Class Of April 2010 Part 5
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Join Date: Oct 2011
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Yeah really strange method but in retrospect
I found it useful. In the spirit of Ghostly yesterday I ate
alot of chocolate covered ice cream bar...which I don't eat usually
on the low carb diet kind of thing. Every once in a while I find myself
up late at nite with nothing to abide in lest the sugars...
Ice cream is fine in my book
I found it useful. In the spirit of Ghostly yesterday I ate
alot of chocolate covered ice cream bar...which I don't eat usually
on the low carb diet kind of thing. Every once in a while I find myself
up late at nite with nothing to abide in lest the sugars...
Ice cream is fine in my book
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: The States
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Originally Posted by Dee74 
I think I used up all my strange ideas before I came here and got into recovery UBM 
UBM - I actually avoid sweets and normally do quite well. We began a love affair again starting on Halloween though. That caramel corn was sitting in the cupboard and became my victim.
It was a very short love affair.
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Lowcountry
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Originally Posted by Ghostly
Top...we're worried bout ya bro. Your MIA here and in KA! Wuts up dude?
Ghostly,
Thanks, ..... I've been keeping up with you guys over at the KA,
been going through some sort of busy, and frequently exhausted cycles trying to keep that tree removal project going.
Last night when I returned from work at 2 am on a beautiful full moon, the yard is hardly recognizable. Light filtering down through the canopy of giant oaks on a flat surface.
Put a couple logs on the fire pit to keep the coals glowing for today.
Had to take it easy today because of some ongoing thing that swells my wrist, or hand(s) occasionally.
Still need some lab work to figure that out. It's crazy painful for about 12 hours.
my newest interest is reading up on organic gardening. Hopefully I can get a couple giant water oaks down to create a nice spot for a small garden this Spring.
Learning about re-mineralizing the soil with rock dust and preparring a suitable soil. Ours is REALLY, really sandy down here. Needs plenty of work.
UBM,
Japanese flora must be beautiful. Are public spaces common there in the city ?
Hope the rest of you Aprillers are having a wonderful Fall season !?!!
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Sunny Down Under
Posts: 64
Hey all,
Probably most of you don't remember me, but I was back with you for a couple months orginally untill I fell off the wagon. Semester break, back home for a visit and in a basement full of wine. But everyone knows what they say about excuses.
So.... I've decided it's time to pick up that crazy heart and give it one more try. Great work everyone still here and wish me the best of luck.
Probably most of you don't remember me, but I was back with you for a couple months orginally untill I fell off the wagon. Semester break, back home for a visit and in a basement full of wine. But everyone knows what they say about excuses.
So.... I've decided it's time to pick up that crazy heart and give it one more try. Great work everyone still here and wish me the best of luck.
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 174
Dunno if you guys remember me from a little while back - I still like to check the site a bit
Still going strong - of course that's despite my two relapses last year - the last one being new years (original, I know) so January 1st 2012 will mark my one year!
To be honest I rarely think about drinking any more. I could be in a pub and I wouldn't miss drinking for a second! Why did I do it in the first place!!!
Bah
Anyway, my goodness has this been an awesome journey. I never ever ever thought I could come this far in a year and it's this site and a bit of AA and the help of my family and friends and of course my beautiful and loyal girlfriend that got me here. The big thing for me now is I understand the amount of help that a person needs getting sober and without the economics and love that I was blessed with I'm not sure if I'd be here writing this post. So this journey has thought me an awful lot about empathy and I try and help people who were in my situation whenever I can.
Blah blah blah essentially Love you all
Still going strong - of course that's despite my two relapses last year - the last one being new years (original, I know) so January 1st 2012 will mark my one year!
To be honest I rarely think about drinking any more. I could be in a pub and I wouldn't miss drinking for a second! Why did I do it in the first place!!!
Bah
Anyway, my goodness has this been an awesome journey. I never ever ever thought I could come this far in a year and it's this site and a bit of AA and the help of my family and friends and of course my beautiful and loyal girlfriend that got me here. The big thing for me now is I understand the amount of help that a person needs getting sober and without the economics and love that I was blessed with I'm not sure if I'd be here writing this post. So this journey has thought me an awful lot about empathy and I try and help people who were in my situation whenever I can.
Blah blah blah essentially
Love you all
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 33
Originally Posted by Ghostly
Ha! Some would argue you are still a bit strange Dee!
UBM - I actually avoid sweets and normally do quite well. We began a love affair again starting on Halloween though. That caramel corn was sitting in the cupboard and became my victim. It was a very short love affair.
UBM - I actually avoid sweets and normally do quite well. We began a love affair again starting on Halloween though. That caramel corn was sitting in the cupboard and became my victim.
It was a very short love affair.because when I drank regularly for some reason I had no desire for sweets.
I always had the idea that maybe alcohol wrecked my sweet buds or something.
Before I read during my agonizing search for self recovery that eating hard candies is helpful for some alcoholics maybe because liquor is based from glucose or something.
Ok Halloween comes only once a year thank goodness. Next year I'll give away my surplus gift candy.
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[QUOTE=topspin;3169542]Ghostly,
Thanks, ..... I've been keeping up with you guys over at the KA,
been going through some sort of busy, and frequently exhausted cycles trying to keep that tree removal project going.
Last night when I returned from work at 2 am on a beautiful full moon, the yard is hardly recognizable. Light filtering down through the canopy of giant oaks on a flat surface.
Put a couple logs on the fire pit to keep the coals glowing for today.
Had to take it easy today because of some ongoing thing that swells my wrist, or hand(s) occasionally.
Still need some lab work to figure that out. It's crazy painful for about 12 hours.
my newest interest is reading up on organic gardening. Hopefully I can get a couple giant water oaks down to create a nice spot for a small garden this Spring.
