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I posted this on the AA board but wanted to post it here too because I know some of you can relate because you've seen this to be true in your qualifiers. I love this poem though it makes me very sad:
I drank for happiness and became unhappy; I drank for joy and became miserable. I drank to be out-going and became self-centred; I drank for sociability and became argumentative and lonely; I drank for sophistication and became crude and obnoxious. I drank for friendship and made enemies, I drank to soften sorrow and wallowed in self-pity; I drank for sleep and awakened without rest. I drank for strength and felt weak. I drank for masculinity and it sapped my potency; I drank medicinally and got sick. I drank because I thought my job called for it and lost my job. I drank to stimulate thought and blacked out. I drank to make conversation and got to where I couldn't talk at all; I drank to forget and became haunted. I drank for freedom's sake and became a slave. I drank for power and became powerless; I drank to erase problems and saw them multiply. I drank to cope with life and invited death...
Thank you so much for posting this Mark!! Hugs P :)
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Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman.- Maya Angelo
thanks for posting this Mark. It reminds of a very young distant family member's remark the other day that made me feel so sad and the need to accept being powerless all over again.
Dear Alcohol,We had a deal where you would make me funnier, smarter, and a better dancer.... I saw the video. Weneed to talk...
