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Finding happiness in life is a journey everyone seems to travel at some point in their lives. However, the lines can sometimes be blurred between fun and happiness. Many believe that the key to happiness is the ability to stay in the moment. Each moment contains all the power needed to create a wonderful and fulfilling future. So being present in each moment is critical.
Everyone is searching for the meaning of life, how to find happiness, and success; myself included. At the young age of twenty, I seemed to have found my dream job; a profession I had dreamed of since I was a child. Yet a few years later I woke up one day and realized I was unsatisfied with life.
Always the partier and drinker, I was never one to turn down a good time; especially when alcohol was involved. But after years of drinking, I realized I was really missing out on a lot of life. Sure I was having fun, but was I really living? Drinking and having fun had become such the priority, that I was really alienating myself from healthy loving relationships and missing out on a lot of opportunities.
Eventually I ended up in an alcoholism treatment program. After several attempts at sobriety and treatment facilities, I finally found what I was looking for; a true loving relationship with myself. As a result, I found a spiritual solution to the problem I realized in my early twenties; the feeling of never being satisfied with life. When I stopped drinking, I discovered that I had real dreams that I could achieve if I set my mind to it.
One of the most amazing things I discovered since I quit drinking is the ability to cherish each and every moment. Life is happening right now, as you’re reading this! When we’re impaired by drugs and alcohol, we loose the ability to be completely present in the current moment. I know many people feel present when on drugs or alcohol, I know, I used to be one of them! But there really is no comparison to the experiences I’ve had in life since I quit drinking. I remember situations and conversations with loved ones months later. I’m able to be present in mind and body when sharing time with loved ones and family. It truly is amazing since I stopped drinking and starting living!