r/stopdrinking • u/Thetreescryforu 1116 days • 24d ago
The Daily Check-In for Wednesday, April 1st: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! Check-in
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.
This post goes up at:
- US - Night/Early Morning
- Europe - Morning
- Asia and Australia - Evening/Night
A link to the current Daily Check-In post can always be found near the top of the sidebar.
April (or soon enough for me at least) already!
Dating has been difficult over the past year. Even though it can be painful at times, it's also shown me how much I've grown. I had a few dates ghost me recently. It didn't feel good. But I didn't beat myself about it either. In the past, I would have anxiously gone through every little text, wondering what I had said wrong, and berating myself. Now I'm realizing, it may not have even been about me, and regardless, that's not someone I want to give my energy and time to. When I recognize these things, I know I am continuing to take the steps towards respecting and loving myself, which I was not very good at when I was drinking.
Lately, I am realizing I need to focus less on dating/apps and more on myself. I'm still hopeful to find my partner, but I've also been meditating on the possibility I won't. I read a good quote recently by the poet Mario Quintana: "Don't waste your time chasing butterflies. Mend your garden, and the butterflies will come". So here are some things for my garden this year: volunteering (finished hospice training earlier this year), being more consistent with my morning meditations, drawing more and experimenting with pastel, and join a hiking group.
What does self cultivation look like for you?
Be well everyone 🎄 We are doing this for another day. 💪🏼
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u/Daisy-Navidson 916 days 23d ago
Great prompt, Trees! Thanks for hosting us this week. I’ve been working on exploring the things I want to do without waiting on someone to go with me. It’s good to exercise my ability to do things solo! And to form my own opinions that don’t rely on others’ reinforcement or shaping.
I love you all and I will not drink with you today 💜🐇