24-Hour Recovery Connections Part 49
. Doing my spring cleaning and gardening at the same time so I chose this funny juggling bunny 'cause it looks like me right now! 
p***enger
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: NYC
Posts: 19,042
Hello, friends!
Welcome, Solarion! Welcome back, MarathonMan & Copper442 – we missed you!! To everyone, this is a safe place & we’re glad you’re here!
Congratulations to our wonderful milestoners! Today we have ANewDayNYC
with 2 Brand-Spanking-New Months of sobriety, Peacehappyness 
with 5 Fantastic Months, and Alysheba Queen of Smileys 
with 13 Beautiful Months! Every day is a milestone! Congratulations to all and thanks for being here today and inspiring us all to keep at it, one day after the next!
Here’s the list of those who made part of their commitment to sobriety include posting on this thread from the foolish day to noon, April 2, New York local:
1newcreation
439trish
altoids
Alynn
Alysheba
ardy
BarbieKen
biminiblue
BuddinK
ChloeRose63
Chrissy2014
Coldfusion
Copper442
courage2
DaneK
Dee74
Della1968
erfra7
FaithfulAndFree
Findingtheway
ForgiveMeAll
ForMeForThem
FormerBeerLover
fromadistance
Gilmer
Goat
Grateful11
growpath
grtgrandpa
HeartsAfire
Hevyn
Jeni26
Justincredible
Kaneda8888
Kris47
MarathonMan
Meshelly
Midton
midwest1981
mystified
NoGoingBack
nymets86
Purpleknight
sean0621
Soberjoy1
soberwolf
Solarion
sthlondonab
strategery
tgirl
ThePhoenixFlames
tootsl1
Trees39
Try18
twal
venuscat
VikingGF
zeppodog
Because I know all y’all from up around Vermont are eagerly awaiting their arrival, please be patient, the blackpoll warblers won’t arrive from their winter headquarters in the islands and South America until May at the earliest.
Setophaga striata, blackpoll warbler, a small bird of the Americas, about the size of an ink pen. This is a link to its song: Blackpoll Warbler, Sounds, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
These little songbirds’ migration route includes a stretch over the open Atlantic Ocean of about 2,700 km or 1700 miles in what is now known to be nonstop flight of up to 3 days. My goodness, if this tiny thing of just a few grams can do that and still sing, I can stay sober today. You too? I believe so!
Welcome, Solarion! Welcome back, MarathonMan & Copper442 – we missed you!! To everyone, this is a safe place & we’re glad you’re here!
Congratulations to our wonderful milestoners! Today we have ANewDayNYC
with 2 Brand-Spanking-New Months of sobriety, Peacehappyness with 5 Fantastic Months, and Alysheba Queen of Smileys with 13 Beautiful Months! Every day is a milestone! Congratulations to all and thanks for being here today and inspiring us all to keep at it, one day after the next! Here’s the list of those who made part of their commitment to sobriety include posting on this thread from the foolish day to noon, April 2, New York local:
1newcreation
439trish
altoids
Alynn
Alysheba
ardy
BarbieKen
biminiblue
BuddinK
ChloeRose63
Chrissy2014
Coldfusion
Copper442
courage2
DaneK
Dee74
Della1968
erfra7
FaithfulAndFree
Findingtheway
ForgiveMeAll
ForMeForThem
FormerBeerLover
fromadistance
Gilmer
Goat
Grateful11
growpath
grtgrandpa
HeartsAfire
Hevyn
Jeni26
Justincredible
Kaneda8888
Kris47
MarathonMan
Meshelly
Midton
midwest1981
mystified
NoGoingBack
nymets86
Purpleknight
sean0621
Soberjoy1
soberwolf
Solarion
sthlondonab
strategery
tgirl
ThePhoenixFlames
tootsl1
Trees39
Try18
twal
venuscat
VikingGF
zeppodog
Because I know all y’all from up around Vermont are eagerly awaiting their arrival, please be patient, the blackpoll warblers won’t arrive from their winter headquarters in the islands and South America until May at the earliest.
