Class of March 2013 Part 12
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Marcher, Bud, you are both amazing! You have officially achieved a 'half Natty'! Seriously it really is an a achievement.
When I first attempted my sobriety in January, I counted the days, hoarding them like treasure. Unfortunately at 30 I thought I could celebrate my sobriety with a drink.
AofS you know what you have already achieved and are capable of and will achieve again. Your recent slip was actually a big stride forward in your mental image of your sobriety, and without it you might still be missing what you felt you needed. So put away the hair shirt and consider Tues you unofficial first 50
I am not going to go into my difficulties here, that needs a coffee, but suffice to say yesterday was the worst day emotionally by far since I stepped on my path. I still have difficulties ahead, and no certain resolution, but the worst, I hope is behind me. It would have been so easy to pick up a bottle, so easy to excuse myself considering the circumstances. I even floated the idea in my head to see if the committee wanted to consider it.The vote was an overwhelming, no thank you. Hear me, this was no sneaky AV trying to get me to drink, I had absolutely no desire, I knew fundamentally it would not help me and far more likely would warp the situation beyond compare.
Thank you Dee. Without a shadow of a doubt this was your teaching. I live sober by 'keeping alcohol off the table' and yesterday proved that. I know it has no place in my life, not now, not ever. I am so glad, I would have been a total mess yesterday if I had been drinking. Instead I am 6 weeks ( and 1 day) sober. Thank you Dee, and thank you everyone for your support, just when I needed it. I'm away for a coffee now, and see if there are any Anzac biscuits left.
When I first attempted my sobriety in January, I counted the days, hoarding them like treasure. Unfortunately at 30 I thought I could celebrate my sobriety with a drink.
AofS you know what you have already achieved and are capable of and will achieve again. Your recent slip was actually a big stride forward in your mental image of your sobriety, and without it you might still be missing what you felt you needed. So put away the hair shirt and consider Tues you unofficial first 50
I am not going to go into my difficulties here, that needs a coffee, but suffice to say yesterday was the worst day emotionally by far since I stepped on my path. I still have difficulties ahead, and no certain resolution, but the worst, I hope is behind me. It would have been so easy to pick up a bottle, so easy to excuse myself considering the circumstances. I even floated the idea in my head to see if the committee wanted to consider it.The vote was an overwhelming, no thank you. Hear me, this was no sneaky AV trying to get me to drink, I had absolutely no desire, I knew fundamentally it would not help me and far more likely would warp the situation beyond compare.
Thank you Dee. Without a shadow of a doubt this was your teaching. I live sober by 'keeping alcohol off the table' and yesterday proved that. I know it has no place in my life, not now, not ever. I am so glad, I would have been a total mess yesterday if I had been drinking. Instead I am 6 weeks ( and 1 day) sober. Thank you Dee, and thank you everyone for your support, just when I needed it. I'm away for a coffee now, and see if there are any Anzac biscuits left.
sober date 4th march 2013
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Toots
Well done my girl
Isnt it great when you can logicaly think things through and come to the conclusion that alcohol isnt going to help anything
Enjoy your coffee and anzacs....dunking a flapjack as I type
Mick x
Well done my girl
Isnt it great when you can logicaly think things through and come to the conclusion that alcohol isnt going to help anythingEnjoy your coffee and anzacs....dunking a flapjack as I type
Mick x
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Get with it litte brother, if I can keep up im sure you can!! I just keep check of 'my posts' at the top of the screen, I post on several different sites, limericks and word games etc but it's easy that way to keep track
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Thanks Toots
Its not really that I cant keep up!!
Just that I like an easy life and when everyone was in one place I found it easier to keep my beadie eye on what was going on......and if you give me a chineese burn I will poke you in the eye with a frozen sausage!!
Mick x
Its not really that I cant keep up!!
Just that I like an easy life and when everyone was in one place I found it easier to keep my beadie eye on what was going on......and if you give me a chineese burn I will poke you in the eye with a frozen sausage!!
Mick x
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Morning, Marchers!
A beautiful sunny morning where I am!
Congrats to Natty on 100 days!
Mick, I can so relate to getting confused by too many threads! Between 2 Marcher threads, my original thread and InBox I can't keep up with it all. One-finger typing on an iPad is slow!
Toots, so happy to hear that you weren't even tempted to drink. WTG!
I hope you all have a great day
(((hugs)))
Sassy
A beautiful sunny morning where I am!
Congrats to Natty on 100 days!
Mick, I can so relate to getting confused by too many threads! Between 2 Marcher threads, my original thread and InBox I can't keep up with it all. One-finger typing on an iPad is slow!
Toots, so happy to hear that you weren't even tempted to drink. WTG!
I hope you all have a great day
(((hugs)))
Sassy
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Hahaha I realised after I posted that, it could be misinterpreted! What you know very well that I meant was that you did not add up your days regularly! You do so well, quietly racking the sober days up, posting only to share an appropriate history, or to cheer someone up, it is easy for us to forget that you are notching up personal milestones. I hope that you are still celebrating them with soda ice cream floats!!
Sober Date: March 10, 2013
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I think so toots... gluten free grains, fish, and lots of fruits and veggies. I'm also finding drinking a lot of water helps.
I'm now leaning towards ulcer...
But enough with the self diagnosis!!!! I go to the gastro @ 3:30 pm today
I'm now leaning towards ulcer...
But enough with the self diagnosis!!!! I go to the gastro @ 3:30 pm today
xoxo
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Phebe, I hope your appointment goes well!
It's amazing how many people do their own research on their medical issues these days. I think it's positive in many ways although it can also be risky. I think we're smart enough to be selective in the sites we read and how much self-diagnosis we do. It's kinda ironic - when I was younger I would always assume the worst. Now I find myself more often than not that it's probably nothing significant. A couple of times, however, it did go sour. But the good news is that I recovered.
Hugs,
Sassy
It's amazing how many people do their own research on their medical issues these days. I think it's positive in many ways although it can also be risky. I think we're smart enough to be selective in the sites we read and how much self-diagnosis we do. It's kinda ironic - when I was younger I would always assume the worst. Now I find myself more often than not that it's probably nothing significant. A couple of times, however, it did go sour. But the good news is that I recovered.
Hugs,
Sassy
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