Michael Massey

Flip your switch. It’s that simple, and that difficult.

1. If it’s so easy, why doesn’t it happen all the time?

Because I’m not sure the question has ever been asked like this before. I doubt anyone has ever called it simple. This is not to say the road to sobriety isn't difficult. There are enormous challenges, but the internal decision to stop is easy.

- It’s a simple mindset. Flip your switch. Drinking is never again an option for you, and the rest of the world rushes in to take its place, filling you up with peace. A world you haven’t paid attention to in quite a while.

- Give yourself permission to accept the change. The ability is deep within all of us and only we can make it happen. No one can do it for us.

- Let go. You don’t have to live that way, ever again. No more guilt. No more lies. Feel yourself getting lighter. Feel the weight lift off your shoulders.

Things that people take for granted everyday, look different in early sobriety. Simple things, like effortless balance, flavors bursting to life, feeling stronger and sore after a workout, and clear eyes looking back at you from the mirror.
It made me realize that concentrating on the positives that were happening in my sobriety was much more effective than constantly reliving the Groundhog Day of hell that I left behind. Small victories. All the small things.