I made it through the day drinking just one cup of coffee. For me that is a huge success. I haven’t started the Clean Program yet, but I have already made so many positive changes in the way I eat and drink. I did have one failure, however. I went to a fundraising dinner committed to not drinking any wine. It happened to be an annual event at which I usually drank way too much, and had a great time. The evening started with a cocktail hour. I was surrounded by people drinking. I had a seltzer with lemon and was perfectly satisfied. Success. But it was a long event. I got bored. I ended up at the bar with a glass of white wine. Just one. Failure. Or was it? Before I read Clean and started to prepare for the detox program, I would surely have gone back to the bar for one or two or even three more. I would have gotten drunk enough to become the life of the party, all inhibitions dissolved in alcohol. But I didn’t. I had one glass of wine. And stopped. Success. From this point on, I choose not to beat myself up for every failure. Instead, I choose to celebrate every success.
