I am utterly amazed by the number of negative comments on this beautiful post. I only wish I had the confidence in myself to open up all of my flaws to the world like @jerrybanfield just did. Honestly. I can't say I've really been a fan of your posts jerry but this one really hooked me. Congratulations to you for being brave enough to talk about this very difficult subject on an open social media platform. It certainly makes me take another look at my growing alcohol consumption. It was about 2 years ago I considered going to AA meetings. I've had ups and downs but I still drink too much. These are the issues that need to be talked about here. Carry on the good, open, honest work and don't mind about the haters. Steemit isn't the place for them in the long run anyhow. 😉Namaste 🙏🏻