i was able to continue with the sobriety. its been 2 days now. thing is that ive been having trouble sleeping. im hoping that its just psychological and that it will subside after a while. the weekend is coming up and normally i would be …. scared, for lack of better word. but now im confident though that i can stay sober. there are things that are more important than getting drunk and thats what i have to focus on.
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2. decide what the hell I would like to do with the rest of my life
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3. stop procrastinating
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4. Stop caring what other people think of me
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5. eat out less
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6. have more fun
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7. Find a balance between the things I want to do and the things I need to do
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8. Go to the dentist
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9. Get a physical
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10. identify 100 positive things about me
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11. lift weights 3 times a week
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13. start tracking food and caloric intake
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14. be a good brother
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15. Be an extra in a movie
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16. stop criticizing the bad things in others that I really see in myself
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17. Live happily ever after
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18. stop biting my nails
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20. take control of my life
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21. be the person i am meant to be
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22. love myself
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23. Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
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25. be the man worthy of the perfect woman
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26. weigh 195 pounds
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27. meditate daily
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28. be financially independent
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31. be a better person today than I was yesterday
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i was still allowing to continue on the downward spiral until the other night. i was drinking with a few friends when my brother called up and said he was in the area so i told him to come join us. he ended up staying with me til like 2 am. i convinced him to stay even though i knew he had class the next day. the next day i realized that i cant allow this to happen. its not only affecting me, but im teaching my brother the wrong things. i cant let me fall into this trap. that was 2 nights ago. last night i didnt have a single sip of alcohol nor was i the least bit tempted. every time i came close to wanting a drink, thoughts of me destroying my brother’s life came into my mind. that quickly brought me back to reality. i cant be my brother’s keeper when im too damn drunk.
i got a good friend of mine and we made a deal …. we buddy up and share goals and what we need for support and things we have to do on a daily basis … we call each other and check each other out to make sure we’re on track … something has to happen … today is day 1 and so far it looks good …
