24 Hour Recovery Connections Part 71
p***enger
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: NYC
Posts: 19,047
Hello, friends! 
Welcome, VanillaChaiTea & christimac! It’s great to see you, BigShoe! Welcome back, Alynn & Soberjoy1! This is a caring place & I’m glad you’re all here today and any day!
Congratulations to today’s milestoners: GnikNus
celebrating 8 Amazing Months of sobriety, and Alysheba 
celebrating 17 Months!! Many thanks to all for being here and inspiring me to keep at it, one day after the next!
Here’s today’s list of those who made part of their commitment to sobriety include posting on this thread from 7:30 a.m. August 1 to now, August 2, New York local:
1newcreation
airwick
altoids
Alynn
angd1978
Angie247
aussieblue
BarbieKen
BigShoe
biminiblue
BringingBackB
BuddinK
CaseyW
ChloeRose63
christimac
Coldfusion
courage2
daybyday71915
Dee74
erfra7
FaithfulAndFree
ForgiveMeAll
ForMeForThem
FormerBeerLover
Gilmer
Goat
goose333
Grateful11
growpath
HeartsAfire
Hevyn
Hypernova
Jeni26
Joanne B
jsm273
Kaneda8888
Kris47
least
Marcher13
Mark1014
martina12
Meshelly
mystified
NoGoingBack
Peacehappyness
Purpleknight
Ringthedoorbell
sagittarius714
site1Q84
Soberjoy1
SoberLeigh
soberwolf
Solarion
strategery
Surrender2win
TheCrow
tootsl1
Trees39
VanillaChaiTea
venuscat
yukonm
zeppodog
((grtgrandpa))
I think it's proper to go from Damien Hirst's Virgin Mother to the genuine article. In terms of images of the Madonna & Child, I've always been partial to the Byzantine style. Maybe it's all the gold. But I think it's the expressions in the faces.
The Theotokos of Vladimir, aka Our Lady of Vladimir, around 1130, Constantinople, artist unknown. It's an early example of a type of image of the Virgin Mary where she and Jesus are touching cheeks -- called the Eleusa Virgin or the Virgin of Tenderness.
Try a little tenderness
I’ll see you here tomorrow, I hope!
Check back later for the Monday-to-Sunday list!
Welcome, VanillaChaiTea & christimac! It’s great to see you, BigShoe! Welcome back, Alynn & Soberjoy1! This is a caring place & I’m glad you’re all here today and any day!
Congratulations to today’s milestoners: GnikNus
celebrating 8 Amazing Months of sobriety, and Alysheba celebrating 17 Months!! Many thanks to all for being here and inspiring me to keep at it, one day after the next!Here’s today’s list of those who made part of their commitment to sobriety include posting on this thread from 7:30 a.m. August 1 to now, August 2, New York local:
1newcreation
airwick
altoids
Alynn
angd1978
Angie247
aussieblue
BarbieKen
BigShoe
biminiblue
BringingBackB
BuddinK
CaseyW
ChloeRose63
christimac
Coldfusion
courage2
daybyday71915
Dee74
erfra7
FaithfulAndFree
ForgiveMeAll
ForMeForThem
FormerBeerLover
Gilmer
Goat
goose333
Grateful11
growpath
HeartsAfire
Hevyn
Hypernova
Jeni26
Joanne B
jsm273
Kaneda8888
Kris47
least
Marcher13
Mark1014
martina12
Meshelly
mystified
NoGoingBack
Peacehappyness
Purpleknight
Ringthedoorbell
sagittarius714
site1Q84
Soberjoy1
SoberLeigh
soberwolf
Solarion
strategery
Surrender2win
TheCrow
tootsl1
Trees39
VanillaChaiTea
venuscat
yukonm
zeppodog
((grtgrandpa))
I think it's proper to go from Damien Hirst's Virgin Mother to the genuine article. In terms of images of the Madonna & Child, I've always been partial to the Byzantine style. Maybe it's all the gold. But I think it's the expressions in the faces.
The Theotokos of Vladimir, aka Our Lady of Vladimir, around 1130, Constantinople, artist unknown. It's an early example of a type of image of the Virgin Mary where she and Jesus are touching cheeks -- called the Eleusa Virgin or the Virgin of Tenderness.
Try a little tenderness
I’ll see you here tomorrow, I hope! Check back later for the Monday-to-Sunday list!
learning to live
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,665
Good Morning Everyone. Here is to sleeping like a dang baby and waking up at 10AM. Dreaming like crazy as well! I love sober sleep, just LOVE it. I love the mornings as well!
Today I will be having lunch with a friend and taking care of "to do" stuff.
"to be afraid of something is to have the wisdom to examine it closely, to study it well, to prepare for it carefully so that when we do move we are equal to the task" August 2 - Day 8
Signing in for 24 more hours of recovery!
Have a GREAT sober day all!
Prayers constantly being provided to those who are suffering.
Smiles, high fives and congrats going to out milestoners!
