The Daily Check-In for Sunday, September 11th: 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!
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**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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- US - Night/Early Morning
- Europe - Morning
- Asia and Australia - Evening/Night
A link to the current Daily Check-In post can always be found near the top of the sidebar.
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Thank you so much for letting me host Saintly one.
I owe this wonderful place so much I wanted to play my part in keeping this amazing community going. This place has been my rock throughout the difficult transition into sobriety. In the beginning I was on here as much as I could. I would start my day reading the posts, drawing inspiration from everyone’s tales of triumph and hiccups. I would finish my day on here being reassured that what I faced that day many people had gone through before me, it was “normal”. This is a path well-traveled by people just like us.
For all of you starting out with sobriety, hang in there. It is tough both mentally and physically at first. If you are like me and had 30+ years of drinking behind you then the changes take longer, sleep doesn’t come quickly but change you will! Read the stories on here, they helped me keep everything in perspective. You are not alone here!
Shine on you beautiful humans