Beyond Numbers: Reflections on 1,008 Days of Sobriety and a Brush with Booze

I haven’t drunk for 1,008 days. That’s 1,452,035 minutes. I feel amazing about my achievement. Sorry, felt. I felt terrific. And then I drank. I was in a good place, both mentally and physically, to have a couple of beers. You know, relive old times, relax, let loose, have fun — all those BS drinking cliches. As the liquid touched my lips, I could feel the significance of those 1000 days slipping away- The importance of the number representing everything I’d achieved over the past three years. It was a moment of anticipation and disappointment. <a href="https://medium.com/the-bad-influence/beyond-numbers-reflections-on-1-008-days-of-sobriety-and-a-brush-with-booze-7ee64eb72a93">Click Here</a>