Intoxicating Lies by Meg Geisewite

Author:Meg Geisewite
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Clovercroft Publishing
Published: 2022-09-06T00:00:00+00:00

Finding Your Fun Self Again

By choosing to explore our relationship with alcohol and choosing to be alcohol-free, we communicate to those around us that there is another way to have fun. Many of us have convinced ourselves that the only way we can have fun is by drinking. This just is not true. When you were younger, you had fun when you were not drinking. She is still there within you. You can still be goofy, let loose, and even be the life of the party. The best part is you will remember it all clearly.

One such time was over the summer during the pandemic. My family had been holed up all year, keeping a safe distance from everyone. I decided it would be fun to do something outside that the whole family could enjoy. We ventured out to a water park during the off-hours to avoid the crowds. We climbed inside our inflatable water tubes and relaxed while we drifted around the lazy pool. As we twisted and turned around the pool, the smiles on my children’s faces lit up my heart with joy. As we came around the bend, the big waterfalls were dumping water onto those brave enough to go under them. My kids pushed me toward the waterfalls, and for the first time, I didn’t worry about what my hair would look like or how freezing cold the water may be as it pummeled down on my head—I just wanted us to have fun. They howled in excitement as their got mom drenched. It was pure fun. Pure joy, where I was clear-minded and present to enjoy every moment of it.

Finding your fun self includes finding healthy ways to come alive. Time near water, especially at the beach, renews my soul. Kayaking allows me to slow down from the fast-paced world and move at the pace of nature. Going back to your childhood memories where you felt joy is key to coming alive again as an adult.

Think back to when you were a little girl. What types of play brought you joy? I always loved riding my bike as a little girl. My pigtails would go flying in the air while pure joy and glee would exude from me as I flew down the streets in my neighborhood. As an adult, riding my road bike brought back that same inner joy. The little girl who felt free and blissful was starting to reappear now.

Instead of punishing myself with a workout for drinking the night before, I was now enjoying my workouts, especially my outdoor bike rides. I created a playlist, called “I Love Me,” filled with positive, strong female artists singing songs about our empowerment as women. Now you can find me on bike trails loudly singing these songs as I blaze through trails where my soul comes alive.

Recently, I took a watercolor painting class. I had not painted since I was a young girl. As I sat down and began to paint, I was so

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