1 Year - Did It

Today is my 1 year. I quit cold turkey after a fantastic Saturday that from my recollection was loaded with a lot of beer but capped off properly, a Guinness with my best friend.

It was a really tough year with other life circumstances, but rallying around this goal became an important constant. There were times - literally weeks ago - that I wouldn’t have blamed myself for succumbing to a bad day, but I just continued to try and find ways to turn those grey days into “good days” and add it to the stack of other good days.

I don’t have plans to stop. Far from it actually; I feel like now I can really “get to work” and take on some things I was pushing off, especially creativity. I also think I would like to help people caught in this snare. I see that as something I might be able to do someday

Aside from the many (many) check ins I’ve had with myself, I owe this milestone to the support of my communities (this being a small one), as well as my family and my friends - things I leaned\*\* on: coffee, a meatless balanced diet, and a steady stream of hardcore music and shows

IWNDWYT