24 Hour Recovery Connections Part 176
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Northern Michigan
Posts: 28,801
24 more please, Dear God.
Congrats to all the milestoners yesterday and today!
Congrats to all those sober today!
Prayers for the sick or struggling.
A Big Thank You to my Friend Strat. You're awesome girl!
See you. Byeeee for now. Love and Peace.
Congrats to all the milestoners yesterday and today!
Congrats to all those sober today!
Prayers for the sick or struggling.
A Big Thank You to my Friend Strat. You're awesome girl!
See you. Byeeee for now. Love and Peace.
Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 1,285
Today I was thinking about my past drug use and whether or not I had reached addiction or just came close. Without a doubt I'm an alcoholic. I haven't done hard drugs in years and never reached the point of uncontrollable use, but was habitual. Still, I am a substance abuser - give me a substance that will alter mind (alcohol, pot, pills, etc.) and I will abuse it. So that being the case I am definitely a candidate for complete and total abstinence. Therefore I commityself to 24 more hours of sobriety!!!
learning to live
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,665
24 more hours as I am finally beginning to feel a bit back to life. Why turn around now? Nope. 8:41PM. 
One can not be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often. - Eric Fromm
One way to avoid hurt in this world is to kill all feelings. Another is to see nothing: withdraw, close up like a deep water clam does when it senses a threat. Then everything that swims by is put off by that closed shell.
Unlike clams, however, we can not hide in a defensive shell without damaging ourselves. There is no way around it. If we take a good look at what is going on in the world, and try to be responsive to it, there will be sadness. At this stage of human evolution there is much to be sad about.
Compassion has a price. if we choose to care, we first choose to grow in maturity. We must learn to acknowledge all that is painful in this world, all the human failing - without being consumed by it. As real and distressing as all the sad things are, they are not the totality of human experience. Just as our compassion is not that totality of who we are. We need always to recognize the existence of what is good as well as what is not.
As I seek truth, I will find enough good to keep me going.
One can not be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often. - Eric Fromm
One way to avoid hurt in this world is to kill all feelings. Another is to see nothing: withdraw, close up like a deep water clam does when it senses a threat. Then everything that swims by is put off by that closed shell.
Unlike clams, however, we can not hide in a defensive shell without damaging ourselves. There is no way around it. If we take a good look at what is going on in the world, and try to be responsive to it, there will be sadness. At this stage of human evolution there is much to be sad about.
Compassion has a price. if we choose to care, we first choose to grow in maturity. We must learn to acknowledge all that is painful in this world, all the human failing - without being consumed by it. As real and distressing as all the sad things are, they are not the totality of human experience. Just as our compassion is not that totality of who we are. We need always to recognize the existence of what is good as well as what is not.
As I seek truth, I will find enough good to keep me going.
Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Southern Ontario, Canada
Posts: 1,618
Greetings everyone! Tis 10:11 pm here in Ontario.
Today is sober day # 50 for me I'm so grateful to have come this far.
If the Creator would be so kind as to grant me yet another sober 24 I'd be very thankful.
Today is sober day # 50 for me
I'm so grateful to have come this far.If the Creator would be so kind as to grant me yet another sober 24 I'd be very thankful.
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: German Village, Columbus with my love ♥
Posts: 88,480
♥ This is a list of everyone who posted their commitment to stay sober in the last 24 hours.
It is awesome to have every single one of you here with us! 
♥
1newcreation
Babs1234
bandicoot2
BarbieKen
Bobbieka
Bubovski
Coldfusion
DaneK
Dee74
Delilah1
DrakeCKC
ElleDee
FormerBeerLover
gatorman
Gilmer
Goat
goose333
growpath
Hevyn
Jeni26
joandmelandhan
jsm273
Kaneda8888
Kris47
least
Lostmyoffswitch
lyddie
Madbird
Mark1014
martina12
mystified
nmd
NoGoingBack
Pattik57
PhoenixJ
Purplrks3647
Quincy
RedBerryJuniper
ReneM
Saskia
SoberLeigh
SomeSortOfHuman
STDragon
strategery
Surrender2win
suzie89
tgirl
theVman31
ThisTimePlease
tokidoki
tootsl1
U75
vanaprastha
venuscat
waywardson8260
Windancer
yukonm
zeppodog
Onward together! ♥
It is awesome to have every single one of you here with us!
