Try to learn something about everything, and everything about somethingThomas Huxley “Darwin's bulldog” (1824-1895)

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 My 2nd time -> "back to Teetotal" My 2nd time -> "back to Teetotal"
  
-I first tried a break from alcohol in 2016. For various reasons. I just wanted to stop drinking..... +I first tried a break from alcohol in 2016. For various reasons. I just wanted to stop drinking.
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 I'd read a few "sober blogs" and had been increasingly unhappy about how much I was drinking and how much mental energy I was expending on thinking about how to moderate it. I'd read a few "sober blogs" and had been increasingly unhappy about how much I was drinking and how much mental energy I was expending on thinking about how to moderate it.
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 So I stopped. Just like that. It was easy, really. So I stopped. Just like that. It was easy, really.
  
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 I wanted to stop & I enjoyed the peace and freedom of not drinking. I wanted to stop & I enjoyed the peace and freedom of not drinking.
  
-The new "Day One" was April 23<sup>rd</sup> 2021, but I only know this because I've just checked back in my diary. I calculate today to be day 1765. I've had 5 sober Christmases, 5 sober Birthdays, 5 sober Wedding Anniversaries. 5 sober New Year's Eves.+The new "Day One" was April 23<sup>rd</sup> 2021, but I only know this because I've just checked back in my diary. I've had 5 sober Christmases, 5 sober Birthdays, 5 sober Wedding Anniversaries. 5 sober New Year's Eves.
  
 Anyway.... back to blogging.... Anyway.... back to blogging....
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