Class of September 2013 - Part 21
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Well I golfed a 70 today which wouldn't be too bad if it was 18 holes but since we just played the front 9 ughhh. Glad I had the ugly pants to take everybody's mind off my golfing. Not a big Dallas fan buy thr colors match my Mustang.. I got to match..
HTTR!!! (Even though the Skins suck this year too)
Sorry you are having a difficult time, but I am glad that you are still here! I hope you're being patient with yourself. Abstinence will come!
Hi -- I just wanted to post this as promised yesterday that I would not go to my old bar's Christmas party. I had to go by it on the bus and I never even had the slight urge to go.. the sight of it makes me sad, quite honestly. So I'm home safe and sound, in my couch potato gear making myself some peppermint green tea. I feel very blessed. Have a great evening everyone
I did get kinda dolled up for the photo shoot!
Also, because my webcam takes a mirrored pic, I had to write those messages backwards! Hence, the 6 y/o handwriting.
Hi -- I just wanted to post this as promised yesterday that I would not go to my old bar's Christmas party. I had to go by it on the bus and I never even had the slight urge to go.. the sight of it makes me sad, quite honestly. So I'm home safe and sound, in my couch potato gear making myself some peppermint green tea. I feel very blessed. Have a great evening everyone
Plenny, I'm sorry you're sick. Get well soon! I have a tendency to just ride sickness out without a lot of hoopla, but when my husband gets me to try even a little something to ease the misery, I'm always grateful. I think "wow, why did I fight this so much?" Ah well. I hate going to the doctor (sorry Renarde and other healthcare workers). I just have been really screwed by the health care field in general.
So....I just got this "joke" e-mail. I'm not laughing. I'm fighting the urge to write back as to how many people are killed by drunk drivers every year.
I'm getting so militant...yet it wasn't all that long ago, I WAS drinking and driving.
So....I just got this "joke" e-mail. I'm not laughing. I'm fighting the urge to write back as to how many people are killed by drunk drivers every year.
I'm getting so militant...yet it wasn't all that long ago, I WAS drinking and driving.
His tragic story:
The life and death of a real 'somebody' | savannahnow.com
I used to drive drunk also. I totaled my car after falling asleep at the wheel when I was 22. I stopped driving drunk after that! No one else was on the road and I was not injured so I just called AAA and had my car towed.
All of that being said, I thought the email was a little funny! (maybe just clever?)
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I was thinking a little bit ago that it may have been a good thing that I hit my head and got a concussion..
Since leaving the hospital I have added addiction therapy and regular AA meetings to my sober recovery tool box and now I feel like I can beat this monster if I keep vigilant.
Adding new friends and new sober routines.
Since leaving the hospital I have added addiction therapy and regular AA meetings to my sober recovery tool box and now I feel like I can beat this monster if I keep vigilant.
Adding new friends and new sober routines.
Good morning all, its still hot here. Only morning and its around 30C (86F) but I wont complain too much as any sunshine is welcome right now. Its almost impossible to be upset at a sunny sky !
So, I had been having these negative moods early on this week which was triggered by the anniversary of my father's passing away. I usually pay my respects to my father if I am back here. Its a mixture of sadness and regret. Regret that I didnt spend enough time with him (as I lived overseas), didnt say I loved him enough or tell him how very proud I was to be his son. The saving grace was that I realised his dream of going on safari to Africa one year. He loved it. Anyway, then I started projecting about what the future would look like which was also not positive as I wont be able to do as I wish due to my financial constraints. Secondly, Christmas is coming up and my brother will be there. We have an uneasy relationship which sort of waxes and wanes. A few months before I stopped drinking, he sent me some annoying texts which I thought were presumptious. I was very curt in my replies though the anger was more directed at the 3rd person involved. My brother didnt appreciate it and stopped communicating with me. Truthfully, I was drinking when I sent the messages though they were not rude just abrupt. Even dead sober, i would still have sent him back a sharp reply. The home front is still a bit of a battle ground with my human minefield (i.e., my partner) exploding at odd times. But it isnt so bad in the past few days. Still, a minefield is just that.
All of this meant that I was going to and fro between the past and the future. So, I was not exactly a happy chappy. I did consider drinking. But, it was the equivalent of considering whether I needed to remove the plaque from my teeth. I weighed it up and decided that drinking wasnt beneficial and actually found the thought quite repugnant. So, ditched that idea. Gradually it dawned on me that I was not focusing on the present. Once I began to live in the present and keep my mind here and now, the negative thoughts began to dissipate.
So, I am feeling back to normal, largely. Got some vigour back in my step. I've decided to adopt the roll over and play dead strategy (learnt from my dog) when it comes to my brother and Christmas.
That's all for now ! THis thread moves fast.
Oh, but I do have to say Br00ksie...you make me want to be a young man again !
Have a lovely day/evening all! Love and gratitude to everyone !!
So, I had been having these negative moods early on this week which was triggered by the anniversary of my father's passing away. I usually pay my respects to my father if I am back here. Its a mixture of sadness and regret. Regret that I didnt spend enough time with him (as I lived overseas), didnt say I loved him enough or tell him how very proud I was to be his son. The saving grace was that I realised his dream of going on safari to Africa one year. He loved it. Anyway, then I started projecting about what the future would look like which was also not positive as I wont be able to do as I wish due to my financial constraints. Secondly, Christmas is coming up and my brother will be there. We have an uneasy relationship which sort of waxes and wanes. A few months before I stopped drinking, he sent me some annoying texts which I thought were presumptious. I was very curt in my replies though the anger was more directed at the 3rd person involved. My brother didnt appreciate it and stopped communicating with me. Truthfully, I was drinking when I sent the messages though they were not rude just abrupt. Even dead sober, i would still have sent him back a sharp reply. The home front is still a bit of a battle ground with my human minefield (i.e., my partner) exploding at odd times. But it isnt so bad in the past few days. Still, a minefield is just that.
All of this meant that I was going to and fro between the past and the future. So, I was not exactly a happy chappy. I did consider drinking. But, it was the equivalent of considering whether I needed to remove the plaque from my teeth. I weighed it up and decided that drinking wasnt beneficial and actually found the thought quite repugnant. So, ditched that idea. Gradually it dawned on me that I was not focusing on the present. Once I began to live in the present and keep my mind here and now, the negative thoughts began to dissipate.
So, I am feeling back to normal, largely. Got some vigour back in my step. I've decided to adopt the roll over and play dead strategy (learnt from my dog) when it comes to my brother and Christmas.
That's all for now ! THis thread moves fast.
Oh, but I do have to say Br00ksie...you make me want to be a young man again !
Have a lovely day/evening all! Love and gratitude to everyone !!
You're so pretty, Brooksie. You look fiesty just like you sound in your posts. And I mean that in a very good way. I love fiesty people
Tonight my hubby, middle daughter, son and I drove around town and looked at Christmas lights. I brought a box of candy canes and we turned Christmas music on the radio. It was so much fun. Oh we took the dog too and it was super funny how interested he was in the lights lol
Just wanted to share my experience because I am proud to be making these memories with my kids and showing them you can have fun sans booze!
Tonight my hubby, middle daughter, son and I drove around town and looked at Christmas lights. I brought a box of candy canes and we turned Christmas music on the radio. It was so much fun. Oh we took the dog too and it was super funny how interested he was in the lights lol
Just wanted to share my experience because I am proud to be making these memories with my kids and showing them you can have fun sans booze!
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