Yesterday, I celebrated 1,000 days sober – and in doing so, I celebrated a life that looks completely different from the one I was living 1,001 days ago.
Because stopping drinking has been about so much more than just not drinking.
It’s been about me truly understanding myself, building a better relationship with myself, with others, and with the world around me.
It’s been about stripping away the version of myself that I thought I should be and reconnecting with who I always really was.
And, for me, that shift changed everything.
I moved to a new location, rebuilt my business, rebuilt relationships, and in many ways, rebuilt myself.
And in my experience, that kind of transformation is nearly impossible when you’re constantly drowning in outside noise.
Because, let’s be honest, whether it’s alcohol, food, drugs, sex, relationships, social media or, the most socially acceptable of them all, work: we all have something we use to distract ourselves.
However, if you want a happier outside, it starts with a happier inside.
Or as I like to put it: it’s an inside job.
I cannot stress enough, if something is pulling you away from the real you, maybe it’s time to do the work and find out what’s underneath it.
Don’t get me wrong… the journey can be bloomin’ uncomfortable, scary and, sometimes, overwhelming.
But man, it’s bloody beautiful on the other side.
1,000 Days Sober
