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foodie1 · 08-18-2012, 09:18 AM

Today marks one year of freedom from alcohol for me. I know I couldn't have done it without the guidance and wisdom of AA and the support and sharing here on SR.

To anyone who's new, wondering or struggling, it IS possible. Even when you think that the only answer is a drink or a hit, there are a thousand other answers waiting to be revealed. It's the stopping to look for these other answers that's hard. Hard but not impossible.

Many days I had to tell myself, "Well I'll just do it today. It's too damn hard and if I want to give up tomorrow I guess I can. But today I'm doing it." Funny thing is, it's always today. And as the days go on, I no longer feel this way. Now my sobriety is like a treasure to me, I protect it, I value it.

So hang in there, do what you need to do to stay sober (talk, write, yell, sing, walk, sleep, eat, listen, share, hug, love, be loved, read, watch, play, drive, ride, shop, paint, run, anything!) and have faith that you are worth it.

Mizzuno · 08-18-2012, 09:29 AM

Boom!

MrsKing · 08-18-2012, 09:30 AM

Congratulations

good for you!

***Anna*** · 08-18-2012, 09:35 AM

Be very proud of yourself, Foodie.

CarolD · 08-18-2012, 09:37 AM

Super....

SlimSlim · 08-18-2012, 09:42 AM

...and thanks for the words of encouragement!

MyTimeNow · 08-18-2012, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anna

Be very proud of yourself, Foodie.

Ditto

Posts like these really inspire me. Well done Foodie and thank you!

Itchy · 08-18-2012, 09:54 AM

Jeni26 · 08-18-2012, 10:17 AM

Wow. Foodie that is awesome!! So happy for you xxx

freshstart57 · 08-18-2012, 10:26 AM

So very well said indeed, Foodie. A great message of hope and triumph, inspiring to all. Congratulations to you.

seanie1888 · 08-18-2012, 11:02 AM

This is great post foodie, thank you.

I'm 5 weeks into second attempt this year to get sober, 1st 1 lasted 4 months but then I blew.
I was very tempted to go to BBQ earlier which would have loads of booze flowing.
But not today!

Thanks and well done

sissy07 · 08-18-2012, 11:15 AM

Foodie,

Way to go!!!! Huge accomplishment. Do something nice for yourself to celebrate!

desertsong · 08-18-2012, 11:25 AM

You are awesome and so inspirational!!! Proud of you! Happy Birthday!!!!

sugarbear1 · 08-18-2012, 12:45 PM

Congratulations, Foodie1!!!!!!!!

Sapling · 08-18-2012, 01:11 PM

That's beautiful...Good for you foodie...You made my day!

***least*** · 08-18-2012, 01:41 PM

Thank you for your message of hope and inspiration.

tswhite · 08-18-2012, 01:43 PM

Wow, Congrats. You are an inspiration!

zanzibar · 08-18-2012, 02:43 PM

Excellent job foodie.

foodie1 · 08-19-2012, 08:24 AM

Thanks gang, it's wonderful to share this experience together, isn't it?

foodie1 · 08-19-2012, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seanie1888

This is great post foodie, thank you.

I'm 5 weeks into second attempt this year to get sober, 1st 1 lasted 4 months but then I blew.
I was very tempted to go to BBQ earlier which would have loads of booze flowing.
But not today!

Thanks and well done

Way to get back on the horse Seanie, that's the only way you'll get to ride. We always have to put our sobriety first, and for right now that might mean skipping BBQs. Thanks for the excellent reminder to always, always put our sobriety first!

08-18-2012, 09:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
foodie1 Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Oregon Posts: 813 Blog Entries: 28	365 24-hrs Today marks one year of freedom from alcohol for me. I know I couldn't have done it without the guidance and wisdom of AA and the support and sharing here on SR. To anyone who's new, wondering or struggling, it IS possible. Even when you think that the only answer is a drink or a hit, there are a thousand other answers waiting to be revealed. It's the stopping to look for these other answers that's hard. Hard but not impossible. Many days I had to tell myself, "Well I'll just do it today. It's too damn hard and if I want to give up tomorrow I guess I can. But today I'm doing it." Funny thing is, it's always today. And as the days go on, I no longer feel this way. Now my sobriety is like a treasure to me, I protect it, I value it. So hang in there, do what you need to do to stay sober (talk, write, yell, sing, walk, sleep, eat, listen, share, hug, love, be loved, read, watch, play, drive, ride, shop, paint, run, anything!) and have faith that you are worth it.

