12/11/2020
Last week was the first anniversary of my Mom's death, and I couldn't even write that sentence without crying my eyes out to the point I couldn't see. 😣😣😣
All I wanted to do was walk away from it, have a drink, pass out and try again for a better day tomorrow.
I couldn't, though, because of last month's WIN 🏆challenges; I had stuff to do! It was then I realized that I was escaping more than I'd care to admit.
****My needs had evolved, but my coping had not. ****
While my situation is unique, "OUR" situation of grief, loss, ambiguity and a host of other bad sh*t isn't; perhaps it's time to fine tune how we are coping with that.
If your looking to come out into the next month (or actually next year) a bit better than you were before, maybe now is a good time to start making some shifts.
One small step for me is I'm going to stop drinking alone.
I didn’t do it "alot" but enough to know it's not serving me, it's not fun and feels sad to use a good IPA🍺 to rush through my night. I'd rather wait it out to have it with someone🍻 in my pod or outside (I have a jacket).
Think about what you may wanna just toss out for now, (baby steps) and read the blog.
****Link in BIO****