There is a force working against you.

It has a name.

It will wear you down until you give in.

Here’s how you walk out.

I'm Terry.

For years I had the same conversation with myself.

I am not drinking tonight. Then just one. Then, fine, I'll restart on Monday.

What I didn't know was I was arguing with a voice in my head that didn't need to win. It just needed me to listen long enough to wear me down.

You can't out-argue that voice. I tried. Every person who's ever sat across from that voice has tried.

That voice in your head. I call it The Negotiator.

It works on everyone who's ever tried to change. It will keep you stuck and living the same day over and over until your last day.

But your feet can go where your mind can't.

That's what eight years taught me. The walk doesn't win the argument. It ends it.