Despite my username I will be giving up drinking for quite some time. My friend is also giving up drinking and chewing tobacco.
We’re both super awake but have been in a funk since this covid stuff all started. I can say I am not the same person I was before covid for example many of my family members have turned into ghosts to me. Lost in their delusions of getting very sick while being triple shot and still insisting the jab is affective. In addition we’re surrounded by these types of people in King County WA.
Anyways both of us have agreed that to truly get out of this funk we need to give up vices, go to the gym, eat healthy and hold each other accountable. We held the line against the jab but we admitted that in the end the cabal got to us as we relied on vices as crutches against leftist insanity. In addition with the upcoming financial crisis we feel it is best to be sober and prepared.
We’re on day 3 currently thank you all.
I will pray for you both.
I will also share a tip that helped me when I began fasting, after realizing my weight was becoming a problem. The craving for your vice may come, whether you want it to or not. If you treat the craving like an enemy, it is harder to fight. If instead, you acknowledge the craving as a companion on your road to independence, it is much easier to live with. In my case it was something like this "thank you, hunger, for joining me on my work break today. I know you will be with me for a while, so let's enjoy this walk through the park together." It's a mental trick that helped me get through the tempting cravings without giving in. I picked it up after reading a biography of Saint Francis, as one of his techniques. Perhaps it will help you, too.
This is really interesting. I am going to use that for sure. Thank you for sharing it