the show. All is love!
We are present only in this very moment. For me this means I can choose to: Not drink right now Practice piano right now Write my sobriety newsletter right now Kiss my partner right now Hug my kid right now Pet a cat right now Bang out a work projec
This is important: I act on what is in my control. When difficulties arise, I meet them. It’s not always graceful or artful, but I meet them nonetheless. When I was drinking I wouldn’t do that. I would postpone dealing with difficulty or
(A new newsletter in which I compare getting sober from alcohol to getting sober from carbs - no good way forward without changing my life (again).) So hard, so easy ... Given how many times I said “I’ll quit tomorrow,” I didn&rsq
First: be safe today. We don’t have to drink. We don’t need a last hurrah. I promise to you that we can have a great day without drinking. I can’t promise a great day, but I can attest to the drinking not making a bad day better. Gr
Good sleep as a habit https://www.talksobertome.com/email-archives/good-sleep-as-a-habit
Every day we don’t drink it becomes a little easier to not drink the next day. But every day is different. Some of the stressors in my life that were “soothed” (but postponed) by alcohol still exist. To be honest, I don’t alwa