Dear Readers,
On my walk last night, I captured some beautiful sights.
What I love about walking is the peace I feel when I look for the beauty all around me.
It’s there. Just waiting for me to see.
So often I am rushing, and I look,
but I don’t see.
Today, at my meeting, I glimpsed the feeling of freedom.
As people talked, I thought how great it was to be free of the chain of drinking.
Drinking made life so complicated.
It was, “Should I have one more?”
“Will my Loved One be mad?”
“How will I get rid of these?”
“Will I get stopped?”
And on and on it went.
How wonderful it is to not have those extra worries.
Life is complicated enough without that extra burden.
I don’t think of forever when I think of not drinking,
but this morning I had a thought of happiness not drinking the rest of my life.
I could feel it and picture it.
I could taste the freedom.
Untipsyteacher 
Great picture, great post. 140 days is awesome. Glad you are feeling the happiness!
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Thank you.Today, I can feel it!I hope I have more days like this!Peace and Hugs!
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Love the picture, love your post!! And we are FREE, it so much better than having that beast chained to your back. Glad you are doing well today.Hugs,SR
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Lovely image and lovely post. It's good to hear you sound so happy about being sober! xo
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Dear SR.,It was such a joyful day! Thank you.
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Dear Thirsty Still,Thank you for checking my blog! I love taking photographs of me, too! Lol
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Yay for the forever feeling isnt it liberating!!!???The rewards are there for the taking which you deserve!Hugs from nzlisa http://www.thecword-compassion.com
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Dear Lisa,And I want the rewards!!I like having peace of mind!Thank you!
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Thank you for this post. I need to start trying to see more of the benefits of not drinking – I am still stuck in a feeling of loss. Annie x
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I love this idea of feeling free from drinking… I oscillate between this and feeling punished by not drinking – I'd like to feel more of this freedom.
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Annie,It will come.It's the first time I felt it!Keep on trying!
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Thank you for stopping by!I'm just thankful for feeling today!I am loving each day I am sober lately!
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