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The Life-Transforming Lesson Behind My Struggle With Alcoholism.
Just reading the above title brings up so many different types of energy and experiences that truly allow me to see how far I’ve come since struggling with alcoholism in my twenties and early thirties.
Unlike most individuals who struggle with this disease, I never did the twelve step program and I never went to counseling. I feel that we all have different paths to salvation of the soul that enables us to find peace in our afflictions. The catalyst to my recovery was realizing,
If it’s a habit that I created, once I find the root cause to it, I can create a new habit to replace it…
It took me three times hitting rock bottom to become aware of this truth. If my life was going to be different, then this was going to be the vehicle of transformation that made it possible.
But first, I had to comprehend why I was so drawn to drinking to the point of inebriation, total indifference and temporary forgetfulness.
Sounds excessive when I look back on it, but I’m extremely grateful that my struggle was as intense as it sounds. Without me going to the deepest valley of soul despair, I would have never appreciated the highest mountain of soul liberation.
