Detachment is about knowing you are not the cause of, nor the cure for, another person's addictions. Detachment is about not knowing what the future holds and having the comfort of knowing who holds the future. The first rays of morning sun filtered through the blinds of the bedroom window. After another long sleepless night, with head pounding and a queasy stomach tied up in knots, I had the most amazing thought. There isn't any other kind of real love.
Ultimatums are, by their very nature, conditional.
Risking Loved One's Rejection Pays Off With Steady Sobriety Expect a miracle. Holiday Coping Sober Sentiments Nikki Cassidy shudders when she recalls the holidays she spent battling with her equally drunken first husband. Choices Choosing to 'act' rather than 'react' allows us the opportunity and freedom to create a life of well-being and wholeness.