Why we need to ditch ‘I’m never drinking again’

Laura McKowen | March 2022 | less than a minute

Author Laura McKowen found that as soon as she stopped committing to being alcohol-free forever, something magical happened.

I decided to try something new: I stopped promising myself I would never drink again. I didn’t make any grand pronouncements; I didn’t declare my intentions to anyone. I had been so tripped up by forever.

I didn’t commit to forever, or even tomorrow. Just today.