24 Hour Recovery Connection Part 311
Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Northern Michigan
Posts: 28,801
24 more by the Grace of God.
Congrats to todays milestoners!!
Congrats to all choosing sobriety today!
Prayers for the sick or struggling.
Settling in here.
Off to a morning meditation meeting............................
Congrats to todays milestoners!!
Congrats to all choosing sobriety today!
Prayers for the sick or struggling.
Settling in here.
Off to a morning meditation meeting............................
No quitting on yer quit eh!
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Alberta, Canada
Posts: 3,877
"Until you heal the wounds of your past, you are going to bleed. You can bandage the bleeding with food, with alcohol, with drugs, with work, with cigarettes, with sex; but eventually, it will all ooze through and stain your life. You must find the strength to open the wounds, stick your hands inside, pull out the core of the pain that is holding you in your past, the memories, and make peace with them."
5:55am in Alberta, it's going to be a darn good day not to drink!
24 more for me please, and thanks...
G-Woman
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Mississauga, ON
Posts: 979
Good morning all, it's 8:13am here in Mississauga. I'm in for another 24, plz & thx!
I had a great evening last night, I went for coffee with other members of my AA home group. I'm starting to get to know them, which I haven't really done in the past. I'm really trying to gain and strengthen personal connections with others in recovery.
Today will be a busy day - I'm a volunteer police constable, and I have a charity event to go to today. It's called 'Cram-a-Cruiser', and we're soliciting food donations and literally 'cramming' a police cruiser with them.
Then dinner with my parents, then AA meeting. It's an amazing feeling having PLANS, and meeting commitments. I guess I finally am getting a feeling of being 'wanted' or 'needed', and appreciated. I'm sure it's always been the case, but I'm finally feeling grateful for it.
I had a great evening last night, I went for coffee with other members of my AA home group. I'm starting to get to know them, which I haven't really done in the past. I'm really trying to gain and strengthen personal connections with others in recovery.
Today will be a busy day - I'm a volunteer police constable, and I have a charity event to go to today. It's called 'Cram-a-Cruiser', and we're soliciting food donations and literally 'cramming' a police cruiser with them.
Then dinner with my parents, then AA meeting. It's an amazing feeling having PLANS, and meeting commitments. I guess I finally am getting a feeling of being 'wanted' or 'needed', and appreciated. I'm sure it's always been the case, but I'm finally feeling grateful for it.
EnjoyingTheJourney
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 3,847
Good morning 24s, please count me ALL in for another day of freedom.
Congratulations to the fabulous Milestoners!!
I'm working through some resentments this week and while the feelings are uncomfortable, I'm pleased that I recognize my anger within the resentment. Knowing this and sitting with it is key to my continued sobriety. Drinking will only fan the flames of anger & resentment.
Hugs, peace, strength and love to all....xxxx
Congratulations to the fabulous Milestoners!!
I'm working through some resentments this week and while the feelings are uncomfortable, I'm pleased that I recognize my anger within the resentment. Knowing this and sitting with it is key to my continued sobriety. Drinking will only fan the flames of anger & resentment.
Hugs, peace, strength and love to all....xxxx
EnjoyingTheJourney
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 3,847
Originally Posted by jsm273 
Absolutely positively no drinking today. I’m staying in today. Not the past and, not the unknown future.
Congrats to today’s celebrants and all who make the commitment to stay sober today!
Congrats to today’s celebrants and all who make the commitment to stay sober today!
EnjoyingTheJourney
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 3,847
I loved this daily truth from the Brave Girls (and Guys!) Club.
To me, it sums up how we help each other on SR and our 24-hr. thread. AV thrives in darkness. Bring it out in to the light and no way it survives!
Dear Earnest Soul,
Backsliding is a funny thing, isn’t it, friend? When we work so hard to get somewhere we’ve always wanted to be, we think that there is NO WAY we will ever go backward, back to where we were ever again.
We are human beings, however. Sometimes we forget how frail and imperfect we are, how much we have to keep learning every single day.
What we forget most of all though is how much grace we all need. We need to give ourselves grace when we mess up, when we forget, when we slip.
We need to give that grace to each other, too.
Instead we hide our frailties. We keep them in the dark…and darkness makes everything seem bigger and more powerful. The best thing we can do is to bring our missteps out in the light. And the next best thing we can do is be a safe place for others to admit that they may have backslid, too.
Then we can help ourselves….then we can help each other. Let’s let go of shame and move forward. Let’s forgive ourselves and forgive each other. We are all learning.
You are so very loved.
xoxo
To me, it sums up how we help each other on SR and our 24-hr. thread. AV thrives in darkness. Bring it out in to the light and no way it survives!
Dear Earnest Soul,
Backsliding is a funny thing, isn’t it, friend? When we work so hard to get somewhere we’ve always wanted to be, we think that there is NO WAY we will ever go backward, back to where we were ever again.
We are human beings, however. Sometimes we forget how frail and imperfect we are, how much we have to keep learning every single day.
What we forget most of all though is how much grace we all need. We need to give ourselves grace when we mess up, when we forget, when we slip.
We need to give that grace to each other, too.
Instead we hide our frailties. We keep them in the dark…and darkness makes everything seem bigger and more powerful. The best thing we can do is to bring our missteps out in the light. And the next best thing we can do is be a safe place for others to admit that they may have backslid, too.
Then we can help ourselves….then we can help each other. Let’s let go of shame and move forward. Let’s forgive ourselves and forgive each other. We are all learning.
You are so very loved.
xoxo
Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: UK
Posts: 4,553
Hi everyone. Wishing you all a lovely calm sober Saturday. Somethings going a little awry here. I've slept most of the morning and can't even face going downstairs. I'm not upset or angry or anything....just....meh. Balance is very far from reach right now but I've no intention of drinking. Not even a teeny peep from the AV. Just want to be alone and rest while I can. I find myself incredibly irritated by other human beings when I'm like this. Even an attempt at a hug from someone makes me very uncomfortable. Isn't that awful? And if I'm honest I'm not bothered. It's like I'm emotionally numb.
I will of course get sorted in a minute and do a bit of pottering. Force myself if you like.
It's weird I like to know why I feel the way I feel. Have an answer (being the logical type I am). Are my AD's too strong now? Is it the reduction of sugar? Is it a phase in my sobriety? Blah blah blah......
Okay I'm going to make a start. I've got a couple if hours before the girls home home. Plenty time enough to get the washing shuffled and put away and have a tidy up (Even as I type that I know I'll do very little)
Sorry for the winge but I'm not one for pretending everything is great when it's not. And yet it is. Weird......
24 more please and of course hugs all round xxx
I will of course get sorted in a minute and do a bit of pottering. Force myself if you like.
It's weird I like to know why I feel the way I feel. Have an answer (being the logical type I am). Are my AD's too strong now? Is it the reduction of sugar? Is it a phase in my sobriety? Blah blah blah......
Okay I'm going to make a start. I've got a couple if hours before the girls home home. Plenty time enough to get the washing shuffled and put away and have a tidy up (Even as I type that I know I'll do very little)
Sorry for the winge but I'm not one for pretending everything is great when it's not. And yet it is. Weird......
24 more please and of course hugs all round xxx
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