I woke up to the weirdest feeling.  I could not hear!  Both of my ears were blocked!

This was disconcerting at first, but after lying on my side with some olive oil in my ears, I felt the suction ease and I could hear again.  It seems like the oil is working and overnight it had created a seal around the build-up.  Still have a constant headache, which is starting to make me feel a bit down now.  But I feel better knowing that the build-up is softening, so hopefully, when I visit the hearing clinic on Tuesday, they will be able to remove some of it.

The AA meeting share this evening was focused on Never Again!

Do you take it one day at a time, with the intention of never drinking again?

Or, Do you have the attitude of saying ‘I will never drink again’?

Every day I have to remember that I am an alcoholic and that this will never leave me.  I take one day at a time with the intention of never drinking again.

It is dangerous for me to think ‘I will never drink again’, and by doing this I feel like I am putting myself in denial again that I even have an issue with drinking. If I have this attitude, I feel this will make me complacent about my addiction, and one day possibly lead me to have ‘just one drink’, which inevitably will result in a relapse and drinking more and more with no control.

Temptation and triggers will always be in my life!
It’s how I deal with these that will keep me in sobriety.
It is my intention to never drink again.

Gratitudes:
I am grateful for the weekly AA meetings and my fellows
I am grateful for being reminded of my temptation and triggers
I am grateful for another day sober