What does sobriety really mean to you?
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What a lovely response. I like your definition.
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Being in control of myself at all times. Not letting my DOC make me do anything.
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i want to be free again, spontaneous, strong. i don’t want alcohol to control my life, i want to control it. and i want to be a part of the society again, doing something good, helping others.
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Having the ability to do anything when ever I want. To be clear headed enough to find more about my addiction to help with others. I’ve learned how to love life again but mostly myself and knowing I never have to answer for what alcohol made me do.
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It means being able to live my life in a healthy way. God didn’t make me to be a slave to a substance or anything else for that matter. So why should I keep disappointing both Him n myself when I was created to be better? I’m striving to be the best I can be with God’s help.
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Sobriety to me means potential. I now have the potential to conjure dreams, work towards goals, and create the life I have always wanted but could not achieve with drugs/alcohol in my life. 
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For me, sobriety means that I am in control and in charge of myself. I refuse to have any substance have control over me.
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This is the first time in my adult life that I am 100% proud of the woman that I am. No shame, guilt, embarrassment, confusion. Nothing to hide, I am free. I love who I am and sobriety has brought that precious gift to me, self love. Life could not be better!
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Taking care of myself mentally, physically, and emotionally 
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Being able to look at myself in the mirror and really liking that person
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Stunning post. Short and insightful.
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Read your profile, I am from TX too!!! 
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@louwho I really like your definition of sobriety. It is what I am working twards
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I agree with like my self for who I am sober and my potential to acomplish anything
Sobriety to me means stepping out of denial and acknowledging the control addiction has in my life and choosing to no longer be a prisoner in my own life. To no longer live in guilt, shame, deception, and dis-ease. To have freedom.
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Absolutely gorgeous post. That’s poetry.
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The first few months I thought sobriety meant not drinking. I’m learning sobriety actually means (to me) serenity, not reacting to things in my normal/alcoholic way, remembering I’m not in control of everything and giving it all to my Higher Power. Somedays it’s a real struggle, but it’s definitely a better way of living!
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Hi, Miss B. I actually wrote a story entitled The Caterpillar Who Decided Not To Be a Butterfly. I wrote it during my recovery, and it’s about a caterpillar who refuses to accept his metamorphosis.
I love butterflies 
and the story I have on my page is all about the transformation. I’m interested to know why and what you wrote about refusal