C'est la vie
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Join Date: Sep 2013
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C'est la vie
3 months sober.
Have been working like a maniac to the point of extreme fatigue to get several gigs to keep me going. I also had a ticket for Tokyo (mid January) for the project of my own already purchased.
Some video editing for my project is being done in Europe so I work, under grotesque circumstances, remotely, swapping files and notes via the Net, around the clock.
Nevertheless, I felt better than ever.
All three gigs fell apart today, on this glorious Sunday. (why didn't they wait until tomorrow, I can't help myself wondering)
Had to cancel my trip. Have no idea from where my next income will come.
Have no idea how to keep pushing my own project. No friends or family to ask for help. H.A.L.T. comes to mind (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired) = as a perfect storm requiring a drink, even more so, to enable me to get ******* drunk, wasted and find a (false, I know) respite from all the freaking blows I've been dealt in one singular day, after having so much misery poured on me in 2013 already.
But, I did not and will not drink. And that makes me go:
and 
and 
Have been working like a maniac to the point of extreme fatigue to get several gigs to keep me going. I also had a ticket for Tokyo (mid January) for the project of my own already purchased.
Some video editing for my project is being done in Europe so I work, under grotesque circumstances, remotely, swapping files and notes via the Net, around the clock.
Nevertheless, I felt better than ever.
All three gigs fell apart today, on this glorious Sunday. (why didn't they wait until tomorrow, I can't help myself wondering)
Had to cancel my trip. Have no idea from where my next income will come.
Have no idea how to keep pushing my own project. No friends or family to ask for help. H.A.L.T. comes to mind (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired) = as a perfect storm requiring a drink, even more so, to enable me to get ******* drunk, wasted and find a (false, I know) respite from all the freaking blows I've been dealt in one singular day, after having so much misery poured on me in 2013 already.
But, I did not and will not drink. And that makes me go:
and and 
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I'm sorry Correy - I was self employed for a number of years - I know how hard it is when things fall through, through no fault of your own.
The terrific thing is you';re sober - that means you're ready for any new opportunities - and I'm sure they'll come
The terrific thing is you';re sober - that means you're ready for any new opportunities - and I'm sure they'll come
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Atlanta
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Correy - Sorry about the work, but am SO happy that you didn't give in and drink the stress away!!!!
I'm very underemployed, right now, but I'm holding on to faith that 2014 will be a better year. If not, I'll fake it 'til I make it
Hugs and prayers,
Amy
I'm very underemployed, right now, but I'm holding on to faith that 2014 will be a better year. If not, I'll fake it 'til I make it
Hugs and prayers,
Amy
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I'm sorry about the troubles, but the bright point in your post is that you didn't drink. Congrats on that! It's very inspiring.
And really, drinking wouldn't have helped anyway. The instant you sober up, the problems are still there. I always hated that returning to reality part. And it still needed to be dealt with, often during a hangover.
On the other hand, staying sober allows you to stay ground and focused on the situation at hand so that you can plan, do things, get creative to find solutions and new options. Try and do that while being drunk...
Good luck and great going on staying sober!
And really, drinking wouldn't have helped anyway. The instant you sober up, the problems are still there. I always hated that returning to reality part. And it still needed to be dealt with, often during a hangover.
On the other hand, staying sober allows you to stay ground and focused on the situation at hand so that you can plan, do things, get creative to find solutions and new options. Try and do that while being drunk...
Good luck and great going on staying sober!
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Join Date: Aug 2013
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Great attitude there, Correy. A fine example to us all 
I firmly believe that nothing we do is ever wasted. All the sweat and creativity you've put in this year will find its way back to you in one form or another - and it will taste even sweeter when it does.
I firmly believe that nothing we do is ever wasted. All the sweat and creativity you've put in this year will find its way back to you in one form or another - and it will taste even sweeter when it does.
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Gatineau, QC, CA
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Glad you pulled trough a did not drink Corey!
You worked hard at both sobriety and your business, that takes courage.
I believe that the seeds you have planted will eventually grow. But like a garden it takes patience, and sometimes a whole lot of it!
You worked hard at both sobriety and your business, that takes courage.
I believe that the seeds you have planted will eventually grow. But like a garden it takes patience, and sometimes a whole lot of it!
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