Learning about re-mineralizing the soil with rock dust and preparring a suitable soil. Ours is REALLY, really sandy down here. Needs plenty of work.
UBM,
Japanese flora must be beautiful. Are public spaces common there in the city ?
Hope the rest of you Aprillers are having a wonderful Fall season !?!![/QUOTE
Long time no read Tops, Hope you are well. Man you are always an interesting person to read..."re-mineralizing rock dust"
I'm so intrigued by this type of thing but rarely have the time to go
deep into it.
Actually, I don't live in the big city of Japan. Smallish town but 30 minutes
from Osaka which is the second largest. I work in the countryside though
in a valley 10km by 15km surrounded by mountains. There are numerous
hikes in a 100km circumference of my home or work that I enjoy hiking to on the weekends. My passion is hiking and being out in nature. Not an extreme
hiker or rockclimber anymore but I love being out there having a picnic on a rock ledge or camping. My cup of tea!
Thanks, ..... I've been keeping up with you guys over at the KA,
been going through some sort of busy, and frequently exhausted cycles trying to keep that tree removal project going.
Last night when I returned from work at 2 am on a beautiful full moon, the yard is hardly recognizable. Light filtering down through the canopy of giant oaks on a flat surface.
Put a couple logs on the fire pit to keep the coals glowing for today.
Had to take it easy today because of some ongoing thing that swells my wrist, or hand(s) occasionally.
Still need some lab work to figure that out. It's crazy painful for about 12 hours.
my newest interest is reading up on organic gardening. Hopefully I can get a couple giant water oaks down to create a nice spot for a small garden this Spring.
Learning about re-mineralizing the soil with rock dust and preparring a suitable soil. Ours is REALLY, really sandy down here. Needs plenty of work.
UBM,
Japanese flora must be beautiful. Are public spaces common there in the city ?
Hope the rest of you Aprillers are having a wonderful Fall season !?!!
[/QUOTELong time no read Tops, Hope you are well. Man you are always an interesting person to read..."re-mineralizing rock dust"
I'm so intrigued by this type of thing but rarely have the time to go
deep into it.
Actually, I don't live in the big city of Japan. Smallish town but 30 minutes
from Osaka which is the second largest. I work in the countryside though
in a valley 10km by 15km surrounded by mountains. There are numerous
hikes in a 100km circumference of my home or work that I enjoy hiking to on the weekends. My passion is hiking and being out in nature. Not an extreme
hiker or rockclimber anymore but I love being out there having a picnic on a rock ledge or camping. My cup of tea!
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 33
this one on steve jobs. I really can't say much but after watching
PBS "one last thing" and "igenius-how stevejobssavedtheworld"
Wow! One thing I can say about this man is that he is a person in the US
that had the knowhow and creativity to make great change for
humankind. God knows the Eurozone is is in crisis now and so all of us in 2012...maybe.
But there is hope in creative genius like Jobs and others. Makes me wonder why I ever
squandered my potential in drinking excessively. I wish for all the ability for all
sensitive types that drink to let go their gripes
and complaints about this world and join the struggle to find PEACE.
Life is very short.
Life is full of potential.
We have to make the most of it.
let's do it!
PBS "one last thing" and "igenius-how stevejobssavedtheworld"
Wow! One thing I can say about this man is that he is a person in the US
that had the knowhow and creativity to make great change for
humankind. God knows the Eurozone is is in crisis now and so all of us in 2012...maybe.
But there is hope in creative genius like Jobs and others. Makes me wonder why I ever
squandered my potential in drinking excessively. I wish for all the ability for all
sensitive types that drink to let go their gripes
and complaints about this world and join the struggle to find PEACE.
Life is very short.
Life is full of potential.
We have to make the most of it.
let's do it!
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 33
Originally Posted by Ronan
Dunno if you guys remember me from a little while back - I still like to check the site a bit
Still going strong - of course that's despite my two relapses last year - the last one being new years (original, I know) so January 1st 2012 will mark my one year!
To be honest I rarely think about drinking any more. I could be in a pub and I wouldn't miss drinking for a second! Why did I do it in the first place!!!
Bah
Anyway, my goodness has this been an awesome journey. I never ever ever thought I could come this far in a year and it's this site and a bit of AA and the help of my family and friends and of course my beautiful and loyal girlfriend that got me here. The big thing for me now is I understand the amount of help that a person needs getting sober and without the economics and love that I was blessed with I'm not sure if I'd be here writing this post. So this journey has thought me an awful lot about empathy and I try and help people who were in my situation whenever I can.
Blah blah blah essentially Love you all
Still going strong - of course that's despite my two relapses last year - the last one being new years (original, I know) so January 1st 2012 will mark my one year!
To be honest I rarely think about drinking any more. I could be in a pub and I wouldn't miss drinking for a second! Why did I do it in the first place!!!
Bah
Anyway, my goodness has this been an awesome journey. I never ever ever thought I could come this far in a year and it's this site and a bit of AA and the help of my family and friends and of course my beautiful and loyal girlfriend that got me here. The big thing for me now is I understand the amount of help that a person needs getting sober and without the economics and love that I was blessed with I'm not sure if I'd be here writing this post. So this journey has thought me an awful lot about empathy and I try and help people who were in my situation whenever I can.
Blah blah blah essentially
Love you allGlad to hear you made it back here. Is the Ronan like "Ronin" in Japanese
A rōnin (浪*********?)[1] or rounin was a Bushi with no lord or master during the feudal period (1185–1868) of Japan. A samurai became masterless from the death or fall of his master, or after the loss of his master's favor or privilege.
In modern usage, the term is also applied to describe a salaryman who is "between employers" or a secondary school graduate who has not yet been admitted to university.
Just wondering about that...
Looking forward to reading your future posts
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