Grateful.
Here and now
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Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Toronto
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Grateful.
For a great many things, but right now having this forum.
My plan is to post daily, and to go to local AA meetings Tues, Thurs, and friday, get a sponsor and volunteer.
Outside of that to practice morning and evening gratitude and meditation, finally attend some of the meet up groups for Canoeing, biking ect that I have been putting off since January.
And if I'm honest, finally put in some work.
My plan is to post daily, and to go to local AA meetings Tues, Thurs, and friday, get a sponsor and volunteer.
Outside of that to practice morning and evening gratitude and meditation, finally attend some of the meet up groups for Canoeing, biking ect that I have been putting off since January.
And if I'm honest, finally put in some work.
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Sounds like good stuff! Quitting drinking makes outdoor activities so much easier! I used to have to worry about how i was going to drink while kayaking or keep my beer cold on the way to the summit, not to mention weighing me down and making the next day a ,for sure, all day under the covers affair. I hike faster, am more aware of my surroundings and do things more often because i have the health and motivation to do so.
Getting a sponsor definitely helped keep me accountable and meetings helped me create a sober network of people I can call if stuff hits the fan. I just picked up my 6 months chip.
Congrats on your sober journey, you won't regret sticking with it!
Getting a sponsor definitely helped keep me accountable and meetings helped me create a sober network of people I can call if stuff hits the fan. I just picked up my 6 months chip.
Congrats on your sober journey, you won't regret sticking with it!
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Thanks everyone, the encouragement is needed and very welcome. Will update daily, especially now in the beginning. And not follow my past mistake of leaving when I start feeling "Good".
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Originally Posted by Gerard52 
Read some of your earlier posts. You got 100 days this year that shows you can do it. This time will be easier because of your previous efforts.
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That's how it was for me. I wish it hadn't been necessary - but I learned something each time I failed. Finally, I was just very tired of myself, & of the horrible recovery each time.
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Thanks you two. I know it's taking me a while but I really am going to do my best. I need to, I want to quit now at 27.
It's been a good day today, some ups and downs but managed a few smiles.
It's been a good day today, some ups and downs but managed a few smiles.
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Thank you!
Today has been kind of tough so far. I managed to injure my lower back though, (opened my own landscape company last year, been a bit of a rocky road) and I'm at a cross roads. My business puts me in a position where I am very stressed at times. Money is tight and I made some bad investments, being over confident that my income would be much higher than it is. I should have, in hein-sight, done a business course or spent a little more time working under someone before diving into my own. So that has been weighing heavily on me, worried that it has been a waste of time and money.
Other than that, physically I feel quite well. Mentally, I have some work to do.
Today has been kind of tough so far. I managed to injure my lower back though, (opened my own landscape company last year, been a bit of a rocky road) and I'm at a cross roads. My business puts me in a position where I am very stressed at times. Money is tight and I made some bad investments, being over confident that my income would be much higher than it is. I should have, in hein-sight, done a business course or spent a little more time working under someone before diving into my own. So that has been weighing heavily on me, worried that it has been a waste of time and money.
Other than that, physically I feel quite well. Mentally, I have some work to do.
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Good luck to you , you have a great plan, I started meditation a couple of weeks ago, it is such a positive experience and I think it has made a world of difference for me, I was really afraid I was going to drink again, the cravings and thoughts were prevalent , if it was not for SR, AA, and meditation I would of failed.
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Back is much better thank you.
Had family fly in and a busy Thanksgiving weekend, will check in here for support (its great to know you guys can always be my secret weapon) if things get tough. I am very grateful that I get to be with family, who understands though.
Otherwise things are good for the most part, find my mood goes up and down, my self talk is 90% great, 10% bad. Working on that, and physically I feel phenomenal.
Had family fly in and a busy Thanksgiving weekend, will check in here for support (its great to know you guys can always be my secret weapon) if things get tough. I am very grateful that I get to be with family, who understands though.
Otherwise things are good for the most part, find my mood goes up and down, my self talk is 90% great, 10% bad. Working on that, and physically I feel phenomenal.
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Had a great sober thanksgiving weekend.
Lots of laughs, lots of love.
Grateful still.
Happy thanksgiving to all my fellow Canadians, and have a great day to the rest of you as well!
Lots of laughs, lots of love.
Grateful still.
Happy thanksgiving to all my fellow Canadians, and have a great day to the rest of you as well!
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