Donnyb

Thanks Dee! Checking in for 24 more💜

Lostmyoffswitch

24 more sober hours for me!

abcowboy

"Anger is a powerful thing and if you don't know how to get to the root of it, you'll never overcome it."

5:55am in Alberta, today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!

I'll have 24 more please, and thanks...

Stubbs16

I made it thru the night, by the grace of God. Hot and cold, no sleep, sick to my stomach, etc. Im.sure you all know the drill. Onwards to day two. I'm in for the next 24 hours. Baby steps.... It's 8:32 am here. Still feel like crap.

vanaprastha

24 more please.

Hang in there Stubbs.

bandicoot2

(((Stubbs))) So glad you are here with us & signing up for another 24. That's how we do this, One Day at a Time.

I'll have another 24 hours of freedom please. Congratulations to all Milestoners and love to all.....xxxx

venuscat

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24 more hours of precious freedom please, with so much love to everyone. ♥

venuscat

You have been on my mind.

Try and remember to sip water through the day, and keep trying to eat small amounts of food....I know you feel awful, but you are doing really well!!

We are all here....sending love and hugs. ♥

bandicoot2

Thanks for sharing Jo! We must be extra vigilant this time of year.
Last night I picked my way through a dinner. The host is a wonderful cook however he likes to 'spike' everything. I finally settled on 2 dishes out of a multi-course meal. Also, I still have a bad habit of counting drinks and lost track after everyone passed the 6 drink per person mark. Someone spilled their wine and it landed on my sweater. Thank goodness it was the same color as the wine! The conversation was great and I'm always pleased that I can still have fun sober, but I was also glad to leave the party. Plus I woke up hangover free! Sobriety never gets old.

venuscat

Glad you're OK love....and yes, I am very vigilant with food, most of the time....a while back I ordered take away for us including flourless chocolate cake....who would have thought to ask if it had alcohol in it?

I was sitting here eating it and thinking that it tasted SO good, in fact, I could taste rum....and you know what I did? Nothing. I didn't say a word to Nick. I ate it.

The next day I said something....called myself out.

I don't know for sure that there was any alcohol at all in that cake, but I could have been in big big trouble. Suffice to say I won't be ordering it again.

So much love. ♥

venuscat

Wow bandi, what a night honey.
More power to you my friend.

Bet you've already washed the sweater. ♥

erfra7

I like that “ sobriety never gets old”

Good morning beautiful world of SR

In for another 24


Feelings


It's okay to have and feel our feelings - all of them.

Years into recovery, we may still be battling with ourselves about this issue. Of all the prohibitions we've lived with, this one is potentially the most damaging and the most long-lived.

Many of us needed to shut down the emotional part of ourselves to survive certain situations. We shut down the part of us that feels anger, sadness, fear, joy, and love. We may have turned off our sexual or sensual feelings too. Many of us lived in systems with people who refused to tolerate our emotions. We were shamed or reprimanded for expressing feelings, usually by people who were taught to repress their own.

But times have changed. It is okay now for us to acknowledge and accept our emotions. We don't need to allow our emotions to control us; neither do we need to allow our emotions to control us; neither do we need to rigidly repress our feelings. Our emotional center is a valuable part of us. It's connected to our physical well being, our thinking, and our spirituality.

Our feelings are also connected to that great gift, instinct. They enable us to give and receive love.

We are neither weak nor deficient for indulging in our feelings. It means we're becoming healthy and whole.

Today, I will allow myself to recognize and accept whatever feelings pass through me. Without shame, I will tune in to the emotional part of myself.

venuscat

Wow. Again. What on earth has gotten into people?
Fruit salad?

Glad you noticed love....sheesh. ♥

venuscat

Good point jojo darling....so much of the christmas goods have alcohol in them. Mince pies especially. And fruit cake....beware of fruit cake.

venuscat

Well, it's just really inconsiderate on the part of the manufacturers. As you said, many people cannot have alcohol for health or religious reasons and it is in SO many things.....fine.....but put it in LARGE print please. So we can make an educated choice.

Hopping off the soapbox now.

venuscat

jojo ~ May I please get the details of that mince pie?

That is NOT ok. I don't think it's even legal. They need an email.

(OK, so I didn't get off the soapbox for long.....)

venuscat

Not sure if you have started a thread yet love, but I think it's a really good idea....I know that many of us here could talk frankly if this was in the women's forum....I'm betting there will be lots of shared experiences and good advice. ♥

bandicoot2

Good morning Suze.
Lol, yes! It's soaking as we speak.

venuscat

^^^ ♥♥♥

joandmelandhan

Thetes a supermarket here called Morrisons. It was their "The Best" mini mince pies and in small writing "Brandy infused mincemeat" ........ I won't make that mistake again Suze I can tell you!
Lots of love hun xxxx