Success and Sobriety

Welcome! It has been more than 1000 days since my last alcoholic beverage. I am new and I am old.  Some people might know me by reading my blog. Some might know me from my Social Media. Others may not know me at all! I'm still Lisa. I had a lot of difficulty in my final drinking days and many troubles which continued to plague me after I finally sobered up for good, (I like to say), in September of 2013.

As you can imagine by the title of this short article, I'll discuss all these fabulous topics about being successful and sober! It's amusing because I do not measure success with the same ruler anymore. I was never a financial wiz but the way I think about my finances has changed since I took the plunge into sobriety. Another way I measure my success is by gauging my reactions to life in general. Both of these changes, to me, reek of success. I never much cared about anything before. What I did care about was quickly drowned out by the booze.

It's important to me to keep track of my progress in sobriety. If I have made none, then I am maintaining, which is ok but I prefer to continue to see positive change. This way, being sober doesn't get old for me. If I can keep it fresh, then I am ever grateful for being released from that prison which was my alcoholism.

I never worried about money when I was drinking. I always figured I could get some more. While I started out with nothing almost three years ago, I'd like to say that I'm now a millionaire or billionaire, I'm not. One thing that happened when I sobered up is that I have to clear up my financial affairs. This means taking care of debts and for me, bad money habits. With that out of the way, I will be free to keep on the path to true riches, which I believe that I am on. Success and Sobriety means to me not to go out and use my money to get drunk today. I have been a success at that now for almost three years.

Earlier, a girl butted in front of me in the line-up at the grocery store. I wasn't rude and after being certain that she was, in fact, butting in front of me, I firmly but gently took my spot back. She has a good system, after all. I didn't have to keep my spot. I generally do not worry about how long it takes me to do things. I could have easily let her go in front of me. The point is this, I am sober and I can make a calm choice of what I want to do. Furthermore, I was kind. In this, I am successful.

Keeping on the road of Success and Sobriety; That's what I'm all about.

Thank you for reading!

Lisa L'Heureux

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