1 scary but inspiring thing you MUST understand to quit alcohol

Ten days or so after I quit alcohol for the last time in the summer of 2022, I went for a walk down a nature trail near my house.

About halfway through my journey, I realized I was doing something very weird.

Well, weird for me, anyway.

I don’t remember which song was pumping through my headphones at the time, but I do remember suddenly becoming very aware of my out-of-character behavior.

Now I am a major introvert and I internalize almost every thought and feeling I have — good or bad.

I’m extremely self-conscious and the last thing in the world I want is in-person attention.

Yet there I was out in public, not only singing out loud but playing an air guitar.

Folks, I would literally never do this, and I had to laugh as I realized what was going on.

At face value, this seems like nothing more than a silly little anecdote.

But I honestly believe that, hidden in that experience, lies 1 scary but inspiring secret that anyone trying to quit alcohol should know.

Let’s talk about that now.

Imagine being happy enough to sing and dance in public? That world does exist for many — they just don’t know it yet. (Licensed by the author under the Unsplash+ License)

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