♥1newcreation
Babs1234
bandicoot2
BarbieKen
Bobbieka
Bubovski
Coldfusion
DaneK
Dee74
Delilah1
DrakeCKC
ElleDee
FormerBeerLover
gatorman
Gilmer
Goat
goose333
growpath
Hevyn
Jeni26
joandmelandhan
jsm273
Kaneda8888
Kris47
least
Lostmyoffswitch
lyddie
Madbird
Mark1014
martina12
mystified
nmd
NoGoingBack
Pattik57
PhoenixJ
Purplrks3647
Quincy
RedBerryJuniper
ReneM
Saskia
SoberLeigh
SomeSortOfHuman
STDragon
strategery
Surrender2win
suzie89
tgirl
theVman31
ThisTimePlease
tokidoki
tootsl1
U75
vanaprastha
venuscat
waywardson8260
Windancer
yukonm
zeppodog
Onward together! ♥
Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: German Village, Columbus with my love ♥
Posts: 88,480
November 3, 2016
DaneK ~ 2 weeks! ♥
Pattik57 ~ 2 weeks! ♥
ThisTimePlease ~ 2 weeks! ♥
mystified ~ yesterday, sorry ~ 3 weeks! ♥
Optimist4ever57 ~ yesterday, sorry ~ 4 weeks! ♥
immri ~ 7 months! ♥
DaneK ~ 2 weeks! ♥
Pattik57 ~ 2 weeks! ♥
ThisTimePlease ~ 2 weeks! ♥
mystified ~ yesterday, sorry ~ 3 weeks! ♥
Optimist4ever57 ~ yesterday, sorry ~ 4 weeks! ♥
immri ~ 7 months! ♥
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Melbourne Australia.
Posts: 3,748
Originally Posted by growpath 
24 more hours as I am finally beginning to feel a bit back to life. Why turn around now? Nope. 8:41PM.
One can not be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often. - Eric Fromm
One way to avoid hurt in this world is to kill all feelings. Another is to see nothing: withdraw, close up like a deep water clam does when it senses a threat. Then everything that swims by is put off by that closed shell.
Unlike clams, however, we can not hide in a defensive shell without damaging ourselves. There is no way around it. If we take a good look at what is going on in the world, and try to be responsive to it, there will be sadness. At this stage of human evolution there is much to be sad about.
Compassion has a price. if we choose to care, we first choose to grow in maturity. We must learn to acknowledge all that is painful in this world, all the human failing - without being consumed by it. As real and distressing as all the sad things are, they are not the totality of human experience. Just as our compassion is not that totality of who we are. We need always to recognize the existence of what is good as well as what is not.
As I seek truth, I will find enough good to keep me going.
One can not be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often. - Eric Fromm
One way to avoid hurt in this world is to kill all feelings. Another is to see nothing: withdraw, close up like a deep water clam does when it senses a threat. Then everything that swims by is put off by that closed shell.
Unlike clams, however, we can not hide in a defensive shell without damaging ourselves. There is no way around it. If we take a good look at what is going on in the world, and try to be responsive to it, there will be sadness. At this stage of human evolution there is much to be sad about.
Compassion has a price. if we choose to care, we first choose to grow in maturity. We must learn to acknowledge all that is painful in this world, all the human failing - without being consumed by it. As real and distressing as all the sad things are, they are not the totality of human experience. Just as our compassion is not that totality of who we are. We need always to recognize the existence of what is good as well as what is not.
As I seek truth, I will find enough good to keep me going.
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: South East England
Posts: 8,009
24 more please. I'm working from home today and pleased to be out of the toxic atmosphere
There are some people who drain my positivity, and I work with one of them unfortunately.
Have a great day everyone, no matter what you are doing ❤️
There are some people who drain my positivity, and I work with one of them unfortunately.
Have a great day everyone, no matter what you are doing ❤️
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Off the beaten track, UK
Posts: 812
Originally Posted by growpath
24 more hours as I am finally beginning to feel a bit back to life. Why turn around now? Nope. 8:41PM.
One can not be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often. - Eric Fromm
One way to avoid hurt in this world is to kill all feelings. Another is to see nothing: withdraw, close up like a deep water clam does when it senses a threat. Then everything that swims by is put off by that closed shell.
Unlike clams, however, we can not hide in a defensive shell without damaging ourselves. There is no way around it. If we take a good look at what is going on in the world, and try to be responsive to it, there will be sadness. At this stage of human evolution there is much to be sad about.
Compassion has a price. if we choose to care, we first choose to grow in maturity. We must learn to acknowledge all that is painful in this world, all the human failing - without being consumed by it. As real and distressing as all the sad things are, they are not the totality of human experience. Just as our compassion is not that totality of who we are. We need always to recognize the existence of what is good as well as what is not.
As I seek truth, I will find enough good to keep me going.
One can not be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often. - Eric Fromm
One way to avoid hurt in this world is to kill all feelings. Another is to see nothing: withdraw, close up like a deep water clam does when it senses a threat. Then everything that swims by is put off by that closed shell.
Unlike clams, however, we can not hide in a defensive shell without damaging ourselves. There is no way around it. If we take a good look at what is going on in the world, and try to be responsive to it, there will be sadness. At this stage of human evolution there is much to be sad about.
Compassion has a price. if we choose to care, we first choose to grow in maturity. We must learn to acknowledge all that is painful in this world, all the human failing - without being consumed by it. As real and distressing as all the sad things are, they are not the totality of human experience. Just as our compassion is not that totality of who we are. We need always to recognize the existence of what is good as well as what is not.
As I seek truth, I will find enough good to keep me going.
What a fantastic post, and thank you for an apt reminder:
We need always to recognize the existence of what is good as well as what is not.
Sleep is a problem still and I have no enthusiasm for anything just now, feel like I just want to curl up in a corner and hide.
Having said that, I'm proud to say I'm sober and I'll take another 24 hours please.
May today be kind to us all.
7.23am uk time and I could do with a couple of hours power nap right now..
Peace all
NGB
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