The Daily Check-In for Friday, February 7th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking!
We may be anonymous strangers on the internet, but we have one thing in common. We may be a world apart, but we're here together!
Welcome to the 24 hour pledge!
I'm pledging myself to not drinking today, and invite you to do the same.
Maybe you're new to /r/stopdrinking and have a hard time deciding what to do next. Maybe you're like me and feel you need a daily commitment or maybe you've been sober for a long time and want to inspire others.
It doesn't matter if you're still hung over from a three day bender or been sober for years, if you just woke up or have already completed a sober day. For the next 24 hours, lets not drink alcohol!
This pledge is a statement of intent. Today we don't set out trying not to drink, we make a conscious decision not to drink. It sounds simple, but all of us know it can be hard and sometimes impossible. The group can support and inspire us, yet only one person can decide if we drink today. Give that person the right mindset!
What happens if we can't keep to our pledge? We give up or try again. And since we're here in /r/stopdrinking, we're not ready to give up.
What this is: A simple thread where we commit to not drinking alcohol for the next 24 hours, posting to show others that they're not alone and making a pledge to ourselves. Anybody can join and participate at any time, you do not have to be a regular at /r/stopdrinking or have followed the pledges from the beginning.
What this isn't: A good place for a detailed introduction of yourself, directly seek advice or share lengthy stories. You'll get a more personal response in your own thread.
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Morning y’all!
Connection is what this life is all about. At least that’s what I’ve come to believe more over the years. I have to thank SD for this idea that I had about connection on a hike this morning. Once or twice a week I’ve been getting out to hike on this trail by a river that I love. When I’ve made it down there this week I’ve had thoughts percolating about what to talk about in the DCI. Out of nowhere came this idea to make a little rustic box to attach to a tree branch promoting passing hikers to answer a question. My idea was asking strangers what they love most about this place (the hike spot), and what helps them feel more connected to themselves and/or others generally. This was on my mind because when I’m feeling less connected to others, it’s usually because I’m feeling less connected to myself. And I know that for me, connecting with natural always brings me back to myself. And drinking tended to be a way of masking the grief and pain of disconnection from myself and others.
So anyway, I feel like I could ask the same here.
What helps you feel more connected to yourself and those around you?
I’ll also leave you with yet another quote from Andrea Gibson from The Nutritionist that I love:
and if all we have to gain in staying is each other my god that is plenty my god that is enough my god that is so so much for the light to give
I appreciate each and every one of you. For being here. And for being there for yourself today.
I Will Not Drink With Y’all Today!