What it was like. What happened. What it's like now.

This spirited man has decided to make an episode about sobriety, but now he doesn't want to do it. He is unable to draw a conclusion about his sobriety, the more he thinks about his 3133 consecutive substance-free days. The fewer conclusions he's able to draw so he thinks he's afraid that without a conclusion, the viewer will feel cheated. So he called a friend a friend with years, more consecutive substance-free days than he and from the conversation this spirited man took away two things about sobriety.

First, that he should speak only about his own experiences. He should not act like some sobriety expert. Maybe talk about what it was like what happened and what it's like now. She said it was like this at times chopping through a door to save someone from heroin.

It was like this at times exploring an abandoned insane asylum war like this motorcycling through maine and, like this october, 7th 2011, 67th and broadway steve jobs died two days ago or this the cast was a result of a drug-induced motorcycle crash. Ah either. This is the happiest i've ever been in my life or i'm having a nervous breakdown. I can't tell i i oscillate between the two and what happened was he lost his mind and called a friend and the friend recommended he go to meetings.

They call this. The big book and there's a reason, the title on the cover is nearly illegible. It's so outsiders can't tell what you're reading the book is full of stories and suggestions and along with the people and the meetings it helped. Him stay sober for this spirited man.

Reading the book attending those meetings years of those meetings, listening to thousands of stories and working with others - has kept him sober for 3134 days today. Did he do the steps from the book not really should he probably will he maybe, but the program feels miraculous? What's it like miraculous 10 days, sober, and i can make soap, it's just fat cells lie and i'll make out of soap and i'll make some so bad at you when you die uncontrollable, tears and bad poetry about soap, miraculous, emotional and difficult. The second thing his friend with more consecutive substance-free days than he said, was that she tries to be in service to the newcomer. It is not lost on this spirited man that when he was a newcomer, the now sober man he had once saved from heroin helped save him and he's grateful for his sobriety.

He protects it with all his might. He misses those meetings and the newcomers. He understands that his sobriety makes all the other lovely things in his life possible. Yes, you.


10 thoughts on “Sobriety”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars kaushik ology says:

    Hey van.. happy to know to that you helped others to stay sober.. congratulations..keep coming back 😊 with more videos

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Sober Reference says:

    Wow, this is tearful and insightful at the same time. One thing that I have learned from this is that documenting your journey is the greatest way to appreciate how far we've come. Thank you Van. Amazing video.

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Brian Rau says:

    Hey man, this was beautiful. Thank you for being so vulnerable to share it. I am on my own path. Sending cheers and encouragement all.

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Bryan Humphries says:

    Went back through all of your videos today after watching you last night on Bert's podcast and I forgot how powerful and emotional this was. Thank you Van.

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Patrick Draper says:

    :50 I don't know if that coffee cup on what looks like a coffee cup warmer is a curb your enthusiasm reference or not. But I love it

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars John Thomas Goerke says:

    My grandfather quit drinking when I was born, it is the one topic he won't discuss on camera or with a microphone. So I am so grateful to you for sharing this meditation, because in some small way it feels like a sign pointing back to what he went through. Thank you.

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars pls don't ban me again you libtards says:

    I always wondered why the cover of that book was so subtle. Figured it was just artistic choice lmao. Cool video.

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Gerry Larsson says:

    It's the stories. Extremely powerful stuff that you don't see in any movies or youtube videos. Real people doing hard work and succeeding.

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Shane Brennan says:

    What were you using? I’m 3 years sober off heroin. I attend AA as well and just yesterday I got baptized after years of denying Jesus and trying everything else besides Jesus.

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Shaun Diz says:

    i haven't been to a meeting in years now. the fact i stumbled upon this might just be my higher power's message to go to a meeting. we'll see if i end up doing it though

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