Home for the Holidays? Remember the Price

Being with the family can be the best of times and the worst of times.  Same with old friends.  If you are a college student or if you have a college student trying to live a sober life, remember the price that was paid to get sober.  No one will ever fully appreciate the price you paid but you.  Not your mother, not your father, not a boyfriend or girlfriend.  You are the only person that knows the price, to the penny, that you have had to pay to get a life free of alcohol abuse or drug abuse.  Who knows the sacrifices you have made, the obstacles that seemed insurmountable but now achieved, and the countless hours you have spent making little changes to your life to be clean and sober.  A rehab center, an addiction treatment program, or on your own – a sober life comes at a very difficult and painful price.  Protect it with your life.  Old friends, and sometimes still alcohol consuming or drug using family, simply don’t get “it” and never will.  Its up to you, and a small army of other people in recovery that can help, to make smart choices.  Don’t let your guard down when you come home.  Do less (party’s, running around with friends) and accomplish more (still clean and sober).