it's 05.45 am in the uk. I'm awake and sitting at the kitchen table. The coffee is hot and strong. I woke up with a smile on my face after 7 hours unbroken sleep. The birds are singing and the sun is rising. I know I don't need to worry about what I said or did yesterday. I'm pleasantly hungry and have food in the house. I'm sober again! The church bells have just rung and the automatic heat has just fired up. I'm at peace. Content. Calm. Tell me, does it need to get any better than this? This really is a life far beyond my wildest dreams.
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you got. BB
Great post, Bill. Yes, it's those simple things about sobriety that can be the best. I too love waking up -- one day at a time -- without a head that's pounding, stomach that's ready to explode in two different directions, dry retching and the torture of wondering what I did last night. One of the best things in the world.
I am truly blessed that I now know exactly what your talking about. I feel Like I was in the same room with you Bill. My thought almost exactly this morning. Have a GREAT day!
I'm at peace. Content. Calm. Tell me, does it need to get any better than this?
I really don't think so. I caught myself driving along the other day just grinning like an idiot because I felt so good. Why did I feel good? Because I'm not fighting with myself so I feel at peace with myself and the world. I don't need anything else other than the basics if I have that and everything more would be a waste of time if I didn't because I wouldn't enjoy it.
