THIS BOOK IS ABOUT...the real possibility of making a full recovery from your “Alcohol Use Disorder”and living an awesome, sober lifestyle. It’s about making Three Commitments – 1 remain sober, 2 change your lifestyle, 3 seek happiness and contentment Learning about the factors that lead to happiness and contentment and the positive actions you can take to build a happy and content life without the need or desire to drink alcohol. Taking responsibility for your own life rather than pretending that it is in someone else’s hands. Becoming self-empowered...taking control of your life, making positive choices and taking charge of your destiny. Accepting the responsibility and the freedom to direct your life and create a healthy lifestyle and a better life for yourself. Increasing the positivity and decreasing the negativity in your life. Realizing that you don’t need to rely on a “higher power” because you already have the power to redirect your life... you just need to have self-acceptance, self-compassion and self-confidence. Learning how to deal with cravings...to manage stress and life’s challenges with mindfulness, meditation, positive affirmations and self-care. Training your brain, to focus on what you really need–a truly positive and happy life. Forgiving yourself and letting go of negative thoughts and destructive, negative emotions. Not allowing the sadness of your past nor the fear of your future to diminish the happiness of your present. Practicing various strategies to keep you on the path of happiness and contentment. Accepting life as it is, rather than insisting it be exactly as you want it to be. Cultivating your positive qualities, good character traits, your inner strengths that serve as a protection to your well-being. Finding the encouragement and determination to create for yourself and maintain a new and wonderful alcohol-free life.