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i've been sober for two years, today. pretty rawesome. doin a 5th step with a sponsee tonight to celebrate.
if you're new, and you think you can't stay sober, or AA doesn't fit you, or blah blah blah, know this - if I can get sober, ANYONE can get sober... one day at a time.
much love, sober family.
__________________ "To take for permanent
That which is only transitory
Is like the delusion of a madman."
-Kalu Rinpoche
__________________ i close my eyes and see clearly
i stop trying to listen and hear truth
i am silent and my heart sings
i seek no contact and find union
i am still and move forward
i am gentle and need no strength
i am humble and remain whole (ancient taoist meditation)
Location: Scottsdale, AZ, one big happy dysfunctional family!
Posts: 11,833
Happy Birthday Emimily! You're proof that the program works!
__________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty, and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming---*WOW-What a ride*!"
As from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth,
even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again.
-- Maitri Upanishads
__________________ the biggest power a being is given is the now. in the now there is will, choice and therefore a power with no boundaries; for what is born from pure love has no seasons, only continuity, then growth. your spirit will tell you the truth. there's a silence within the silence.
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"I'm not where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where I used to be" - Joyce Meyer
"You got what it takes you can win, today is your day to begin. Don't give up here, don't you quit, the moment is now, this is it
I know that you can then you will, get to the top of the hill. Part of the fun is the climb, you just gotta make up your mind" - Shania Twain
(Tinker, Elvis, Patches and Mots - Mouth Of The South)
Congrats on your 2 years Em, a great achievement
and best wishes to you.
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Into each life some rain must fall,some days be dark and dreary.
The Difficult is that which can be done immediately;the Impossible that which takes a little longer.
And I dont know what the future is holding in store
I dont know where Im going, Im not sure where I've been
There's a spirit that guides me, a light that shines for me
My life is worth the living, I dont need to see the end.