How I Ended Up At A Recovery Meeting On HOT DOG NIGHT — And Why Sobriety is A Team Effort

hot dog photo from Kunzler and Company

The turd in the glass of wine thing was working for me…..

Really, well as a matter of fact. (see link below for THAT story!)

https://link.medium.com/yPKRqiv7yob

For the first time in forever, I was sober without the white knuckling. I remembered some words from a wise, sober person I heard about how you have to replace the drink with something soothing. Instead of a glass of wine at the end of the day, I now took long, hot showers, put on fresh pajamas and drank a cup of my favorite decaf tea. I was doing lots of laundry but that was OK. I read TONS of literature about recovery. I prayed.

There was A LOT of praying.

Around week two or three, I noticed a big change in my attention. Everything seemed more visible to me. Colors seemed brighter. People seemed more “there” when I was speaking to them. I noticed that I was listening better during conversations.

Still, sleep was a pretty significant problem.

Getting to sleep without a drink was a challenge, but, again, God gave me an answer.

“Replace an unhealthy addiction with one that is less dangerous.”

I had been obsessed with reading since I learned how at age three. Books had been my refuge, my…