Hi Gr3tta, thank you for your kind insight. I would just like to point out to you the top of this piece, above the title; see the date I wrote this? That was the day I wrote what I was going through. I was going through this on that day.

I have since found out that I can live life on life's terms through complete sobriety. You are absolutely right however. I did not know that my drinking was a "sprout" coming from a deeper "root" so to speak. Once I found that out, I asked the Lord to reveal to me what that root was. I went through alot since that day. I asked Him to pluck the plants of wickedness out of the garden of my heart.

That included the alcohol drinking and the weed smoking. I have been sober from alcohol for 7 months now. I quit smoking cigarettes two months ago. I still struggle with the cigarette cravings. I wear patches to help me overcome them.

I have noticed that it has gotton a lot easier since I did this. My life has dramatically changed for the better. Perhaps I will use this response to your kindness to form a foundation to a "Part 2- I Prefer To Be Sober".

Then I will outline how exactly it is that I have managed to find freedom from substances and keep sober for more than a few weeks. Perhaps it could be helpful for others to realize that we only have to take baby steps, to reach a goal that seems so daunting. One can only hope. Thank you for the encouragement and kind words my dear one.
Your friend forever, Glinda Gail