DIANA MAYERS

Today, July 8, 2026, marks one year since I stopped drinking alcohol. I don’t use anything else, and I don’t smoke, although I have in the past. But I am talking specifically about alcohol because alcohol — and only alcohol — was the thing that ever truly caused problems in my life. I admit that it was an addiction. I always admitted it. I just didn’t want to do anything about it. I was fine with everything the way it was. I have already written before about how and why I qui

Have you ever heard of a "quantum leap"? No, not the one from quantum physics, but the popular psychological and spiritual idea of a quantum leap. It's usually described as not just gradual improvement, but a fundamental shift to a new level of life, thinking, or personal growth. It's more of a metaphor than a scientific concept. The most interesting part is that before the leap comes the downfall. I don't even know whether this so-called quantum leap actually exists. Maybe i

Today, a little romance. I want to share a story that happened quite recently — a story that made me realize something important about myself. For so long, I hid from my feelings. For so long, I refused to let myself truly feel anything. And when that wall finally cracked, what came through was so beautiful that I realized I no longer want to hide, even if it means getting hurt afterward. It was a Saturday night at work. Around two in the morning, I was sitting in the club. T