Tag: alcoholism

I’m a late bloomer. It took retiring from the Marines, after nearly 39 years on active duty, to embrace a recovery program and stop using alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine. I was 60 years old.

I was inspired at the four-year mark to write down my story in order to share my experience, strength and hope with others who might be inspired to quit any addiction that might haunting them. The insanity of it all!

In the tradition of Bill Wilson, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, I decided to have the book authored by Dan W., given Bill wrote a book by Bill W. In the book, I candidly describe how I am recovering from the addictions of alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine. I say recovering specifically because I firmly believe that I will have the disease of alcoholism for the rest of my life. The second that I proclaim myself “recovered,” I believe that it will only be a matter of time before I start drinking alcohol again. “Complacency kills!” I view my sobriety as a temporary reprieve, and that my continued sobriety is contingent upon my spiritual condition. Therefore, I must put prioritize my spiritual growth every single day in order to stay away from that next drink. I take it one day at a time and today marks 1885 days of continuous sobriety…five years and two months exactly. I’m very thankful to my Higher Power, whom I choose to call God, for His grace and mercy and gifting me the miracle of sobriety for the longest period ever in my adult life.I sincerely hope that if you are able to read my story that you are inspired to commence a recovery journey of your own. I pray that you are one of the chosen ones afflicted with alcoholism, or addiction, and that recovery rockets you into the fourth dimension of living that you may live a life of serenity; happy, joyous, and free. These past five years have been the most awesome years of my life. I pray the same for you.

Here is my book and the link allows you to buy it straight from Amazon in any of four formats. If you do happen to read it, I’d certainly appreciate a review. Thank you, and may your recovery journey be slow. Enjoy the journey!