BAH HUMBUG! ‘‘Tis the season of - Weekenders 13 - 16 December 2019
Magsie
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BAH HUMBUG! ‘‘Tis the season of - Weekenders 13 - 16 December 2019
Bah Humbug! Christmas is just around the corner.
We can very much feel Bah Humbug with the pressures of Christmas time.
Is it time to take stock, just like Scrooge did? Though we know Scrooge was fictional, it has parallels I recognise.
Scrooge was visited by his deceased business partner Jacob Marley who was a chained and tormented ghost, doomed to wander the earth forever as punishment for his greed and selfishness when he was alive.
I can relate to Scrooge, not for greed of money but the greed of alcohol I once had. Could I really have changed my ways and did I want to?
A visit from Ghost of Christmas past showed Scrooge how he behaved in Christmas’s past, so much so he lost his fiancée because of his greed.
I don’t want reminders of how I behaved but if I’d had the Ghost of Christmas Past visit, would I have changed my ways immediately?
Scrooge was then visited by the Ghost of Christmas Present and what was happening around him and was told his poor employee’s son Tiny Tim would surely die unless the future changes.
Does our actions affect some people? It seems they can and do.
Finally, Scrooge has a visit from the Ghost Of Christmas yet to Come. It shows him Tiny Tim has died and Scrooge too, dies.
When Scrooge wakes up on Christmas morning he turns his life around. Buying the biggest turkey and sending it to Bob Cratchit.
This Christmas let’s take the special precious present for ourselves and nurture it, because without us, nothing else falls into place. We are the most important person for our own wellbeing.
If this is your first weekend sober, or many, come join us for support and chat...as we know the weekends can be a struggle sometimes. (We’re here all week too!)
We can very much feel Bah Humbug with the pressures of Christmas time.
Is it time to take stock, just like Scrooge did? Though we know Scrooge was fictional, it has parallels I recognise.
Scrooge was visited by his deceased business partner Jacob Marley who was a chained and tormented ghost, doomed to wander the earth forever as punishment for his greed and selfishness when he was alive.
I can relate to Scrooge, not for greed of money but the greed of alcohol I once had. Could I really have changed my ways and did I want to?
A visit from Ghost of Christmas past showed Scrooge how he behaved in Christmas’s past, so much so he lost his fiancée because of his greed.
I don’t want reminders of how I behaved but if I’d had the Ghost of Christmas Past visit, would I have changed my ways immediately?
Scrooge was then visited by the Ghost of Christmas Present and what was happening around him and was told his poor employee’s son Tiny Tim would surely die unless the future changes.
Does our actions affect some people? It seems they can and do.
Finally, Scrooge has a visit from the Ghost Of Christmas yet to Come. It shows him Tiny Tim has died and Scrooge too, dies.
When Scrooge wakes up on Christmas morning he turns his life around. Buying the biggest turkey and sending it to Bob Cratchit.
This Christmas let’s take the special precious present for ourselves and nurture it, because without us, nothing else falls into place. We are the most important person for our own wellbeing.
If this is your first weekend sober, or many, come join us for support and chat...as we know the weekends can be a struggle sometimes. (We’re here all week too!)
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Shotgun? (I'm in the dentist's waiting room)
Thanks for the great intro Mags! Getting sober is the hardest and best Christmas present there is. Just ask Alice.
Bah Humbug is right btw. I've shut that stupid Penguin in the bathroom and I'll be running things this weekend! No political correctness here:-
https://youtu.be/SSbAhN3NvSc
Thanks for the great intro Mags! Getting sober is the hardest and best Christmas present there is. Just ask Alice.
Bah Humbug is right btw. I've shut that stupid Penguin in the bathroom and I'll be running things this weekend! No political correctness here:-
https://youtu.be/SSbAhN3NvSc
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Thanks Kaily, Sao, Mags
Mags thanks for the new thread I’m trying to not be a grumpy sad sack this Christmas too
Lol Sao
Kaily I hope Matilda lets you get a better sleep tonight! Also hopefully you and your Dad navigated the tube ok...
A bit like Sao, your comment about the teeth almost made me spill my tea
I’m off to bed on this humid night. Aircon is already cooling the 32C room down, bliss. Good night everyone
Mags thanks for the new thread
I’m trying to not be a grumpy sad sack this Christmas too Lol Sao
Kaily I hope Matilda lets you get a better sleep tonight! Also hopefully you and your Dad navigated the tube ok...
A bit like Sao, your comment about the teeth almost made me spill my tea
I’m off to bed on this humid night. Aircon is already cooling the 32C room down, bliss. Good night everyone
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I'm in for this weekend, i wish I could met face on all my past transgressions and behaviours and use that to make myself a better person like scrooge..
Maybe I should just look sobriety straight in the face and embrace it...
Maybe I should just look sobriety straight in the face and embrace it...
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My past?
First- thanks for the thought provoking intro Mags.
Just like in history there is BCE and AE (Before common event, after..) I see my life, now in 2 parts. Pre burns and post burns.
There is no way I can reconcile for th damage I caused others and myself preburns. . The event changed everything. I am an ok guy now- sober, functional, productive.
I accept my past- but I am literally a different person. Death can do that. I think and feel differently- in part due to the physical trauma. I cherish each sweet breath I take- even on the roughest of days.
