It was Christmas Eve. And he had a glass of wine to “take the edge off.” Then, he had another, without realizing that he was drinking on an empty stomach. I didn’t like what I saw. Did I like him better when he was more guarded, and less real?
It was a couple days before the truth struck me like, “You knew that.” The wine didn’t free his true self. It freed his ego. No wonder I found it unappealing. I didn’t like his ego anymore than I liked mine. But, I still liked him. I still loved HIM.
A story came back to me.It was about 25 years ago when I decided to give drinking a try. I had abstained all my life, on the principle that I wanted to be free without relying on alcohol to loosen me up. So, in the spirit of fairness, I drank enough to get tipsy a few times. I found that it gave me a permission slip, or an excuse, to indulge my ego and show off in public. Fun. But I don’t want to be fun at the expense of my integrity. No judgment here, but I know myself; and I betrayed my truth.… More
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