janbear
09-16-2007, 05:18 PM
Getting active
It is very hard just to sit still trying not to do a certain thing, or not even to think about it. It's much easier to get active and do something else — other than the act we're trying to avoid.
So it is with drinking. Simply trying to avoid a drink (or not think of one), all by itself, doesn't seem to be enough. The more we think about the drink we're trying to keep away from, the more it occupies our mind, of course, and that's not good. It's better to get busy with something, almost anything, that will use our mind and channel our energy toward health.
Living Sober
It is very hard just to sit still trying not to do a certain thing, or not even to think about it. It's much easier to get active and do something else — other than the act we're trying to avoid.
So it is with drinking. Simply trying to avoid a drink (or not think of one), all by itself, doesn't seem to be enough. The more we think about the drink we're trying to keep away from, the more it occupies our mind, of course, and that's not good. It's better to get busy with something, almost anything, that will use our mind and channel our energy toward health.
Living Sober