"I once heard a sober alcoholic say that drinking never made him happy, but it made him feel like he was going to be happy in about fifteen minutes. That was exactly it, and I couldn't understand why the happiness never came, couldn't see the flaw in my thinking, couldn't see that alcohol kept me trapped in a world of illusion, procrastination, paralysis. I lived always in the future, never in the present. Next time, next time! Next time I drank it would be different, next time it would make me feel good again. And all my efforts were doomed, because already drinking hadn't made me feel good in years."
Oops. Accidentally hit post. I was going to say "a full day of absolute misery." Definitely not worth the three minute rush, especially when the misery turns into weeks and months and years.
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When every situation which life can offer is turned to the profit of spiritual growth, no situation can really be a bad one.-Paul Brunton
Alcohol just plain stopped doing its magic for me. It got me drunk, but it didn't give me any relief from my emotional pain, my fears, my anxiety, my worries, etc.. It stopped working. Then it delivered an even worse blow: The more I drank, the more it increased my emotional pain, my fears, my anxiety, my worries, and all the rest. Once the magic was gone, I needed a miracle.
Mike D. That's exactly what happened to me and it took me so long to realize the stuff was making me more worried, anxious, etc. and not helping my problems, but worsening them!
