24Hour Recovery Connections Part 350
Sending prayers to those in Florida...
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Originally Posted by Vinificent 
04:20 EST and another 24 for me!
Fell asleep in the midst of posting last night doh 😛
Woke up stupid early to find its my
!!9 MONTH COMPLETE SOBERVERSITY!!
Thank you SR - especially this accountability thread ~ it CAN be done 24 hours at a time 🤘🤸
Fell asleep in the midst of posting last night doh 😛
Woke up stupid early to find its my
!!9 MONTH COMPLETE SOBERVERSITY!!
Thank you SR - especially this accountability thread ~ it CAN be done 24 hours at a time 🤘🤸
CONGRATULATIONS, Vinificent!
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Originally Posted by RedBerryJuniper
Good morning,
Off work today—going to help my parents. I am happy to do what needs to be done. If I was drinking I would be stressed about calling off work. There would probably have been a few hangovers that chewed up my sick leave. Now I can use it to care for my family and me—like, for real. Not some self-inflicted sickness. I felt a little guilty but I always do. Not anymore. Loved ones first. I will find a way to make it a good day for all of us.
Have sober friends heading this way Saturday! I am so excited. I’ve been laying very low for awhile and am ready to get out. These people are just the thing. I finally am ok with having fewer friends. I just don’t feel comfortable around alcohol and it’s the main entertainment here. There are other things to do with sober people hanging out. I feel happy as things shift.
Have a wonderful day. I like it already and it’s still dark.
Xxxx
Red
Off work today—going to help my parents. I am happy to do what needs to be done. If I was drinking I would be stressed about calling off work. There would probably have been a few hangovers that chewed up my sick leave. Now I can use it to care for my family and me—like, for real. Not some self-inflicted sickness. I felt a little guilty but I always do. Not anymore. Loved ones first. I will find a way to make it a good day for all of us.
Have sober friends heading this way Saturday! I am so excited. I’ve been laying very low for awhile and am ready to get out. These people are just the thing. I finally am ok with having fewer friends. I just don’t feel comfortable around alcohol and it’s the main entertainment here. There are other things to do with sober people hanging out. I feel happy as things shift.
Have a wonderful day. I like it already and it’s still dark.
Xxxx
Red
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Originally Posted by erfra7
Good morning
Sometimes I don’t know is I want to be here (life), but I’m grateful that went I’m sober is the way for me.
Ok let’s start another 24 hours sober and drug addiction freedom.
Control
Sometimes, the gray days scare us. Those are the days when the old feelings come rushing back. We may feel needy, scared, ashamed, and unable to care for ourselves.
When this happens, it's hard to trust ourselves, others, the goodness of life, and the good intentions of our Higher Power. Problems seem overwhelming. The past seems senseless; the future, bleak. We feel certain the things we want in life will never happen.
In those moments, we may become convinced that things and people outside of ourselves hold the key to our happiness. That's when we may try to control people and situations to mask our pain. When these "codependent crazies" strike, others often begin to react negatively to our controlling.
When we're in a frenzied state, searching for happiness outside ourselves and looking to others to provide our peace and stability, remember this: Even if we could control things and people, even if we got what we wanted, we would still be ourselves. Our emotional state would still be in turmoil.
People and things don't stop our pain or heal us. In recovery, we learn that this is our job, and we can do it by using our resources: our Higher Power, our support systems, our recovery program, and ourselves.
Often, after we've become peaceful, trusting, and accepting, what we want comes to us - with ease and naturalness.
The sun begins to shine again. Isn't it funny, and isn't it true, how all change really does begin with us?
I can let go of things and people and my need to control today. I can deal with my feelings. I can get peaceful. I can get calm. I can get back on track and find the true key to happiness - myself. I will remember that a gray day is just that - one gray day.
Sometimes I don’t know is I want to be here (life), but I’m grateful that went I’m sober is the way for me.
Ok let’s start another 24 hours sober and drug addiction freedom.
Control
Sometimes, the gray days scare us. Those are the days when the old feelings come rushing back. We may feel needy, scared, ashamed, and unable to care for ourselves.
When this happens, it's hard to trust ourselves, others, the goodness of life, and the good intentions of our Higher Power. Problems seem overwhelming. The past seems senseless; the future, bleak. We feel certain the things we want in life will never happen.
In those moments, we may become convinced that things and people outside of ourselves hold the key to our happiness. That's when we may try to control people and situations to mask our pain. When these "codependent crazies" strike, others often begin to react negatively to our controlling.
When we're in a frenzied state, searching for happiness outside ourselves and looking to others to provide our peace and stability, remember this: Even if we could control things and people, even if we got what we wanted, we would still be ourselves. Our emotional state would still be in turmoil.
People and things don't stop our pain or heal us. In recovery, we learn that this is our job, and we can do it by using our resources: our Higher Power, our support systems, our recovery program, and ourselves.
Often, after we've become peaceful, trusting, and accepting, what we want comes to us - with ease and naturalness.
The sun begins to shine again. Isn't it funny, and isn't it true, how all change really does begin with us?
I can let go of things and people and my need to control today. I can deal with my feelings. I can get peaceful. I can get calm. I can get back on track and find the true key to happiness - myself. I will remember that a gray day is just that - one gray day.
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Sorry guys, garlic poisoning again....seriously not fun. Apoplogies for the late lists and may I please have 24 more hours of precious freedom? So much love to everyone. ♥
Sorry guys, garlic poisoning again....seriously not fun. Apoplogies for the late lists and may I please have 24 more hours of precious freedom? So much love to everyone. ♥
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