07.29.06

But few people who have ever had a hangover could forget how unreasonably irritable it makes you feel. Sometimes, we took it out on family members, fellow workers, friends or strangers who certainly had not earned our displeasure. That tendency can hang around awhile after we start staying sober, the way wraiths of stale smoke do in a closed-up barroom, reminding us of drinking days--until we do a good mental house cleaning. ~Staying Sober, pg. 40

Today I am grateful...

• for Miss Wilma's typing class in the eleventh grade
• that Daave posted my thoughts without knowing it
• for recognizing there are actions to take to insure a healthy survival
• that my Higher Power keeps watch and nudges me gently
• that I am surviving a nameless funk
• that tonight is birthday night

It's often said that problem drinkers are perfectionists, impatient about any shortcomings, especially our own. Setting impossible goals for ourselves, we nevertheless struggle fiercely to reach these unattainable ideals. ~SS, pg. 41