A little update
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Join Date: Aug 2014
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A little update
Hello SR,
As you know i haven't been around much lately & a huge part of that has to do with both my father's cancer & my mother in law's cancer both are incurable and i have been doing my best by both & especially Mrs Sw this is where a lot of my focus is right now and has been for pretty much the whole year nearly
But my focus is also on that I'm almost 4.5 years in recovery and since getting sober at 31 back in 2013 I've either been in Group therapy, AA meetings or here @ SR
I'm not bored of recovery that's a luxury i cant afford - Ever.. but aswell as recovery being a part of me it doesn't define who i am & who I'm turning into and i don't want to look back and think i spent a good chunk of my 30's online ... don't get me wrong il always love this place for a ton of reasons but i think after 65,000 posts i feel I've given a little back for all the knowledge & wisdom this place has bestowed on me (i hope so anyway)
I have said I'll be back by end of fall which is shortly before Christmas so I'll still pop in to say hi then but but you'll notice a reduced presence from me in 2018
This isn't goodbye it's a simple il see you soon guys
SW
As you know i haven't been around much lately & a huge part of that has to do with both my father's cancer & my mother in law's cancer both are incurable and i have been doing my best by both & especially Mrs Sw this is where a lot of my focus is right now and has been for pretty much the whole year nearly
But my focus is also on that I'm almost 4.5 years in recovery and since getting sober at 31 back in 2013 I've either been in Group therapy, AA meetings or here @ SR
I'm not bored of recovery that's a luxury i cant afford - Ever.. but aswell as recovery being a part of me it doesn't define who i am & who I'm turning into and i don't want to look back and think i spent a good chunk of my 30's online ... don't get me wrong il always love this place for a ton of reasons but i think after 65,000 posts i feel I've given a little back for all the knowledge & wisdom this place has bestowed on me (i hope so anyway)
I have said I'll be back by end of fall which is shortly before Christmas so I'll still pop in to say hi then but but you'll notice a reduced presence from me in 2018
This isn't goodbye it's a simple il see you soon guys
SW
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: UK
Posts: 6,902
Well, no doubt we'll miss you and be very pleased to see you when you pop back from time to time. You know what you need to do SW, and it sounds like it's a bit of a balancing act at the moment. You know we're here whenever you need a blast of SR love, strength and wisdom.
Take care friend. Please try not to be too black n white about it. There's nothing wrong with just dipping in and out when it's helpful. We don't need to chuck the baby out with the bathwater after all.
Thank you for all you input, and I hope all goes well for you in those months ahead.
BB
Take care friend. Please try not to be too black n white about it. There's nothing wrong with just dipping in and out when it's helpful. We don't need to chuck the baby out with the bathwater after all.
Thank you for all you input, and I hope all goes well for you in those months ahead.
BB
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Location: Australia
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We all have our journeys - some of us find SR and never leave, but many more pass through to lead sober lives in other places, while others keep coming back.
I wish you well in your journey SW and as you know the door here always swings both ways.
D
I wish you well in your journey SW and as you know the door here always swings both ways.
D
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Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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So good to hear from you, dear friend.
You're such a good role model whether you're here giving encouragement and sharing tidbits of wisdom or whether you're out in real life doing what needs to be done. Thanks so much for just being, Wolfie. Love to you and your family while you travel the next sections of your journeys.
See you around.
O
You're such a good role model whether you're here giving encouragement and sharing tidbits of wisdom or whether you're out in real life doing what needs to be done. Thanks so much for just being, Wolfie. Love to you and your family while you travel the next sections of your journeys.
See you around.
O
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 8,637
65,000 is a lot of posts. A lot of sharing. A lot of engagement. A lot of TIME.
TIME is one thing we cannot get back or make more of.
TIME needs to be prioritized. Balanced.
TIME - with loved ones, whether ailing or not, is TIME that is precious. Limited. To be cherished.
As a guy who has spent more than his own share of racking up tens of thousands of posts on the Internet, I'm acutely aware of how much TIME can be consumed sitting at a screen and in so doing, inherently choosing to sacrifice TIME that could be spent elsewhere in deeply meaningful ways.
I've always appreciated and been grateful for your presence here - and I'm sure we'll connect again, but I honor your need to give TIME to the things that need to take priority.
Keep your sobriety strong and know that even when you're not around, you're on our minds and in our hearts as one of our sober family.
Be well.
TIME is one thing we cannot get back or make more of.
TIME needs to be prioritized. Balanced.
TIME - with loved ones, whether ailing or not, is TIME that is precious. Limited. To be cherished.
As a guy who has spent more than his own share of racking up tens of thousands of posts on the Internet, I'm acutely aware of how much TIME can be consumed sitting at a screen and in so doing, inherently choosing to sacrifice TIME that could be spent elsewhere in deeply meaningful ways.
I've always appreciated and been grateful for your presence here - and I'm sure we'll connect again, but I honor your need to give TIME to the things that need to take priority.
Keep your sobriety strong and know that even when you're not around, you're on our minds and in our hearts as one of our sober family.
Be well.
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Location: Derbyshire Dales, UK.
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Don't be too much of a stranger Soberwolf - you helped me beyond words, in my early days.
I understand what you're going through, I lost my own Mum to Cancer 25 years ago and went on to become an Oncology nurse. If you ever need to chat, just PM me.
Stay strong and hugs to you. Personally on reflection, I am glad I had the chance to say goodbye to my Mum. Many don't have that and in time, you'll be thankful (not at the moment, I know)
Hugs to you all
Xx
I understand what you're going through, I lost my own Mum to Cancer 25 years ago and went on to become an Oncology nurse. If you ever need to chat, just PM me.
Stay strong and hugs to you. Personally on reflection, I am glad I had the chance to say goodbye to my Mum. Many don't have that and in time, you'll be thankful (not at the moment, I know)
Hugs to you all
Xx
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Wolfie, you've helped many and I'm grateful for your presence here. I'm sorry for your father's and mother-in-law's illnesses. I trust that you know best how to balance your commitments and give your family the time and care needed.
Of course it will always be great to see you pop in, but go in peace as you need to. Be well my friend!
Of course it will always be great to see you pop in, but go in peace as you need to. Be well my friend!
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 25,373
So good to hear from you, SW.
Prayers for you and your family that you may all find peace and understanding for one another. I've lost all my family now and I know it's really difficult times, but you are sober and present and you will get through it with love and dignity.
I'm glad you continue to pop in now and then. You're a valuable friend to SR and we will keep you in our hearts.
Prayers for you and your family that you may all find peace and understanding for one another. I've lost all my family now and I know it's really difficult times, but you are sober and present and you will get through it with love and dignity.
I'm glad you continue to pop in now and then. You're a valuable friend to SR and we will keep you in our hearts.
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Join Date: Aug 2015
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You were the first person to welcome me when I found SR so I have a special fondness for you , I think of you often about how you are .
I will light 3 candles at Saturday morning Mass for you and your parents .
Take care
I will light 3 candles at Saturday morning Mass for you and your parents .
Take care
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