I stopped drinking about 15 years ago. In some cultures it might be considered rude if you don't have a drink with them. I make it clear, but they can push it sometimes.
I make this a solid boundary that I don't cross anymore. Some others like intermittent fasting and my exercise routine get broken sometimes. I'm OK with that. Life happens.
Kinda... Around that time I got into vipassana meditation. I also became a vegetarian which lasted about a decade. I don't really practice anymore but I'd like to if I had more time.
Giving up alcohol was possible only when I put time for more important things as a priority. Also, once I start drinking I find it hard to stop. Then I'm out all night and hung over the next day. It just isn't worth the wasted time even though it can be fun.
Congratulations I think totally the same, I also had my bad experiences with alcohol in the past, more than 10 years ago I do not access a drunkenness and I hope to continue accumulating time without doing so.
Here in Latin America you can say that 90% of people 👥 drink alcohol. And regardless of the occasion (there is no lack of occasions) but ever and drink a drink, a drink or some beers, no matter how much they insist that I must share with them.
I even moved away from many acquaintances, whose surroundings and frequent activities consist only of drinking alcohol, partying or simply drinking alcohol for any excuse, a bad day, a good day, national holidays, Christmas, birthday, etc.
I did start to find it boring when hanging out with drunks. They would often take a long time to say something and repeat themselves often. I had to get some new friends!
Any kind of opinion on poorly explained facts. I don't talk about something I don't know. I don't talk, say I don't know, or seek to learn before expressing my position. And that's liberating for me.
CongratulationsI think totally the same, I also had my bad experiences with alcohol in the past, more than 10 years ago I do not access a drunkenness and I hope to continue accumulating time without doing so.