There are lots of activities in the world. Two of them are drinking and taking drugs. That leaves all of the activities in the world except drinking and taking drugs. This is not really limiting.
Someone was asked what she does now she does not drink. She said, 'everything'.
If a person is struggling to find pleasure or joy sober, either (a) there is an emotional block to joy because of self-obsession (so work the Steps and get super involved in fellowship and service) or (b) an effort is not being made to find those activities that are joyful, fulfilling, and life affirming.
Some people find pleasure, fun, and joy in work, others in service, others in family, but here's a list of things that people (and now we're sober we're people too) do for fun. If you try all of this and discover none of them are fun, send me a postcard.
Someone was asked what she does now she does not drink. She said, 'everything'.
If a person is struggling to find pleasure or joy sober, either (a) there is an emotional block to joy because of self-obsession (so work the Steps and get super involved in fellowship and service) or (b) an effort is not being made to find those activities that are joyful, fulfilling, and life affirming.
Some people find pleasure, fun, and joy in work, others in service, others in family, but here's a list of things that people (and now we're sober we're people too) do for fun. If you try all of this and discover none of them are fun, send me a postcard.
Acting
Aeromodelling
Air sports
Airbrushing
Aircraft spotting
Airsoft
Amateur astronomy
Amateur geology
Amateur radio
American football
Animals/pets/dogs
Antiquing
Antiquities
Archery
Art collecting
Arts
Association football
Astrology
Astronomy
Audiophilia
Auto audiophilia
Auto racing
Backgammon
Badminton
Baking
Baseball
Basketball
Baton twirling
Beach/sun tanning
Beachcombing
Beadwork
Beatboxing
Becoming a child advocate
Bell ringing
Belly dancing
Bicycling
Billiards
Bird watching
Blacksmithing
Blogging
BMX
Board sports
Board games
Boating
Bodybuilding
Bonsai
Boomerangs
Bowling
Boxing
Bridge
Bridge building
Bringing food to the disabled
Building dollhouses
Butterfly watching
Button collecting
Cake decorating
Calligraphy
Camping
Candle making
Canoeing
Car racing
Cave diving
Cheerleading
Chess
Church/church activities
Cigar smoking
Climbing
Cloud watching
Coin collecting
Collecting
College football
Compose music
Computer programming
Computers
Cooking
Crafts
Creative writing
Cricket
Crochet
Crocheting
Cross-stitch
Crossword puzzles
Cycling
Dance
Dancing
Darts
Die cast collectibles
Digital photography
Disc golf
Dolls
Dominoes
Drawing
Eating out
Educational courses
Electronics
Element collecting
Embroidery
Entertaining
Ephemera/memorabilia
Equestrianism
Exercise (aerobics, weights)
Fast cars
Fencing
Figure skating
Fishing
Footbag
Football
Fossil hunting
Four wheeling
Freshwater aquariums
Games
Garage saleing
Gardening
Genealogy
Geocaching
Ghost hunting
Glowsticking
Going to movies
Golf
Golfing
Grip strength
Guitar
Gymnastics
Handball
Handwriting analysis
Hang gliding
Hiking
Home automation
Home movies
Home repair
Home theatre
Horse riding
Hot air ballooning
Hula hooping
Hunting
Ice hockey
Insect collecting
Jet engines
Jewellery making
Jigsaw puzzles
Jogging
Juggling
Kart racing
Kayaking
Keep a journal
Kitchen chemistry
Kite boarding
Kites
Knitting
Knotting
Lapidary
Lasers
Lawn darts
Leaf collecting and pressing
Leathercrafting
Listening to music
Macramé
Magic
Making model cars
Martial arts
Matchstick modelling
Meditation
Metal detecting
Meteorology
Microscopy
Mineral collecting
Model building
Model rocketry
Model rockets
Modelling ships
Models
Motor sports
Motorcycles
Mountain biking
Mountain climbing
Mushroom hunting
Musical instruments
Needlepoint
Origami
Owning an antique car
Paintball
Painting
Papier-mâché
Papermaking
Parachuting
Parkour
Pegging (cribbage)
Petal collecting and pressing
Photography
Piano
Pinochle
Planking
Playing an instrument
Playing music
Playing team sports
Poker
Pottery
Puppetry
Pyrotechnics
Quilting
R/c boats
R/c cars
R/c helicopters
R/c planes
Racquetball
Radio-controlled modelling
Rafting
Reading
Renting movies
Rescuing abused or abandoned animals
Restoring classic vehicles
Robotics
Rock climbing
Rock collecting
Rockets
Rugby league football
Running
Sailing
Saltwater aquariums
Sand castle building
Scale modelling
Scrapbooking
Scuba diving
Sculling or rowing
Sculpting
Seaglass collecting
Seashell collecting
Sewing
Shark fishing
Shooting sport
Shopping
Shortwave listening
Showering
Singing in choir
Skateboarding
Skating
Skeet shooting
Sketching
Skiing
Sky diving
Sleeping
Smoking pipes
Snorkelling
Snowboarding
Snowshoeing
Soap making
Soccer
Spelunking
Spending time with family/kids
Squash
Stamp collecting
Storytelling
String figures
Surf fishing
Surfing
Surveillance/stalking
Swimming
Table football
Table tennis
Tea tasting
Tennis
Terms
Tesla coils
Tetris
Textiles
Tombstone rubbing
Tool collecting
Toy collecting
Train collecting
Train spotting
Travel
Travelling
Treasure hunting
Trout tickling
TV watching
Ultimate frisbee
Urban exploration
Vintage books
Vintage car
Vintage clothing
Vinyls
Volleyball
Volunteer
Walking
Warhammer
Watching sporting events
Water sports
Windsurfing
Woodworking
Working on cars
Writing
Writing music
Writing songs
Yoga
Yoyo