24-Hour Recovery Connections Part 26
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Wow. I just sat down with this thread.
I just made coffee. Part of my daily routine while waiting for the coffee is to flip the page of my "Just for Today" little calendar. It's sort of a thought-for-the-day inspirational.
Today's:
Just for today I will not entertain thoughts that do not make me feel good.
Some days I'll get hit with some tenacious melancholy or fear. The only way out for me is prayer.
Prayers today for all those struggling with the thoughts.
Much love to you all on this day of thanks. I'm thankful I cooked yesterday and the cleanup is finished.
8:32AM on the river.
I just made coffee. Part of my daily routine while waiting for the coffee is to flip the page of my "Just for Today" little calendar. It's sort of a thought-for-the-day inspirational.
Today's:
Just for today I will not entertain thoughts that do not make me feel good.
Some days I'll get hit with some tenacious melancholy or fear. The only way out for me is prayer.
Prayers today for all those struggling with the thoughts.
Much love to you all on this day of thanks. I'm thankful I cooked yesterday and the cleanup is finished.
8:32AM on the river.
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Northern Michigan
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Thankful for the first sober Thanksgiving in awhile. With God I can do this. Thank you God and all of the people you've placed in my path to help me. Together we can stay this path. It is a good one. So very thankful and filled with Gratitude to my HP.
Prayers today for all those celebrating, those in need, and those missing their loved ones. We are truly never alone. Thinking of you all.
Asking for 24 more, by the Grace of God.
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Thank you everyone for the support. I'll be ok. I don't actually want to drink, and there's no alcohol (or drugs) on board the rig anyway. And at over 60 miles from land there's no way to get anything.
I've been battling with my spirituality lately. To me Step 3 wasn't just repeating a prayer from the Big Book. I really meant it and I mean it still. They say Step 3 isn't an action step, but to me it is. I didn't just say a prayer and complete the step. I spent a few months in deep thought and meditation on it. I looked back on my life with and without God. I considered the consequences of turning my will and not turning over my will to Him. It wasn't an overnight thing for me. I take turning my will and my life over to God seriously. Unfortunately I don't always act, speak, or think like one trusting in and doing the will of God. And there lies my problem. Then I start feeling guilty and feed those bad thoughts.
I begin to questions whole relationship with my HP and the condition of my very soul.
I've been battling with my spirituality lately. To me Step 3 wasn't just repeating a prayer from the Big Book. I really meant it and I mean it still. They say Step 3 isn't an action step, but to me it is. I didn't just say a prayer and complete the step. I spent a few months in deep thought and meditation on it. I looked back on my life with and without God. I considered the consequences of turning my will and not turning over my will to Him. It wasn't an overnight thing for me. I take turning my will and my life over to God seriously. Unfortunately I don't always act, speak, or think like one trusting in and doing the will of God. And there lies my problem. Then I start feeling guilty and feed those bad thoughts.
I begin to questions whole relationship with my HP and the condition of my very soul.
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Dane, the Third Step says "Turn our will and our lives over to the care of God."
That word "care" makes a huge difference. To me, that means that when I act in self-will or from ego, I am still under the care of God, who will gently guide me back to Him as soon as I ask in prayer.
((hug)) None of us are perfect, and none of us can be separated from His love. It is in our imperfection that we are drawn to something greater than ourselves.
When I got baptized as an adult, I felt so pure...like all my misdeeds were erased. Wouldn't you know it, in my humanness, I went right out a couple weeks later and fell short of perfection?
Restlessness - this is really beautiful, from the 12 Step forum.
That word "care" makes a huge difference. To me, that means that when I act in self-will or from ego, I am still under the care of God, who will gently guide me back to Him as soon as I ask in prayer.
((hug)) None of us are perfect, and none of us can be separated from His love. It is in our imperfection that we are drawn to something greater than ourselves.
When I got baptized as an adult, I felt so pure...like all my misdeeds were erased. Wouldn't you know it, in my humanness, I went right out a couple weeks later and fell short of perfection?
Restlessness - this is really beautiful, from the 12 Step forum.
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Originally Posted by courage2 
Dane, my sponsor always says you can have those thoughts, just don't entertain them. Or you'll get used to having them around, and then the instinctual recoil will fade, then go away entirely and what was unacceptable will seem acceptable.
Now's the time to show your willingness-- in spite of your unwillingness -- to reach out somewhere somehow and get spiritual support.
I second that!
Now's the time to show your willingness-- in spite of your unwillingness -- to reach out somewhere somehow and get spiritual support.
I second that!
