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A Roadmap to an Alcohol-Free Life: Journal Entries from My First Year of Sobriety
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A Roadmap to an Alcohol-Free Life: Journal Entries from My First Year of Sobriety

Days 109-113

I drew The World card for the collective Tarot haiku this morning just before I recorded these entries. In case I had forgotten that I am part of the collective, you know. As I was reading these journal entries out loud, I had a deja vu feeling. Which is a sure signpost that a crossroads is coming. As much growth as I have experienced in the 2+ years I have been sober, there is more wisdom to be gained.

The World card reminds me that there will be a final time I walk a familiar path, only disguised to look slightly different. As I take steps on the path this ultimate time, I feel it is not where my soul wishes me to continue. And I step off, and out into The World.

In case you wish to travel back to Day 1:

Or read about a time I was in the thick of addiction:

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Maria Luz’s Substack
My Alcohol Story
Journal entries from my first year of sobriety. I hope this gives others trying to quit or in early sobriety a sense of being seen and maybe a little hope. I believe that taking these experiences out of the shame shed is necessary for our collective healing.