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06-26-2008, 12:07 PM
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| Member  Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 48
|  Just sharing... 117 sober now... Hey everybody, 117 days sober now just thought I'd share a few things I've been noticing  My fear of going outside has nearly completely disappeared, I don't feel like a wreck anymore, every sound and impulse stabbing at my brain. I love waking up with a clear head, not having to throw up in the shower... Not feeling shaky and frightened, not wanting to numb myself, not hating everything and seeing NO future whatsoever... I used to really hate the summer, it was just too intense. Now however, I noticed I actually enjoy walking home from work in the afternoon sun. Just wonderful. Which brings me to the next subject: work. I have had over 20 jobs during the past 7 years when I was drinking. That is, during the time I actually cared enough to work. I always saw it as something I hated, a great "injustice". Now I have a job I really like and I'm actually starting to develop a sense of responsibility towards my employer. I used to avoid people, not knowing how to deal with them at all. Now it seems to just go automatically.... I'm also starting to deal with feelings and emotions. And it's becoming more and more clear to me how warped my thinking was when I still drank. I feel I have lost many years to alcohol, many years of progress down the drain. But hey, it's never too late. And every now and then when I'm having a bad day (due to something at work or something else not going the way I planned it) this certain realisation dawns on me... and I think "WOW..... I could NEVER have done this while drinking....." I know this sounds cliche, but my worst day sober is still better than my best day drunk. It's so amazing to me how many benefits not drinking has brought me so far... I pray with all my heart that God will help me stay sober. Thank AA and thank God and thank you guys too! |
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Tazman53 (06-27-2008),
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06-26-2008, 12:15 PM
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| Another Day in Paradise  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Upland, CA
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| "I pray with all my heart that God will help me stay sober." He will. Just keep doing your part and you may want to SAVE THIS LETTER, that way you will only have to change the count of the days sober. Keep coming back no matter what. Congratulations. Jon |
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06-26-2008, 12:22 PM
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| To Thine Own Self Be True  Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: So Cal
Posts: 816
| I love that psyk0! I feel the same. Yes, life is still life but man, EVERYTHING would be worse if I was drinking today! Can I share how happy I am today? (BTW, today is Day 50 for me). Last night I went to a monthly business dinner meeting that I skipped last month (out of fear) and everyone at my table was drinking wine and I did not even want a glass!! AND I was actually charming, witty and fun! *faint* I always thought I needed that glass (or 4) of wine to gain my confidence!!! Ah, thank goodness for my HP, because I prayed before I went in! |
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| The Following User Says Thank You to TTOSBT For This Useful Post: | Tazman53 (06-27-2008)
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06-26-2008, 12:45 PM
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| sobriety is my yoga  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in the present moment
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|  way to go on your sober journey!!!! |
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__________________ 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) | |
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06-26-2008, 05:09 PM
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| Forum Leader  Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dallas, Ga. USA
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| Awesome share and I'm sooo pleased for you  |
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__________________  Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery...  | |
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| The Following User Says Thank You to CarolD For This Useful Post: | fraankie (06-27-2008)
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06-27-2008, 02:03 AM
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| God's Kid  Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Zealand
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| Great I love how soberity brings hope to our lives. It's like opening the door to a dark room and letting the sunshine in. Thanks for your sharing, it's great.  |
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__________________ ....blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God.   | |
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06-27-2008, 02:29 AM
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| Follow Directions!  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Fredericksburg, Va.
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| psyk0 congrats on the 118 days! Sobriety does rock, everything in life is better sober, even the bad stuff is no where near as bad and there is less of it! |
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__________________ All BB quotes are from the First Edition of the BB Follow directions! Sobriety date 18 Sept. 2006 Sober today thanks to AA | |
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| The Following User Says Thank You to Tazman53 For This Useful Post: | psyk0 (06-27-2008)
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06-27-2008, 09:12 PM
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| '55 Classic  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Waco, TX
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__________________ "Temper is a quality that at a critical moment brings out the best in steel and worst in people." - William Grohse NOTE: All Big Book quotes are from the First Edition of the Big Book | |
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06-30-2008, 05:13 PM
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| ZING  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ILLINOIS
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| Lol First Glance, Thought You Said, 117 Months. I Was Trying To Figure Out How Long That Was. Either Way, Any Day Sober Is Better Then My Worst Day Drunk |
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__________________ LIFE IS GOD'S GIFT TO YOU  WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR LIFE IS YOUR GIFT TO GOD | |
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