5 Years

Today marks 5 years of living a sober life. ⁣5 YEARS?!

I am blown away it has already been ½ a decade. 

One of the biggest learnings over the last 5 years is uncovering and finding how I can still be the free confident woman (I felt while drinking), while being sober. ⁣

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This has been an eye opening experience. ⁣

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I have had to feel feelings I normally would have numbed out. I have had to look at past beliefs and fears that were keeping me small. I have had to work through past traumas and pain. ⁣

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AND on the other side of this.. I felt the freedom. Freedom in a way I never knew was possible. I got to know depths of myself I was afraid to look at. I’ve learned how to truly deeply take care and love the woman I am today. ⁣

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I have the strongest relationship with God. A relationship where I trust God with every moment of my life. I have learned how to surrender the control and realize maybe “I don’t know what’s best.” (This one took me a while to learn, and is still a moment to moment surrender. ⁣

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It definitely has not been an easy path, but seeing the woman I have become and the life I have created - it 100% would not be possible if I didn’t choose this sober path. ⁣

#appreciationnovember