I mean - you could hug a tree, but you don't seem the type.

Have a great day, Casey.

Good luck job hunting, Sam!

BBG - tomorrow it cherry cobbler day - whip some up for us.

Purple - I sent in an application for National Awesome Day (my birthday). I'll do it again. I think we need National Awesome Day.

Not a good combo Casey. But you are aware so it shouldn't be a problem for a guy like you! Hang in there!!!

Been meaning to make a cobbler Bobbie and I've got cherries in the pantry. Would make a good video. Might just happen!!!

Self Love


"I woke up this morning and I had a hard time for a while," said one recovering man. "Then I realized it was because I wasn't liking myself very much." Recovering people often say: I just don't like myself. When will I start liking myself?

The answer is: start now. We can learn to be gentle, loving, and nurturing with ourselves. Of all the recovery behaviors we're striving to attain, loving ourselves may be the most difficult, and the most important. If we are habitually harsh and critical toward ourselves, learning to be gentle with ourselves may require dedicated effort.

But what a valuable venture!

By not liking ourselves, we may be perpetuating the discounting, neglect, or abuse we received in childhood from the important people in our life. We didn't like what happened then, but find ourselves copying those who mistreated us by treating ourselves poorly.

We can stop the pattern. We can begin giving ourselves the loving, respectful treatment we deserve.

Instead of criticizing ourselves, we can tell ourselves we performed well enough.

We can wake up in the morning and tell ourselves we deserve a good day.

We can make a commitment to take good care of ourselves throughout the day.

We can recognize that were deserving of love. We can do loving things for ourselves.

We can love other people and let them love us.

People, who truly love themselves do not become destructively self-centered. They do not abuse others. They do not stop growing and changing. People who love themselves well, learn to love others well too. They continually grow into healthier people, learning that their love was appropriately placed.

Today, I will love myself. If I get caught in the old pattern of not liking myself, I will find a way to get out.

Checking in this afternoon. Have been to the gym, to the park with Charlie and now just drinking some iced tea on the patio. Good day. Making chicken stir fry for dinner and avoiding the Birthday Cake Oreo Ice Cream Sandwiches in the freezer... lol. I want to eat them all but think I will stick to Tofutti.

Casey - hope work is okay today

BBG - cobbler sounds yummy!!

Hi Keets!

Bobbie - sea monkeys are very cute...I remember having them as pets when I was a kid. Better than the pet rock. Lol

To anyone else who hasn't checked in in a while - we are here and we love you!! ❤️❤️

True that.

Finally went for a walk & remembered that my iPod has that step feature on it. (Duh!) Got to see a really pretty sunset too :)

Another sober day accomplished, thanks to my recovery family ~ Awesometastic! :grinattk:

Wish I would get motivated to walk Purp. It's supposed to be one of the helps for brain fog.

It's BBT time friends. Nitey night.

Thanks for keeping me sober today!

Nite night, guys.

Thoughts were there again today but didn't act on them. Not gonna act on them. I'm tired of living that way. Maybe it's good that this is such a struggle early on this time--maybe it'll help me remember why I wanted to get sober in the first place when I do get a few days in a row under my belt.

Work was OK. Not dead. Not crazy busy. I made good money overall. Off tomorrow. That's good for the I-don't-wanna-work side of my brain, not so good for my I'm-bored side. I need to make it a recovery day.

Stopped at the grocery store on the way home. Bought a bunch of essentials. Gave the ol' Casey salute to the poison aisle. Just as I got home it started pouring down rain. It's supposed to be pretty bad weather here overnight. Tornado warnings and severe thunderstorms for much of West Texas though I don't think my city is supposed to get any of the former and a less severe version of the latter.

Going to watch tonight's Brooklyn Nine-Nine episodes and play some Zelda. Grateful I'm not drunk. Grateful tomorrow won't be yet another day one. Thanks to all of you for being here even if I wasn't able to check in much today because of work.

Feeling a little burnt out right now.

