We may be anonymous strangers on the internet, but we have one thing in common. We may be a world apart, but we're here together!

Welcome to the 24 hour pledge!

I'm pledging myself to not drinking today, and invite you to do the same.

Maybe you're new to /r/stopdrinking and have a hard time deciding what to do next. Maybe you're like me and feel you need a daily commitment or maybe you've been sober for a long time and want to inspire others.

It doesn't matter if you're still hung over from a three day bender or been sober for years, if you just woke up or have already completed a sober day. For the next 24 hours, lets not drink alcohol!

This pledge is a statement of intent. Today we don't set out trying not to drink, we make a conscious decision not to drink. It sounds simple, but all of us know it can be hard and sometimes impossible. The group can support and inspire us, yet only one person can decide if we drink today. Give that person the right mindset!

What happens if we can't keep to our pledge? We give up or try again. And since we're here in /r/stopdrinking, we're not ready to give up.

What this is: A simple thread where we commit to not drinking alcohol for the next 24 hours, posting to show others that they're not alone and making a pledge to ourselves. Anybody can join and participate at any time, you do not have to be a regular at /r/stopdrinking or have followed the pledges from the beginning.

What this isn't: A good place for a detailed introduction of yourself, directly seek advice or share lengthy stories. You'll get a more personal response in your own thread.

This post goes up at:

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Europe - Morning  
Asia and Australia - Evening/Night

A link to the current Daily Check-In post can always be found near the top of the sidebar.

Hello SD’ers and Happy Friday

The weekend is almost upon us and with it new opportunities and challenges. For me that includes a chance to play and enjoy music. Guitar playing can be learning new songs, riffs, or scale patterns. It is both art and mathematical at the same time with endless patterns to get lost in. Sometimes I feel more like a guitar collector than a player but that is OK because just having another option is a great thing. Admittedly I can only read so much self-help book pages before I need to set them down. A Headspace meditation session of 10 minutes works for me. Then it is music time.

It is also nice to share that music bug with others. In my house the house shakes occasionally with the double bass roar of acoustic drums with my son at the seat. K-Pop and an endless ditty of songs come from the small keyboard set-up in the living room. My youngest daughter at age 18 started lessons for piano so she can apply that music theory learned in band playing the flute. My youngest son doesn’t want to be anything like his dad so he plays the bass. Lots of different instruments at my house and always available to play. While hearing Slayer double bass drums shake the house on the weekend can be unnerving, it is good to know that the family is getting some quality time expressing themselves thru music. Whether listening or playing, music is a healthy important part of life.

I will not drink today! Have a great day fellow SD’ers!

Volunteer opportunity to host Check-In starting this Sunday - if you have 30 days sober and are interested please let me know