Growing Pains: Sober Girls Edition
Sober Girls - Daily Gratitude Mashup!
Good morning my friends!
Welcome to Growing Pains: Sober Girls Edition - Daily Gratitude Mashup.
That’s a hell of a title, I'll work on it ;)
If you’d like to read this on the website or you can listen, too: Sober Girls - Daily Gratitude Mashup!
I am so grateful to be sober today. I’m grateful for knowing that somethings don’t have to be set in stone. I’m grateful for a rainy day and for remembering how much I love this beautiful city. I’m grateful for dinner with friends last night, for learning how to love myself and for tomorrow being Friday.
Happy Thursday my friends! In an effort to alleviate any confusion as to why I am here with you so early not on a Monday - we have been working on many exciting things here at HQ. One of those things being, a Sober Girls, Gratitude combo on Thursday’s.
So don’t worry - you’re still getting the best of both worlds just in one less email :)
And, because it just fits so perfectly today, I must share with you my former hatred of change. For 22.5 years of my life (I’m 23 for the record) change made my skin crawl (it still does sometimes but I'll get there).
I like things the way I like them, in the order I like them, in the place I like them, because when things are always done in the same way…it feel’s safe. And when somethings change, it scares the shit out of me because now it no longer feels normal or safe.
My fear of change can be traced all the way back to the snake tattoo that I have on my leg (that I got in a blackout) a few years ago that means to me, “If a snake never shed it's skin it would be stuck in the same tiny body forever. So I must shed my skin and adapt to change as well, in order to grow.”
Now let me tell you, tattoos while drunk are not encouraged however, there is a lot of irony in said snake tattoo.
Last week I shared about one of the biggest consequences of my drinking and this week, I feel it’s appropriate to share that one of the biggest gifts of sobriety to me, is learning how to not be so afraid of change.
It was as simple as just pivoting my perspective. I am learning that not every single thing has to be set in stone. I can make one decision today and scratch that tomorrow and make an entirely different one.
I can write for you guys in the afternoon or in the morning and the earth wont shatter. I can be flexible and adaptable and still listen to my gut in case something just doesn’t feel right, but that doesn't mean I have to be afraid of what’s changing.
There was a point where even the smallest change in schedule would send me into a tail spin. And I definitely still don’t enjoy when suddenly things are different, or something big completely changes. But I have the tools to adapt now, to see the good or listen for the lesson and move forward with the new.
So overall, I hope no one is rocked by this new DGL Sober Girls set up, and maybe we all do something a little differently than what we would normally do today. Because change is good. While it's not always fun it helps us, or sometimes forces us, to grow and I think that, is truly beautiful.
Enjoy the day my friends!
With so much love always,
Jane
Always here if anyone needs to chat 🤍 and thank you for reading !!