Class of February 2016 Part 22
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Me and my Badger Brother. It's incredible.
But....lots of hard work ahead.
I want to say that I don't think a perfect streak is all that special...it's the fact that all of us have stuck around, either here or even in other classes, that's really important. Counting days is fine, but I think even if it's day one, as long as you're here or in a main room, that's the key. I post almost daily except weekends when I'm often out of wifi range, and it's just the accountability of posting, reading, making my dumb jokes, posting about my beloved rock bands, that's what's made this year so special for me. I can honestly say that I've loved almost every minute, except for some tough times early on last spring, and when this bumble bee bent his wing pretty bad jumping off that cliff in Mexico, but other than that, it's been one of the most positive experiences I've had...and it'll continue because I ain't going anywhere!
But....lots of hard work ahead.
I want to say that I don't think a perfect streak is all that special...it's the fact that all of us have stuck around, either here or even in other classes, that's really important. Counting days is fine, but I think even if it's day one, as long as you're here or in a main room, that's the key. I post almost daily except weekends when I'm often out of wifi range, and it's just the accountability of posting, reading, making my dumb jokes, posting about my beloved rock bands, that's what's made this year so special for me. I can honestly say that I've loved almost every minute, except for some tough times early on last spring, and when this bumble bee bent his wing pretty bad jumping off that cliff in Mexico, but other than that, it's been one of the most positive experiences I've had...and it'll continue because I ain't going anywhere!
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well OOTT it's not special in the sense that many many millions of people go a year without drinking, and we're only doing what we should have been doing for years before we finally did it...yadda yadda
but I reckon it is special in the way I'm sure we can both remember where we came from and how 3, 4 days without drinking back then was like some kind of science fiction....
It's also very special cos it shows other peeps here it can be done
so I'll be here to slap your back in a couple of days
D
but I reckon it is special in the way I'm sure we can both remember where we came from and how 3, 4 days without drinking back then was like some kind of science fiction....
It's also very special cos it shows other peeps here it can be done
so I'll be here to slap your back in a couple of days
D
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Well said OOTT- and Dee!!!
I am pretty darn excited about Feb this year. Just thinking of how I was about to quit, here these next couple of weeks, and what I was like then....wow. WOW. What a gift that I did on Feb 22, 2016.
Happy Tu all- off to get ready for a long day/night at work.
Try to take care of that fatigue, OT - I know we can get busy but it is still SUCH a big deal for me and how even-keel I feel.
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I am pretty darn excited about Feb this year. Just thinking of how I was about to quit, here these next couple of weeks, and what I was like then....wow. WOW. What a gift that I did on Feb 22, 2016.
Happy Tu all- off to get ready for a long day/night at work.
Try to take care of that fatigue, OT - I know we can get busy but it is still SUCH a big deal for me and how even-keel I feel.
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A
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24 hours since the last post- and it was me!?! Good morning all.
DAY OFF. It seems like each time I have one, I note it in all caps
Yesterday was an incredible day at work for several reasons- the best one (not the money, ha!!) was seeing my middle school and up best friend's husband.....I haven't seen them in too many years- since a year or so after my divorce- and only keep in touch via FB (and she was my maid of honor) .... it was so great to see his reaction to me (they knew that I was drinking too much in my 20s but had not been in the picture during the years of darkness, except by remote)....such a surprise gift!!
How is everyone doing?
DAY OFF. It seems like each time I have one, I note it in all caps
Yesterday was an incredible day at work for several reasons- the best one (not the money, ha!!) was seeing my middle school and up best friend's husband.....I haven't seen them in too many years- since a year or so after my divorce- and only keep in touch via FB (and she was my maid of honor) .... it was so great to see his reaction to me (they knew that I was drinking too much in my 20s but had not been in the picture during the years of darkness, except by remote)....such a surprise gift!!How is everyone doing?
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Ha, OOTT! Thanks It was a long and tremendous day.
Had a very good meeting today....it was on steps 5/6/7 basically....but the clencher was a friend of mine (we have a pretty intimate home group) admitted he drank over the weekend. It was really powerful- he survived cancer last year and didn't drink, and it was primarily the Xanax they put him on that he didn't stop once he "could" and the escape he began thinking he could handle.....a slap in the face reminder of what ONE drink (he had one then poured the rest of the bottle of Scotch out) would do to my life. I think I would physically come back to the program but I am not at all sure (highly doubt) that I would emotionally come back to the kind of program I have now. Not going to try it. This is a wonderful life I have built and I just don't want to do anything to lose it.
Days off are great for things like meetings and the time after- my sponsor and I went out and we did steps 6 and 7 more "officially" - she is so awesome and I am blessed to have her. It's also cool that she and Cliff know each other and are equally admired and liked by the other.
Life is good today.
Nap - then Greek food for dinner! We haven't done gyros yet and there is a place here that is the best in Atlanta for that (and their tzatziki sauce is delicious too).
Love to all-
A
It was a long and tremendous day.Had a very good meeting today....it was on steps 5/6/7 basically....but the clencher was a friend of mine (we have a pretty intimate home group) admitted he drank over the weekend. It was really powerful- he survived cancer last year and didn't drink, and it was primarily the Xanax they put him on that he didn't stop once he "could" and the escape he began thinking he could handle.....a slap in the face reminder of what ONE drink (he had one then poured the rest of the bottle of Scotch out) would do to my life. I think I would physically come back to the program but I am not at all sure (highly doubt) that I would emotionally come back to the kind of program I have now. Not going to try it. This is a wonderful life I have built and I just don't want to do anything to lose it.
Days off are great for things like meetings and the time after- my sponsor and I went out and we did steps 6 and 7 more "officially" - she is so awesome and I am blessed to have her. It's also cool that she and Cliff know each other and are equally admired and liked by the other.
Life is good today.
Nap - then Greek food for dinner! We haven't done gyros yet and there is a place here that is the best in Atlanta for that (and their tzatziki sauce is delicious too).
Love to all-
A
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^Phoenix- I broke the rules at our meeting and spoke a second time after he did (also cross talked- it was important!)- to tell him that he was brave and I was grateful because his share was a huge act of service to all of us. Sometimes I think we all think of service as the "making coffee" or grand gestures (Volunteer of the Year!) but I often think the most significant acts are ones we do- give- to others, even when we don't mean to.
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OT. Sorry to hear about that. Sounds like you stopped a lot sooner this time than last? You are sober today and you have been sober almost every day for an entire year. That's a strong showing. Strong indeed.
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Really difficult to keep track Badger! I seem to either have a few days of drinking but not to excess and then feeling guilty, or one night of excessive drinking that makes me feel guilty.
Making the decision to break my abstinence, and it really was a decision, seems to have just set off my cravings. I'm clearly fighting it though, which is why it's so sporadic I guess. I was in a really bad place when I was daily drinking, can't go back there.
Making the decision to break my abstinence, and it really was a decision, seems to have just set off my cravings. I'm clearly fighting it though, which is why it's so sporadic I guess. I was in a really bad place when I was daily drinking, can't go back there.
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