Feeling Good
Feeling Good
I just found a sponsor and am on step 1. The past 11 months I have stayed sober on my own by going to school, soberrecovery.com, doing jiujitsu and surrounding myself with healthy people. I must admit that I feel pretty good when I leave these AA meetings. It's similar to the feeling I get when leaving school or having a hardwork out at jiujitsu, feels like I am bettering myself.
I feel the same way RWS. Living the steps, the program, the traditions.....there's just no doubt in my mind that I'm a better person as a result. It feels good to feel good about myself again. It had been a lonnnnng while since I had that feeling with any regularity. Now, I get it all the time (not that I ALWAYS feel it....but I feel it a lot of the time, ya know?).
Recovery....getting recoverED.....it's awesome.
Recovery....getting recoverED.....it's awesome.
Good for you. I've considered AA, but still not sure yet as I really like the group I go to and it's only once a week. Seems like I fit in. The main thing is like what most people say here - do what works for you and gives you the best success. I'm thankful that there is more than one answer, more than one tool, to fight addiction.
Your post got me to thinking, and maybe some might disagree with me. I feel that we, as people who struggle and have hit our bottoms, have a sometimes greater appreciation for life and everything that goes with it.
Would I be in the business of constantly being mindful of my self-improvement if I never had a drinking problem in the first place? Would I be content as one of those 'normal' folk out there in the world? I am coming to see that alcoholism - as I take it - was just a blessing as a curse. Why?
Because I see and appreciate even the tiniest of things in my life that otherwise would pass unnoticed. Just look at the threads on being grateful and thankful. Show me a site out there where 'normal' folks like to just post about how thankful they are.
Your post got me to thinking, and maybe some might disagree with me. I feel that we, as people who struggle and have hit our bottoms, have a sometimes greater appreciation for life and everything that goes with it.
Would I be in the business of constantly being mindful of my self-improvement if I never had a drinking problem in the first place? Would I be content as one of those 'normal' folk out there in the world? I am coming to see that alcoholism - as I take it - was just a blessing as a curse. Why?
Because I see and appreciate even the tiniest of things in my life that otherwise would pass unnoticed. Just look at the threads on being grateful and thankful. Show me a site out there where 'normal' folks like to just post about how thankful they are.
That is a very interesting point, I must say that I agree with you. Before I didn't appreciate all the little things in life as I do now. Of course some days are very hard but then others are very gratifying even when nothing eventful happens. Sunday I took my friends dogsfor a walk and then we went and saw a movie, it was like the perfect day and essentialy nothing "exciting" happen but just being at a park on a nice day....
I did not walk into AA white knuckling it by any means. I'm doing well in school at night, working full time and just feel all around good. However at AA it is nice knowing that there are so many others dealing with addiction and I am most excited about helping out someone someday. Like you said there is many tools we can use to fight this addiction.
I did not walk into AA white knuckling it by any means. I'm doing well in school at night, working full time and just feel all around good. However at AA it is nice knowing that there are so many others dealing with addiction and I am most excited about helping out someone someday. Like you said there is many tools we can use to fight this addiction.
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