First- thanks for the thought provoking intro Mags.
Just like in history there is BCE and AE (Before common event, after..) I see my life, now in 2 parts. Pre burns and post burns.
There is no way I can reconcile for th damage I caused others and myself preburns. . The event changed everything. I am an ok guy now- sober, functional, productive.
I accept my past- but I am literally a different person. Death can do that. I think and feel differently- in part due to the physical trauma. I cherish each sweet breath I take- even on the roughest of days.
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Originally Posted by PhoenixJ 
My past?
First- thanks for the thought provoking intro Mags.
Just like in history there is BCE and AE (Before common event, after..) I see my life, now in 2 parts. Pre burns and post burns.
There is no way I can reconcile for th damage I caused others and myself preburns. . The event changed everything. I am an ok guy now- sober, functional, productive.
I accept my past- but I am literally a different person. Death can do that. I think and feel differently- in part due to the physical trauma. I cherish each sweet breath I take- even on the roughest of days.
First- thanks for the thought provoking intro Mags.
Just like in history there is BCE and AE (Before common event, after..) I see my life, now in 2 parts. Pre burns and post burns.
There is no way I can reconcile for th damage I caused others and myself preburns. . The event changed everything. I am an ok guy now- sober, functional, productive.
I accept my past- but I am literally a different person. Death can do that. I think and feel differently- in part due to the physical trauma. I cherish each sweet breath I take- even on the roughest of days.
MAGS
I really look forward to Thursdays now and wonder what little wise treats you have in store for us.
I think this is my favourite one ...although i think i say that every Thursday lol
Pj out of everyone here in SR you inspire me the most.
You impart wisdom that really makes us stop and think.
You are truly a breath of fresh air .
I had a car accident today on my way to picking up my new pup
Got home, fell over my rocking chair and bruised my legs
New pup burrowed under fence and escaped
Fell over rocker again for a second time.
Went to bed where im safe !!!!
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thanks Mags, I'm in.
I don't know when it became a "thing", but it's "Xmas Jumper Day" in the office today
fortunately I'm working from home.
I'm quite intrigued by the three-armed Ghost of Christmas Present lady in Mags's post.
I don't know when it became a "thing", but it's "Xmas Jumper Day" in the office today
fortunately I'm working from home.I'm quite intrigued by the three-armed Ghost of Christmas Present lady in Mags's post.
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Originally Posted by Mags1
[B]Bah Humbug!
Seriously however, I did enjoy your metaphor. Don't get me wrong. I love Christmas. I just felt like pretending to be Scrooge.
Although, I never felt greedy with my alcohol. It was too easy to get to be greedy. A better description for me was "needy, not greedy."
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Bim I always like your opinions and look on the world! And Christmas jumpers too.
Andy she’s a clever ghost, I swear it wasn’t there earlier.
DriGuy, I think I was both needy and greedy.
I really thought you was Scrooge for a minute....had me fooled!
Andy she’s a clever ghost, I swear it wasn’t there earlier.
DriGuy, I think I was both needy and greedy.
I really thought you was Scrooge for a minute....had me fooled! Giving up is NOT an option.
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I'm in.
I feel a lot of pressure at Christmas time. I do try to keep it simple, but then I feel like I'm not doing "enough." Bah. I do enjoy it once everything is decorated, purchased, wrapped, cleaned, cooked - but getting to that point is soooo much work. So yeah, mixed feelings about the whole thing.
As for the scrooge theme - I'll have to give that one some thought. I will say that I feel like I was visited by the ghost of the future at one point - that's when I knew without a doubt I had to quit drinking. I was gifted with a very bleak vision of the future if I kept drinking the way I was. And it scared the crap out of me.
I feel a lot of pressure at Christmas time. I do try to keep it simple, but then I feel like I'm not doing "enough." Bah. I do enjoy it once everything is decorated, purchased, wrapped, cleaned, cooked - but getting to that point is soooo much work. So yeah, mixed feelings about the whole thing.
As for the scrooge theme - I'll have to give that one some thought. I will say that I feel like I was visited by the ghost of the future at one point - that's when I knew without a doubt I had to quit drinking. I was gifted with a very bleak vision of the future if I kept drinking the way I was. And it scared the crap out of me.
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Howdy sobriety partners.
Hope everyone is well and happy.
I'm glad to be here with you all and i will post more later.
Great OP again Mags.
I loved last weeks too. I feel like i maybe finally getting off half a rotten layer on the onion and starting to get a little grip on controlling thoughts creeping in and out of my head....
PS ; i'm at home now and all is well, a bit emotionally fragile although, the apprehension about going back to work next week was too intense and i asked the doctor toaday to extend my sick leave to january which is now done !
"We are the most important person for our own wellbeing"
Later weekenders !
Hope everyone is well and happy.
I'm glad to be here with you all and i will post more later.
Great OP again Mags.
I loved last weeks too. I feel like i maybe finally getting off half a rotten layer on the onion and starting to get a little grip on controlling thoughts creeping in and out of my head....
PS ; i'm at home now and all is well, a bit emotionally fragile although, the apprehension about going back to work next week was too intense and i asked the doctor toaday to extend my sick leave to january which is now done !
"We are the most important person for our own wellbeing"
Later weekenders !
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