I'll take looking at life through sober eyes over alcohol clouded eyes any day.

I can't imagine if I was still drinking right now. Guaranteed, I'd either be dead, my son would hate me and grow up with some serious trauma, or I'd mindlessly be going through the motions of life until I could get my next drink.

Typing that out makes me sad. Seriously that's what my life could've become if I kept drinking. If when I got out of detox, I decided to go right back to drinking. What a waste of a life that would be.

The growth that I've seen in myself and others who are close to me have seen in the past 4 years is more than I've seen in my entire life.

Through sober eyes, I was able to see that....

✔️I'm in control of my life and not a victim of my circumstances.
✔️Forgiving others doesn't mean you forget what they've done, but you know that it gives you peace.
✔️Resentment and jealousy will eat you up alive if you let it.
✔️Constantly complaining and blaming is not a good look.
✔️Life is going to be challenging, but you can either look at it as an opportunity for growth or a way to go back to old patterns that weren't serving you.

Through alcohol clouded eyes, all I saw was me, me, me. Everyone else was to blame, not me. And while that's what addiction creates, it's on me to turn it around. No one else could do it for me.

Did I have horrible things happen to me? I did, but that's not an excuse to pass that burden on to my son, who doesn't deserve that. He deserves a mother who will work through her issues and break the pattern.

It's time to break the pattern, and sometimes, in the beginning, it's hard to do it for ourselves, so if you can't do it for yourself yet. Do it for your kids. I don't care what age they are. Do it for them.

Need help ditching the booze and excuses FOR GOOD? Join 39 other mothers and me for the Confidently Be Alcohol-Free- 60 Day Challenge starting April 1st!

Click here to grab your spot before you talk yourself out of not starting once again. Don't do that this time. You already know where that decision leads you.