Setophaga striata, blackpoll warbler, a small bird of the Americas, about the size of an ink pen. This is a link to its song: Blackpoll Warbler, Sounds, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
These little songbirds’ migration route includes a stretch over the open Atlantic Ocean of about 2,700 km or 1700 miles in what is now known to be nonstop flight of up to 3 days. My goodness, if this tiny thing of just a few grams can do that and still sing, I can stay sober today. You too? I believe so!
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Strailya
Posts: 8,023
All the best to the milestoners, keep striving forward.
It's been a sad 24 hours and I am in a rather sombre mood. An old friend that I have not seen for many years unexpectedly died a few nights ago. He was not an alcoholic. Just a normal guy, fit for his age (ski instructor) and had no medical problems. Simply died at the dinner table. The coroner is still investigating the cause of death. He left behind a wife and 3 children. I hadn't seen him for more than 20 years as I have lived overseas and returned back to my home town 2 years ago. So, I must be honest and say that he was not a close friend in recent times. We went to school together and hung out during university days. There were some really fun camping trips we went together in his beaten up 4WD that I have fond memories of to this day. I had always meant to catch up with him and there were a few opportunities through events with mutual friends. But I never did as I was too selfish, too concerned with what he would think of me as an alcoholic, too lazy. Now, I will never have that chance to see him.
As well, I learnt last night that the ex-secretary of my home group who was sober for 2 years and had a relapse, hasn't decided whether he wanted a sober life anymore. I feel frustrated about what to do. I know that the decision must be his if he wants to recover.
It's a sharp lesson that we are not in control of our destiny. How precious are our lives and how we must appreciate this no matter what our circumstance. Also never ever to take our sobriety for granted. It is not an entitlement but hard work.
Another 24 hours of loving kindness, compassion and sobriety please. Its 9:18am here.
Will try to be happier soon !!
It's been a sad 24 hours and I am in a rather sombre mood. An old friend that I have not seen for many years unexpectedly died a few nights ago. He was not an alcoholic. Just a normal guy, fit for his age (ski instructor) and had no medical problems. Simply died at the dinner table. The coroner is still investigating the cause of death. He left behind a wife and 3 children. I hadn't seen him for more than 20 years as I have lived overseas and returned back to my home town 2 years ago. So, I must be honest and say that he was not a close friend in recent times. We went to school together and hung out during university days. There were some really fun camping trips we went together in his beaten up 4WD that I have fond memories of to this day. I had always meant to catch up with him and there were a few opportunities through events with mutual friends. But I never did as I was too selfish, too concerned with what he would think of me as an alcoholic, too lazy. Now, I will never have that chance to see him.
As well, I learnt last night that the ex-secretary of my home group who was sober for 2 years and had a relapse, hasn't decided whether he wanted a sober life anymore. I feel frustrated about what to do. I know that the decision must be his if he wants to recover.
It's a sharp lesson that we are not in control of our destiny. How precious are our lives and how we must appreciate this no matter what our circumstance. Also never ever to take our sobriety for granted. It is not an entitlement but hard work.
Another 24 hours of loving kindness, compassion and sobriety please. Its 9:18am here.
Will try to be happier soon !!
Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: South Bay, So Cal
Posts: 6,123
[QUOTE=Gilmer;5296685
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. Congratulations you guys!! Someone is looking at you and thinking.." I can do this!" I believe that because I do.
ANewDayNYC
2 months
Peacehappyness
5 months
Alysheba
13 months
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: . Congratulations you guys!! Someone is looking at you and thinking.." I can do this!" I believe that because I do. ANewDayNYC
2 months
Peacehappyness
5 months
Alysheba
13 months
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Off the beaten track, UK
Posts: 812
Good evening everyone, 00.45 here in UK.
24 more please. Reading through quickly I just want to say how grateful I am for this forum. It's a source of daily strength that I look forward to a few minutes to read through each day.
Sending good vibes to Kaneda8888 and anyone else who needs them right now!
Onwards and upwards
Stay safe all
NGB
24 more please. Reading through quickly I just want to say how grateful I am for this forum. It's a source of daily strength that I look forward to a few minutes to read through each day.
Sending good vibes to Kaneda8888 and anyone else who needs them right now!
Onwards and upwards
Stay safe all
NGB
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