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Choices
 
Where there is a strong mind and will, anything is possible!
 
Recently, I decided that drinking is killing me and that it is turning me into someone unrecognizable to myself. So, I took myself on the high road and decided it was time to stop. Guess what though, I am doing it cold turkey.
 
One month ago, I made a promise to myself that I would stop drinking and start making things right in my life. I have done that, without treatments, counselors, or anything else. It is done on the sheer willpower to change.
 
I am a very strong person and when I decide to do something, I do it!

Some of the factors that lead me to stop drinking:
 
One was guilt - I was given a gift from God and a young man who passed at the age of 31 and offered his liver to me. Because of that young man and God, I have a second chance at life and look what I was doing with it. While I know it was stupid, I got caught up in the moment and enjoyed the way getting drunk made me feel. Liquid courage, I must say.
 
Two was sacrifice - I am willing to sacrifice my life to create a life of substance rather than a life of hangovers and regret of what I did last night.
 
As I continue down this road to recovery, I will have bad days and will continue to battle with my addiction. The one thing I can say though is that I am a much stronger than this disease as I was, with my liver disease. So, through God and the sheer will to keep living will be my tools to making a better life not only for myself but for those around me.
 
If you are battling a disease or an addiction, you have the tools to change it. Look inside yourself and take the right steps to pave a new way for tomorrow.