Class Of February 2014 Part 10
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Gazza & Casinva - Congrats on 6 months. I turn 6 months Saturday. It's not quite Saturday here yet. 
Gazza - I'm impressed with how far you have grown spiritually. You have the most logical and hardworking approach to spirituality that I've ever encountered.
Cas - Sometimes I think you and I are the alcoholic version of the doublemint twins, with the way our anxiety and alcoholism wove themselves together. You and I are both getting back out there and enjoying life!
I'm so indebted to everyone on this thread, from the time it started six months ago, with all of you, for my sobriety. I'm grateful to you for sharing our sober journeys. Thanks for sharing here, listening and offering your advice.
I hope to work on staying in the present moment, stopping trying to predict the future, and using joyous, happy and free as the barometer for making my decisions.
Sending my love SL, LS, torn, dsober, diggingin, fabl, and to all Febbies current and past!
Gazza - I'm impressed with how far you have grown spiritually. You have the most logical and hardworking approach to spirituality that I've ever encountered.
Cas - Sometimes I think you and I are the alcoholic version of the doublemint twins, with the way our anxiety and alcoholism wove themselves together. You and I are both getting back out there and enjoying life!
I'm so indebted to everyone on this thread, from the time it started six months ago, with all of you, for my sobriety. I'm grateful to you for sharing our sober journeys. Thanks for sharing here, listening and offering your advice.
I hope to work on staying in the present moment, stopping trying to predict the future, and using joyous, happy and free as the barometer for making my decisions.
Sending my love SL, LS, torn, dsober, diggingin, fabl, and to all Febbies current and past!
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To hear people hitting six months puts a huge smile on my face, that is such a huge accomplishment guys, everything you've been through completely sober, just imagine the huge reserves of strength you're building in this sobriety. I read that it's a big physiological milestone too, that evil substance is now completely absent from your body and it will just get easier and easier from here.
You've climbed mountains here my friends.
You've climbed mountains here my friends.
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Hello February friends!
Just checking in to give a HUGE congratulations to Gazza, Casinva, Gleefan, and dSober on 6 months..WOW! When I think of the past 6 months, and all of my own ups and downs and back and forths with drinking, realizing that you guys just kept plugging along, fighting the fight and not giving in is a huge inspiration. I hope that you are as proud of yourselves as we are of you because it truly is a testament to your strength and commitment to yourself and the quality of your life.
As for me, with all of my stops and starts, to say that I am recommitted (again) sounds like an empty promise. Today is my third day without drinking, but within the past month alone, I 've had 3 days here and there as well as a week. I just keep realizing again and again how much better my life is without alcohol, and that the secret (for me) is to ride out the cravings and all that AV talk in my head at certain moments throughout the day/night. I have seen such incredible changes in myself and my life once alcohol is removed, it really is just a no-brainer. Bottom line...I refuse to give up! I will get there.
Love and friendship to all
Just checking in to give a HUGE congratulations to Gazza, Casinva, Gleefan, and dSober on 6 months..WOW! When I think of the past 6 months, and all of my own ups and downs and back and forths with drinking, realizing that you guys just kept plugging along, fighting the fight and not giving in is a huge inspiration. I hope that you are as proud of yourselves as we are of you because it truly is a testament to your strength and commitment to yourself and the quality of your life.
As for me, with all of my stops and starts, to say that I am recommitted (again) sounds like an empty promise. Today is my third day without drinking, but within the past month alone, I 've had 3 days here and there as well as a week. I just keep realizing again and again how much better my life is without alcohol, and that the secret (for me) is to ride out the cravings and all that AV talk in my head at certain moments throughout the day/night. I have seen such incredible changes in myself and my life once alcohol is removed, it really is just a no-brainer. Bottom line...I refuse to give up! I will get there.
Love and friendship to all
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Congratulations Casinva, Gazza, gleefan, and dsober on 6 months! That's HUGE! 
