Not sure where I read it but it resonated with me:
It's not about will power, it's all about WHY power. I had an alcoholic brother who would always say he had to stop drinking, or that he should stop drinking. When I would ask him if he wanted to, he was stumped. He didn't want to. Nor could he come up with a good answer about why.
I did love my wine at five o'clock. My husband is a heavy drinker who, at 73, suffers absolutely no ill effects (not fair!). I've given up except for the occasional time, maybe once a month.
The only thing that has got me here is why power. Maybe it's the histamines in wine, but I do cough when I drink it. That's why. And I do eat more than I actually want to. So clothes I love don't fit. That's why. And I get a lot more clear-headed hours in the evenings to do things I love.
With three good 'whys' and no 'shoulds', I'm feeling like I am doing something I want to do, not something I should do.
Thanks Maryann, love that Why Power concept, such a good way of looking at it. My wife suffers the same with wine and histamines actually, that put a stop to her evening wine too, wasn't worth the hassle!
Not sure where I read it but it resonated with me:
It's not about will power, it's all about WHY power. I had an alcoholic brother who would always say he had to stop drinking, or that he should stop drinking. When I would ask him if he wanted to, he was stumped. He didn't want to. Nor could he come up with a good answer about why.
I did love my wine at five o'clock. My husband is a heavy drinker who, at 73, suffers absolutely no ill effects (not fair!). I've given up except for the occasional time, maybe once a month.
The only thing that has got me here is why power. Maybe it's the histamines in wine, but I do cough when I drink it. That's why. And I do eat more than I actually want to. So clothes I love don't fit. That's why. And I get a lot more clear-headed hours in the evenings to do things I love.
With three good 'whys' and no 'shoulds', I'm feeling like I am doing something I want to do, not something I should do.
Thanks Maryann, love that Why Power concept, such a good way of looking at it. My wife suffers the same with wine and histamines actually, that put a stop to her evening wine too, wasn't worth the hassle!