The Daily Check-In for Saturday, July 15th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking!
*We may be anonymous strangers on the internet, but we have one thing in common. We may be a world apart, but we're here together!*
**Welcome to the 24 hour pledge!**
I'm pledging myself to not drinking today, and invite you to do the same.
Maybe you're new to /r/stopdrinking and have a hard time deciding what to do next. Maybe you're like me and feel you need a daily commitment or maybe you've been sober for a long time and want to inspire others.
It doesn't matter if you're still hung over from a three day bender or been sober for years, if you just woke up or have already completed a sober day. For the next 24 hours, lets not drink alcohol!
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**This pledge is a statement of intent.** Today we don't set out *trying* not to drink, we make a conscious decision *not to drink*. It sounds simple, but all of us know it can be hard and sometimes impossible. The group can support and inspire us, yet only one person can decide if we drink today. Give that person the right mindset!
What happens if we can't keep to our pledge? We give up or try again. And since we're here in /r/stopdrinking, we're not ready to give up.
**What this is:** A simple thread where we commit to not drinking alcohol for the next 24 hours, posting to show others that they're not alone and making a pledge to ourselves. Anybody can join and participate at any time, you do not have to be a regular at /r/stopdrinking or have followed the pledges from the beginning.
**What this isn't:** A good place for a detailed introduction of yourself, directly seek advice or share lengthy stories. You'll get a more personal response in your own thread.
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Hello SOBERNAUTS! It’s been a pleasure hosting this week. Your comments have given me more resolve to NOT DRINK WITH YOU TODAY💪👊🏻🙂
Daily Reflections July 15th
I hope it’s okay to post the link. I have the book and I try to read it every day.
https://www.aa.org/daily-reflections
PRIDE
“For thousands of years we have been demanding more than our share of security, prestige, and romance. When we seemed to be succeeding, we drank to dream still greater dreams. When we were frustrated, even in part, we drank for oblivion. Never was there enough of what we thought we wanted.
In all these strivings, so many of them well-intentioned, our crippling handicap had been our lack of humility. We had lacked the perspective to see that character-building and spiritual values had to come first, and that material satisfactions were not the purpose of living.”
I’m still working on being humble. Not wanting what I don’t have. Wanting what I already have. I once was too proud to tell anyone about my problems. I thought I could handle them on my own. Boy was I wrong and it took me 20 years to figure it out. I’m grateful of my sobriety and for all of you. SEE YALL ON THE DCI! ❤️IWNDWYT
I’d like to urge anyone with 30 days or more of sobriety to think about hosting. If you do message /SaintHomer. Hosting is a huge benefit to your sobriety. I can attest.