08-18-2012, 09:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
*Anna* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dancing in the Light Posts: 27,807	Be very proud of yourself, Foodie. __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. Marianne Willianson

08-18-2012, 09:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
CarolD Forward we go...side by side Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Serene In Dixie Posts: 37,601	Super.... __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery!

08-18-2012, 09:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
SlimSlim Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Notheast US Posts: 524 Blog Entries: 1	...and thanks for the words of encouragement! __________________ “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!” ― Audrey Hepburn Sober date: August 4, 2012

08-18-2012, 09:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
Itchy Re-Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 4,002	__________________ "Here's to the few who forgive what you do, and the fewer who don't even care" — Leonard Cohen Fairy tales are more than true — not because they tell us dragons exist, but because they tell us dragons can be beaten. -- G. K. Chesterton

08-18-2012, 09:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mizzuno Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: California Posts: 1,369 Blog Entries: 11	Boom!

08-18-2012, 09:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
MrsKing Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: UK Posts: 1,142	Congratulations good for you!

08-18-2012, 10:17 AM	#9 (permalink)
Jeni26 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 3,911	Wow. Foodie that is awesome!! So happy for you xxx

08-18-2012, 10:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
freshstart57 Self recovered Self discovered Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 2,672	So very well said indeed, Foodie. A great message of hope and triumph, inspiring to all. Congratulations to you. __________________ AVRT has shown me how to never drink again and to never change my mind.

08-18-2012, 11:02 AM	#11 (permalink)
seanie1888 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 510	This is great post foodie, thank you. I'm 5 weeks into second attempt this year to get sober, 1st 1 lasted 4 months but then I blew. I was very tempted to go to BBQ earlier which would have loads of booze flowing. But not today! Thanks and well done

08-18-2012, 11:15 AM	#12 (permalink)
sissy07 Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,387	Foodie, Way to go!!!! Huge accomplishment. Do something nice for yourself to celebrate! __________________ 8/10/2011

08-18-2012, 11:25 AM	#13 (permalink)
desertsong Choosing Life Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1,210	You are awesome and so inspirational!!! Proud of you! Happy Birthday!!!! __________________ Supposing you have tried and failed again and again. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose; this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down. ~Mary Pickford

08-18-2012, 12:45 PM	#14 (permalink)
sugarbear1 ~sb Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: MD Posts: 9,761	Congratulations, Foodie1!!!!!!!! __________________ Someday everything will all make sense. For now, laugh at confusion, smile through tears, & remind yourself that everything happens for a reason. All Big Book quotes are from the first edition. Linked with the permission of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.

08-18-2012, 01:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
Sapling AA Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Between Meetings Posts: 9,004	That's beautiful...Good for you foodie...You made my day!

08-18-2012, 01:41 PM	#16 (permalink)
*least* bona fido dog-lover Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: eastern USA Posts: 28,666 Blog Entries: 31	Thank you for your message of hope and inspiration. __________________ I'd rather live in my car with my dogs than live in a castle without them. Dogs may not be our whole lives, but they make our lives whole. Don't wait for the Last Judgement. It takes place every day. -Albert Camus Find the good and praise it. - Alex Haley

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08-18-2012, 01:43 PM	#17 (permalink)
tswhite Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 30	Wow, Congrats. You are an inspiration!

08-18-2012, 02:43 PM	#18 (permalink)
zanzibar Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 480 Blog Entries: 7	Excellent job foodie.

08-19-2012, 08:24 AM	#19 (permalink)
foodie1 Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Oregon Posts: 813 Blog Entries: 28	Thanks gang, it's wonderful to share this experience together, isn't it?