The Daily Check-In for Wednesday, January 22nd: Just for today, I am NOT drinking!
We may be anonymous strangers on the internet, but we have one thing in common. We may be a world apart, but we're here together!
Welcome to the 24 hour pledge!
I'm pledging myself to not drinking today, and invite you to do the same.
Maybe you're new to /r/stopdrinking and have a hard time deciding what to do next. Maybe you're like me and feel you need a daily commitment or maybe you've been sober for a long time and want to inspire others.
It doesn't matter if you're still hung over from a three day bender or been sober for years, if you just woke up or have already completed a sober day. For the next 24 hours, lets not drink alcohol!
This pledge is a statement of intent. Today we don't set out trying not to drink, we make a conscious decision not to drink. It sounds simple, but all of us know it can be hard and sometimes impossible. The group can support and inspire us, yet only one person can decide if we drink today. Give that person the right mindset!
What happens if we can't keep to our pledge? We give up or try again. And since we're here in /r/stopdrinking, we're not ready to give up.
What this is: A simple thread where we commit to not drinking alcohol for the next 24 hours, posting to show others that they're not alone and making a pledge to ourselves. Anybody can join and participate at any time, you do not have to be a regular at /r/stopdrinking or have followed the pledges from the beginning.
What this isn't: A good place for a detailed introduction of yourself, directly seek advice or share lengthy stories. You'll get a more personal response in your own thread.
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Good Morning everyone, on this fine Wednesday, day 4 of my shift, hosting the Daily Check-in.
First, I'd like to thank all of you who have been replying to me these days. I'm kind of overwhelmed by the number of replies and I find it hard to reply to everyone individually. It's very motivating to read all your replies.
Today is one of those grey meh days that we were talking about yesterday, I'm afraid. Which is annoying as I can't bring myself to be enthusiastic and write a good intro this morning :(
I will just have to put into practice some of the tips 'n' tricks that we mentioned yesterday.
First I'll have a coffee, then some muesli, then my stretching/workout routine, all of which I like doing. Then I'll write a list of all the horrible computer tasks that I have to do. I commit to doing at least one of those tasks. Then I'll take it from there!
I hope you all have a good Wednesday, which is like the middle of the week. I think in German it's actually called Mittwoch, if I remember my schoolboy German correctly, lol!