....and hugs and love going to you ALL!!!!!
Here is to sleeping like a dang baby and waking up at 10AM. Dreaming like crazy as well! I love sober sleep, just LOVE it. I love the mornings as well! Today I will be having lunch with a friend and taking care of "to do" stuff.
"to be afraid of something is to have the wisdom to examine it closely, to study it well, to prepare for it carefully so that when we do move we are equal to the task" August 2 - Day 8
Signing in for 24 more hours of recovery!
Have a GREAT sober day all!
Prayers constantly being provided to those who are suffering.
Smiles, high fives and congrats going to out milestoners!
....and hugs and love going to you ALL!!!!!
learning to live
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,665
So, I am reading a book; Gratitude: Affirming the Good Thing in Life by M. Beattie I want to share some things here that are in there on this thread that have helped me. I hope they help you too!
"we tell ourselves we are OK. It's wonderful to be who you are! Our thoughts are OK. Our feelings are appropriate. We're right where we are supposed to be today, at this moment. There is nothing wrong with us. If we've done wrongs, that is OK; we are doing the best we could. Despite our assorted character defects, we are OK. We are exactly where we are meant to be. And we're grateful for being who we are"
"sometimes, we can't even do our best; that's OK too. We have feelings, thought, fears, and vulnerabilities as we go through life, but we all do. We need to stop telling ourselves we are different when we are actually doing and feeling what everyone else does."
"we need to be good to ourselves. We need to be compassionate and kind to ourselves. How can we expect to take care of ourselves appropriately if we hate or dislike ourselves?"
be back later! xoxo
"we tell ourselves we are OK. It's wonderful to be who you are! Our thoughts are OK. Our feelings are appropriate. We're right where we are supposed to be today, at this moment. There is nothing wrong with us. If we've done wrongs, that is OK; we are doing the best we could. Despite our assorted character defects, we are OK. We are exactly where we are meant to be. And we're grateful for being who we are"
"sometimes, we can't even do our best; that's OK too. We have feelings, thought, fears, and vulnerabilities as we go through life, but we all do. We need to stop telling ourselves we are different when we are actually doing and feeling what everyone else does."
"we need to be good to ourselves. We need to be compassionate and kind to ourselves. How can we expect to take care of ourselves appropriately if we hate or dislike ourselves?"
be back later! xoxo
Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Deep in the heart of Texas
Posts: 1,736
Originally Posted by ForMeForThem 
24 more for me.
I'm off today for a week long vacation at a lake in the mountains. A place my children and I cherish. A great place to center myself. Internet service is spotty there but I will try to check in as I can.
Have a peaceful, sober day everyone.
I'm off today for a week long vacation at a lake in the mountains. A place my children and I cherish. A great place to center myself. Internet service is spotty there but I will try to check in as I can.
Have a peaceful, sober day everyone.
p***enger
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: NYC
Posts: 19,047
And now, because it’s Sunday…
Let’s celebrate the folks on this thread who made a commitment here within a 24 hour period, 7 days in a row, over the last week. That’s every day, rain or shine, rush or leisure. You all are rock-solid – congratulations on the week, and thank you for sharing your commitment here!
:
1newcreation
airwick
BarbieKen
biminiblue
BringingBackB
BuddinK
CaseyW
ChloeRose63
Coldfusion
courage2
Dee74
erfra7
FaithfulAndFree
ForgiveMeAll
FormerBeerLover
Gilmer
goose333
Grateful11
growpath
HeartsAfire
Hevyn
Jeni26
Joanne B
jsm273
Kaneda8888
Kris47
least
Mark1014
Meshelly
mystified
NoGoingBack
Ringthedoorbell
site1Q84
Soberjoy1
soberwolf
Solarion
strategery
Surrender2win
Trees39
venuscat
yukonm
zeppodog
Special thanks to strategery who’s kindly volunteered to post the daily list.
If you’re not on the list for whatever reason, the next week begins with NOW!
Let’s celebrate the folks on this thread who made a commitment here within a 24 hour period, 7 days in a row, over the last week. That’s every day, rain or shine, rush or leisure. You all are rock-solid – congratulations on the week, and thank you for sharing your commitment here!
:1newcreation
airwick
BarbieKen
biminiblue
BringingBackB
BuddinK
CaseyW
ChloeRose63
Coldfusion
courage2
Dee74
erfra7
FaithfulAndFree
ForgiveMeAll
FormerBeerLover
Gilmer
goose333
Grateful11
growpath
HeartsAfire
Hevyn
Jeni26
Joanne B
jsm273
Kaneda8888
Kris47
least
Mark1014
Meshelly
mystified
NoGoingBack
Ringthedoorbell
site1Q84
Soberjoy1
soberwolf
Solarion
strategery
Surrender2win
Trees39
venuscat
yukonm
zeppodog
Special thanks to strategery who’s kindly volunteered to post the daily list.
If you’re not on the list for whatever reason, the next week begins with NOW!
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