[SonOfDarkSkies]

Life on the sober side is not boring. The alcoholic, like lots of other people, just have lost the ability to even know what living a life of serenity and joy even is.

Bears repeating!

That said, I don't think it is "sad." Getting the most out of life is a real fight! It is by no means easy...and that alone gives it value.

[LuvFreeRepublic]

Thanks for your comment, but what I meant by “sad” is that we don't even know and/or can no longer even recognize what serenity and inner joy is. I have found it again after living with an alcoholic for 30 years. My goal in life is to help others, especially my kids, experience and recognize serenity, even if it last for only a short period of time. Once you have had a taste of IT, it becomes a driving force (a real fight) for change that is incredible. All my best to those who are recovering.

[navymom1]

When I watch Charlie Sheen destroy his life, I think of Robert Downey Jr and how he came back from hitting bottom. I’m so glad that RD pulled it together. From what I understand, he’s even developed some Conservative viewpoints. (There are mircles in Hollywood)

I doubt that Charlie Sheen has the ability to change, even for the sake of his children.