Chris H




I'm doing 11 things
 

Chris H's Life List

  1. 1. Stop Drinking
    5 entries . 3 cheers
    1,198 people
  2. 2. Run 10k
    64 people
  3. 3. Run 15k
    2 people
  4. 4. Run 20k
    4 people
  5. 5. Run a Marathon
    10,432 people
  6. 6. Bike Skyline Drive
    1 person
  7. 7. Bike 150 Miles in One Day
    1 person
  8. 8. Summit Longs Peak
    7 people
  9. 9. Visit All the National Parks
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    138 people
  10. 10. Complete an Ironman Triathlon
    44 people
  11. 11. Run to Work
    5 people

How I did it
How to hike across the Grand Canyon
It took me
4 days
It made me


Recent entries
stop drinking (read all 5 entries…)
Day 1: Going to Try Having a Fitness Goal This Time... 2 months ago

This time I’m going to try having a fitness goal. Training for a marathon will give me something to do…



Visit all the National Parks
43Places 4 months ago

I’ve got all the National Parks listed as places on my 43Places. Seems like a good way of tracking which ones you have or have not been to.



stop drinking (read all 5 entries…)
Day 1: Election Day 12 months ago

It has been hard for me to admit I have a problem, so it has been challenging to stop drinking. I’ve gone 100 days without drinking, only to say once more that I don’t really have a problem.

Some of the more dramatic stories people have told of their fight against alcoholism have only made it easier to feel like I don’t have a problem. I never drink in the morning. I don’t drink hard liquor. I don’t wake up in strange places.

It’s also difficult, because I feel like a drinking problem is a character flaw – a personal weakness. I don’t want to admit even to myself that I have a personal weakness.

But last night, while making a trip to the store to get alcohol, I had a feeling that reminded me of a trip I made years ago to the gas station. I was trying to quit smoking and has gone several days without a smoke. I lived near a gas station and decided to walk there. I hadn’t completely convinced myself I was going to buy smokes, but I made the walk anyway. I didn’t want to smoke, but I bought the cigarettes anyway. I was only going to smoke a few, but I smoked them all anyway.

The same feeling came over me when I went to buy some beer and wine last night. I didn’t really want it, but I bought it anyway.

I have come to the realization that for me this is an addiction, and regardless of how dramatic my stories are I should do something about it. People who chose not to drink because they have a drinking problem are not the weak ones. They are strong to realize they have a problem, and they are strong to have the dedication to do something about it.



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