"Sometimes you have to love people from a distance.
You have the right to create boundaries.
You have the right to not pick up the phone and listen.”

-- Jennae Cecelia

I want to share this little poem with you today.

For a long time, I thought cultivating a better relationship with alcohol was just about learning to “drink less.” 

But it turned out that it was just a part of it. 

It’s also about learning to create boundaries, without the help of alcohol. 

Not stress ourselves to the point of needing escape; hit pause before we need to shut down; allow ourselves a break before we have to resort to the bottle. 

You are allowed to rest and relax, even without a glass in your hand: 

Choosing not to pick up the phone.

Be the first to leave a party. 

Say “no” when you are already stretched thin. 

>> What is one way you can give yourself a break today that doesn’t involve having a glass in your hand?