aasharon90

Hi my name is Sharon and Im an Alcoholic.

By the Grace of my HP and people like you
here in SR I havent found it necessary to
take a drink of alcohol since 8-11-90.

For that and you I am truely grateful.

Here it is the end of another yr and I havent
recieved my certificate of completion or
diploma for graduation in this program
of recovery.

And you know, i havent heard anyone
on the other side of the fence....family
members or normal folks clapping
for me for keeping my alcoholic
behavior under control...

Nope...not even a write up in the
paper to report on my continue
practice of the principles in
my daily life.....no heroic actions
to speak of...

hmmmm.....wait...i dont think i
made it to the air waves either...
No tears of joy for a job well
done.....

So as you hear from time to
time.....folks in recovery
remain teachable......and that
I am....

I guess i will always remain
teachable for as long as life
goes on,,,,because, there's
always something to learn ....

Sure there has been signs of
growth because i dont break
as many rules as i used to
when drinking...

So all in all.....what i have gathered
thus so far is,,,,or have learned...

as long as i remain teachable
and that there r things to learn
then graduating from the school
of recovery just isnt gonna
happened....Thats providing that
i remain open-minded, willing
and honest in all my affairs.

Thanks for letting me share.

Impurrfect

(((Sharon))))

Yeah, I don't think I'll ever get the cap and gown, either. Seems like every time I learn a lesson, there's another to be learned right around the corner.

As always, I enjoyed your post.

Hugs and prayers!

Amy

kelsh

Hi Sharon,

You are so right...but it doesn't hurt to give ourselves a pat on the back sometimes for all that we have done to help ourselves so we can help others find their way to Sobriety.

Happy Holidays......

kelsh

SaTiT

this year ???

I learned, i don't wanna learn anymore.lol
I learned, somethings never change...i can trust people about as far
as i can throw them. I knew I was right about this one.

I learned, i'm getting too old for this sheit.lol
I learned,that living with an addict can turn me into a nut job.lol
I learned, that no matter what happens ... to always love myself

I learned, that no matter what happens, I'm never alone and I wasn't
the first to experince shiet and i won't be the last.
I learned, that my agf is a dirty..frenaken W***re and life sucking
B%$#$#.

I learned,the blaming the diasease and not the addict is Hog wash !!
I learned, Window Vista is a peice of Sheit !!!.lol

I learned to not take all this crap too seriousely beccuase of all
the wack jobs out there killing everybody becuase of some
seriouse shiet.

I learned as bad as it is for me...i pray for the family and friends of all the people that's
been killed by those freaken wacked jobs.

I learned that life is preciouse inspite of it all.

Jfanagle

Graduation?

We are the only outfit that celebrates another year of NOT DOING SOMETHING!!

But ain't it grand?

Jon

aasharon90

Thanks guys for sharing.....it is much appreciated.

Learned? Graduated? Still learning....never graduated....

Once i think ive learned it all about staying sober,
my head get to big and i become too cocky and
then id begin to think im cured and its safe to
return to my miserable life i once had.

Ive seen it one too many times in meetings
where someone new comes in...gets a taste
of sobriety and before long they begin shooting
off at the mouth reciting the way the program
works.......its talking the talk and not walking
the walk of recovery.....

In that case, that person once again gets
into a bad spot and returns to their old
pattern of thinking and drinking.

Remaining open-minded to what the program
offers and becoming willing to go to any
lengths to stay clean and sober is what
keeps me sober one more day.

Learning....yep im still learning.....im learning
that there r still "A holes" around me that
continue to push my buttons.......and that
i have no control over them....they will
always be there no matter what...pissing
me off in some way or another....

So ive learned to pray for them....and
if i cant handle them or a situation
then i turn it over to a Power
greater than I.

Learning to do that on a daily bases
takes practice....just like breathing....

One breath at a time, one step at
a time to living a happier contented
sober way of life.

Ive also learned that there is a HP
or a Power greater than I and I aint
Him.....

Thanks for letting me share.

Jersey Nonny

Yup! I used to say, "I graduated from the School of Hard Knocks". I didn't know how much harder things could get, or how little I knew about living...until I got sober, and really began my education in the rooms of AA. And, it never ends...

Quote:

Seems like every time I learn a lesson, there's another to be learned right around the corner.

Hope I continue making it around that corner without hitting a brick wall!