39. Will Power
I went to an AA meeting that
night. A newcomer asked me how long I’d
been sober.
“Twenty-Eight years,” I said.
“You must have tremendous will
power,” he said, shaking his head. “I’m
going on a week, and I really want a drink.”
I thought about the fifteen
pounds I’d been trying to lose for twenty years. Every year I resolved to cut
down on sweets, but never made it past January.
The only thing I’d successfully given up for Lent was giving up anything
for Lent.
“I don’t know,” I said. “I have
a little willpower, but mostly I work on not needing it. I avoid being around
booze, I distract myself if I have a craving, I try to keep busy, and I work
out so I go to bed tired every night.”
Today I won’t rely on will power.
Time for a Change ©2017 by Ken Montrose
Time for a Change is a work of fiction.
Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely
coincidental.
Other works by Ken Montrose are available at: www.greenbriartraining.com
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