One Minute Sober Message 006 > Foundation

Sometimes, when you’re trying to quit drinking, the voice in your head can get really loud. So I send out free one minute audio messages of encouragement (and ass-kicking) to anyone who wants them. This is a transcript of One Minute Message #006.

You being sober is the foundation.
It’s the keystone habit.
It’s the thing that makes other things possible.

You being sober means that you’re able to do
those other things
that are in your head,
those dreams that you have.

You know, the job change, the grad school,
the move, the bakery, the movie.
You want to raise your kids, train your dogs, make your glass beads,
carve your headboard.

You drinking, is you on the couch in front of the television, at best,
or you the streets, at worst.

But you being sober?
Makes all of those other good things
possible.

~

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Belle Robertson, 4.75 year sober, blogs and writes and records daily sober audios. She’s been sober penpals with 2,621 people, and works as a text designer, baker & caterer, and sober coach. She lives in France. She thinks that pistachio and chocolate go well together.