Hang in there, Keets. Drinking ain't the answer. Trust me on that one. Been there, done that very recently.

Hi guys!!

We've been busy bees here. I'm trying to crank through school. We all just want to be done and start our summer break. The weather feels like fall, I'm loving that!

Just wanted to check in real quick. I just discovered a new show on the food network on-demand "iron chef eats" OMG it's porn for for PR :lmao I need to get an episode in before bed.

Night night all!

porn food.

I feel a little burned out too Keets but drinkings not the answer.
I won't drink if you won't...and I won't, so... ;)

If there's anything you can drop or offload maybe now is a good lime to do it?

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Mornin' Marchers. Happy hump day. I'm wishing a sober day to everyone!

Morning everyone! Things are crazy with planning my son's graduation, all the end of season sports & banquets but I just wanted to say hello!!! June 1st I can finally relax! Ahhhhhh! Can't wait! Have a great day everyone! Love u!

the best time to post, dear ones (and guys) is when I do not want to. Posting helps....

Good morning class. Slept amazingly well last night and still up early this morning. Well, early for me anyways.

Off work today. No real plans except not to drink. Because that wouldn't make my day any better and it'd probably make it a lot worse.

Wishing everyone a safe, sober day.

same to you cw,, although 2230, Wed night here.

Good morning, awesome people!

Sorry for the struggles Keets and Casey. And Sam and Purple and anyone else having that burned out feeling. I think for me, I started feeling restless. Like that "uncomfortable in my skin" sense of being. It passes and you make great strides in who you are if you let the feelings happen. You guys hang on to today.

Issues with my son again. Not going to bore everyone with the same stuff. I'm kind of burned out with this. He needs to be in rehab. I'm kind of cutting him off, hoping he will get desperate or lonely enough to seek help. I'm sure this action is hurting me way more than him at the moment. I got home last night and my husband straight up asked me if I had been drinking over this? No. I grabbed the breathalyzer, blew, handed it to him and kept doing what I was doing. That is not the way I handle my problems anymore.

I spent time with Kamry last night. At one, she is so fun. Tonight is with the rambunctious Sophia. I am blessed.

Have a great day, everyone!!

Oh, we hate to be pushed! We get upset and angry when someone is pushing on us. What man likes it? Sometimes God does pushing, and it takes a while for us to realize it is God's pressure on us that we feel. Our natural reaction is to resist and push back.

When we keep getting headaches or stomachaches, maybe we should listen for the message. An unsettled feeling in our lives about women, money, health, work, or something else may carry a message for us. God might be pushing from within. In this program we try to develop our ability to hear God's will for us. Sometimes a problem is, in fact, a spiritual message. When we stop resisting and start listening, we soon grow wiser and stronger.

God, your message is not always clear to me. Today, I will try to put aside my own habit of pushing back so I can have a clearer mind to receive it.

May 17, 2017
national cherry cobbler day |
national pack rat day
national walnut day

Remember halts, b.

“Ships don’t sink because of the water around them; ships sink because of the water that gets in them. Don’t let what’s happening around you get inside you and weigh you down.”

Thanks, Phoenix. I will. I like what you said about not getting hung up on other stuff. Being in today. You said it better. I'll go find it.

"Some of the posts here have reminder me of how just important it is to focus on today in sobriety. I cannot change yesterday- it is just a memory. Tomorrow has not happened yet- so apart from a bit of an eye to the future 9paying bills, food -etc) my focus has to remain on the here and now- on today" PJ

While I can understand maybe not wanting to go into detail again here re: your son, Bobbie, please don't ever think you're boring us. We're here if you need to get it out. We're here if you don't. Glad you're one of us. You and your son both are in my thoughts and prayers today.

After posting in here earlier, I ended up going back to sleep for about an hour. Had a VERY vivid dream about my great-grandmother, who pretty much raised me. Woke up and realized that she passed away 10 years ago today. She got to deal with some of the worst of my drinking wreckage and would be glad to know I'm not drinking today.

How's everyone else doing?