Thank you, Butch! 
stupid 3 post limit
Alcohol caused more than I can count. Sobriety has created some major adjustments to my new lifestyle. Problems sober I can deal with , solve and live with. 
I’ve just clicked on this thread from 2022and it’s just what I needed to read and learn from thank you 
Thank you Butch 
The Laughing Heart by Charles Bukowski
your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you can’t beat death but
you can beat death in life, sometimes.
and the more often you learn to do it,
the more light there will be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have it.
you are marvelous
the gods wait to delight
in you.
– by Charles Bukowski
