Seven days sober
7 days down. One week in da ground.
If any of you would have walked up to me 7 days ago and told me that I was going to give up alcohol forever in the next 24 hours........... I would have laughed my ass off and asked what the damn punchline was.
Here I am. One week in the record books. And what better way to celebrate that week than by having a long delayed lunch with a very best friend, Katie Flanagan Gehring.
Laughter. Reminiscence. Pride. Sadness for those gone from us. Glee and joy and love. Amazement at the new life about to come into our world. A sense of ease and peace.
And it felt like only yesterday we were together.
These are the things I had been missing. The pieces are all coming back together. Full circle. My world is mine again. MINE.
So many of you have amazed and humbled me with your support, caring words, little nudges, kudos on my progress, just letting me know you are there. Thank you.
True friends, true family, true love.
To those who know the personal inspiration that I have gleaned from their experiences, words, and actions; thank you for your strength. To AA, thank you for giving me the tools and support that I will use to fight for the rest of my life to be a better man.
To my Mom, thank you for loving me and supporting me through my crazy life. You are my first inspiration. You set the standard for the man I will someday become.
To God, thank you for letting me live just another day. Thank you for loving me.
My path continues.
If any of you would have walked up to me 7 days ago and told me that I was going to give up alcohol forever in the next 24 hours........... I would have laughed my ass off and asked what the damn punchline was.
Here I am. One week in the record books. And what better way to celebrate that week than by having a long delayed lunch with a very best friend, Katie Flanagan Gehring.
Laughter. Reminiscence. Pride. Sadness for those gone from us. Glee and joy and love. Amazement at the new life about to come into our world. A sense of ease and peace.
And it felt like only yesterday we were together.
These are the things I had been missing. The pieces are all coming back together. Full circle. My world is mine again. MINE.
So many of you have amazed and humbled me with your support, caring words, little nudges, kudos on my progress, just letting me know you are there. Thank you.
True friends, true family, true love.
To those who know the personal inspiration that I have gleaned from their experiences, words, and actions; thank you for your strength. To AA, thank you for giving me the tools and support that I will use to fight for the rest of my life to be a better man.
To my Mom, thank you for loving me and supporting me through my crazy life. You are my first inspiration. You set the standard for the man I will someday become.
To God, thank you for letting me live just another day. Thank you for loving me.
My path continues.