James Laughlin quit drinking for a year and says it changed his life. He challenges you to try going a week without alcohol, especially if you think you can't do it. He frames it as a test to see what shifts.
If you couldn't give alcohol up today for an entire week without coming up with it. Oh, but I love it. I deserve it. I look forward to it. How I unwind. My challenge to you is that's the reason you should give it up for one week. You know, I know people that can kind of grin and bear it and get through a short period without it, but often.
Relationship with alcohol is very one sided and in fact it has control over us, not the other way around. I used to love it. I drank it quite often. I thought it was just something I used for socialising, for hanging out or reward. But actually when I was challenged, could I go a year without it? I had a hundred reasons why I didn't want to do it or why it wouldn't be fun, but I did it and it totally changed my life. Was it fun? Not always. Was it challenging? Hell yes. So my challenge to you is, could you go the next week without it? And if you don't think you could, then please do it. Set that as your challenge.