Not much going on here other than baby is sick again. Sore throat, cough, runny nose, low-grade fever. The works! I'm so glad I'm sober and I can take good care of him. I really don't think I'd be 'present' enough to make the right decisions for him if I were drinking or hungover. I can only imagine what negligence and mistakes could be made if I continued to drink like I did and it makes me shudder!
Not much going on here other than baby is sick again. Sore throat, cough, runny nose, low-grade fever. The works! I'm so glad I'm sober and I can take good care of him. I really don't think I'd be 'present' enough to make the right decisions for him if I were drinking or hungover. I can only imagine what negligence and mistakes could be made if I continued to drink like I did and it makes me shudder!
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FABL it's great to see you! You can do this, take it one day at a time and just keep learning, I think that's the key to this, it's never going to be easy but it does get progressively easier if you keep learning.
I wish you all the peace and strength in the world, just come on here if you need help with anything.
I wish you all the peace and strength in the world, just come on here if you need help with anything.
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Originally Posted by LonelyShadow 
FABL it's great to see you! You can do this, take it one day at a time and just keep learning, I think that's the key to this, it's never going to be easy but it does get progressively easier if you keep learning.
I wish you all the peace and strength in the world, just come on here if you need help with anything.
I wish you all the peace and strength in the world, just come on here if you need help with anything.
Ditto what LS said. And keep popping in here; we have missed you.
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LS, what has the weather been like in the UK lately? Beginning August 29th, I am going to be in London and surrounding areas (day trip rail distance) for 10 days; then Keswick area for a couple of days; then Edinburgh area for several days; then Inverness area for several days before heading back to Edinburgh.
I can't wait; I just love the UK; spent quite a bit of time there in my 20s.
I can't wait; I just love the UK; spent quite a bit of time there in my 20s.
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It gets very strange around this time we occasionally have lovely summer sun then heavy spring showers followed by winter cold winds then back to summer sun again
It's a lovely time of year really, I love how changeable the weather can be, I think i'm an Autumn sort of person
Are you here on business or pleasure?
I have the whole family around for the weekend it's proving to be much more stressful than I thought. I'm trying to think of it as practice though, everytime I feel stressed and hear the AV at the fringes of my consciousness I dig into my toolbox and can usually find something
It's a lovely time of year really, I love how changeable the weather can be, I think i'm an Autumn sort of person
Are you here on business or pleasure?
I have the whole family around for the weekend it's proving to be much more stressful than I thought. I'm trying to think of it as practice though, everytime I feel stressed and hear the AV at the fringes of my consciousness I dig into my toolbox and can usually find something
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Originally Posted by LonelyShadow
It gets very strange around this time we occasionally have lovely summer sun then heavy spring showers followed by winter cold winds then back to summer sun again
It's a lovely time of year really, I love how changeable the weather can be, I think i'm an Autumn sort of person
Are you here on business or pleasure?
I have the whole family around for the weekend it's proving to be much more stressful than I thought. I'm trying to think of it as practice though, everytime I feel stressed and hear the AV at the fringes of my consciousness I dig into my toolbox and can usually find something
It's a lovely time of year really, I love how changeable the weather can be, I think i'm an Autumn sort of person
Are you here on business or pleasure?
I have the whole family around for the weekend it's proving to be much more stressful than I thought. I'm trying to think of it as practice though, everytime I feel stressed and hear the AV at the fringes of my consciousness I dig into my toolbox and can usually find something
Stay strong around your family; have an escape route in the back of your mind.
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Thanks, I have learned to take a step back in my mind if things begin to get too overwhelming or somebody upsets me, I just sort of take a breath in and centre myself, try to remind myself "It's not a big deal" and remember that as long as i'm sober, it doesn't really matter what happens. I look back on many events and remember the sobriety, not the stress of the situation.
While you're in England I highly recommend searching out something called 'Eccles Cakes', i've never been able to find them in any other country and it's something you have to try with a cup of proper English breakfast tea
While you're in England I highly recommend searching out something called 'Eccles Cakes', i've never been able to find them in any other country and it's something you have to try with a cup of proper English breakfast tea
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