((((hugs)))) ♥♥♥
V xx
EDIT: This is for all of us I think ~ because as gtrgrandpa said:
the alcohol is doing pushups out in the parking lot just waiting for you to show up, so it can take you to the cleaners.
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Couldn't log in last night - huge storms and no net...more coming...so getting in before it happens again
Hearty congrats to all those celebrating milestones today
back to stormwatching...
Hearty congrats to all those celebrating milestones today
back to stormwatching...
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Happy thanksgiving guys! I'm VERY thankful to : 1. Have woken up(& going to bed) sober 2. Know who I am in Christ 3.Have a roof over my head 4. Able to see, hear, walk & talk 5. Have food to eat 6. Take hot shower nightly 7. Have friends in the program that truly love me 8.Healed 9. Go to a mtg daily 10. Be free spiritually & physically 11. Be working 12 Be content List continues to grow as God shows me even the littlest things. Btw, tis the 27th which means 27 mths of uninterrupted sobriety. Woohoo! Yeah I know;there seems to be an affinity with this number but it's actually the opposite. 72 is my favorite # which now as I think of, is the last 2 numbers of my social & everyone in unison says "weirdo"... Bwahahaha!!! But @ least I'm sober. Pls serve another 24 Thx
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Good Evening, friends! 
Welcome to All! Whether you’re a regular here, new to SR, new to this thread, just coming back, counting days or counting years, this is a good place & we’re glad you’re here!
Congratulations to 1NewCreation on 27 incredible, inspirational months
and to all, congratulations and thanks for today!
Here’s the list of those who’ve made part of their commitment to sobriety include posting on this thread from about 8:30 p.m. November 26 to 8:30 p.m. on November 27, NYC local time:
1newcreation
afloatsober
airwick
altoids
Alysheba
BarbieKen
biminiblue
Cascabel
charleesavedme
ChickChick
ChloeRose63
Coldfusion
courage2
DaneK
Dee74
Discovery14
EJM824
erfra7
Erratic
Findingtheway
Flynbuy
ForgiveMeAll
ForMeForThem
fromadistance
GentleSoul
Gilmer
Goat
goose333
Grateful11
growpath
grtgrandpa
HeartsAfire
Hevyn
jsbodhi
jsm273
Kaneda8888
Kris47
least
MarathonMan
Marcher13
martina12
mystified
Purpleknight
Resolv
sickofthiscrap
SnowDawg
soberwolf
sthlondonab
tgirl
tootsl1
venuscat
VikingGF
yukonm
zeppodog
1980. I dithered over 1980. In a way, 1980 was my bottom, and it took me more than 3 decades to recognize it. Enough said about that. While I was deep in my delusions, a couple of interesting things were happening in the world.
1) Usenet, a worldwide distributed Internet discussion system & the precursor to Internet forums, was established in 1980;
2) The Ethernet, the family of computer networking technologies for local area (LAN) and larger networks, was commercially introduced in 1980.
Celebrate your connectivity, and post, post, post!
Welcome to All! Whether you’re a regular here, new to SR, new to this thread, just coming back, counting days or counting years, this is a good place & we’re glad you’re here!
Congratulations to 1NewCreation on 27 incredible, inspirational months
and to all, congratulations and thanks for today! Here’s the list of those who’ve made part of their commitment to sobriety include posting on this thread from about 8:30 p.m. November 26 to 8:30 p.m. on November 27, NYC local time:
1newcreation
afloatsober
airwick
altoids
Alysheba
BarbieKen
biminiblue
Cascabel
charleesavedme
ChickChick
ChloeRose63
Coldfusion
courage2
DaneK
Dee74
Discovery14
EJM824
erfra7
Erratic
Findingtheway
Flynbuy
ForgiveMeAll
ForMeForThem
fromadistance
GentleSoul
Gilmer
Goat
goose333
Grateful11
growpath
grtgrandpa
HeartsAfire
Hevyn
jsbodhi
jsm273
Kaneda8888
Kris47
least
MarathonMan
Marcher13
martina12
mystified
Purpleknight
Resolv
sickofthiscrap
SnowDawg
soberwolf
sthlondonab
tgirl
tootsl1
venuscat
VikingGF
yukonm
zeppodog
1980. I dithered over 1980. In a way, 1980 was my bottom, and it took me more than 3 decades to recognize it. Enough said about that. While I was deep in my delusions, a couple of interesting things were happening in the world.
1) Usenet, a worldwide distributed Internet discussion system & the precursor to Internet forums, was established in 1980;
2) The Ethernet, the family of computer networking technologies for local area (LAN) and larger networks, was commercially introduced in 1980.
Celebrate your connectivity, and post, post, post!
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