One Year & Over Part 59
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Originally Posted by FormerBeerLover 
Wonderful news, Andy! Give my best to Mrs. T.
Mags
Today marks 26 years for me at Record Research. Am moving right along with my new book projects.
Have a Fantastic Friday, overs!
Mags
Today marks 26 years for me at Record Research. Am moving right along with my new book projects.
Have a Fantastic Friday, overs!
The Billboard's Top 40 book I have is like a bible for me!
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Originally Posted by Canadian Koala
Are you talking about Joel Whitburn's Record Research FBL?
The Billboard's Top 40 book I have is like a bible for me!
The Billboard's Top 40 book I have is like a bible for me!
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Another very warm (as opposed to hot) day. Saturday 0858. I have spent the last 2 years eating, drinking, breathing recovery. I make myself do stuff- should, have to musts. A few have suggested perhaps it is time to stop and smell the roses...
So apart from a meeting later, that is what I will be attempting to do.
Support to y'all.
So apart from a meeting later, that is what I will be attempting to do.
Support to y'all.
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Peej, I think sometimes certainly early on in recovery, and depending how much self work we need to do to maintain it, we focus solely on our recovery. It is part of the healing mentally, physically and emotionally from the years of abuse we have gone through with alcohol. As we heal in recovery -much like as we heal in any other form- we need less intensive care. At my current level of recovery, I need only a once a day treatment, early morning, visiting my usual threads. Should I feel I am in danger of relapse, I will increase my dose. I feel you have reached a stage in your recovery, where you need to begin to reduce the dosage, but would suggest stages rather than just stopping. SR can be something of an addiction too, with the positive responses that it feeds our fragile and damaged egos.
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Andy, great news! Please give Mrs Terrific a big *hug* for me.
CK, now you’ve put that song in my head and i suspect it will be playing over and over
FBL, it sounds like you really enjoy that job.
Hi Gilmer
PJ, it sounds like you are doing what you need to do for you - and that includes gauging when to take breaks from the more intense work. I doubt I will ever feel that “I am there” but I feel pretty darn good about my recovery.
Toots, I hope you have some time for you now or soon
Dee, have a good weekend!
CK, now you’ve put that song in my head and i suspect it will be playing over and over
FBL, it sounds like you really enjoy that job.
Hi Gilmer
PJ, it sounds like you are doing what you need to do for you - and that includes gauging when to take breaks from the more intense work. I doubt I will ever feel that “I am there” but I feel pretty darn good about my recovery.
Toots, I hope you have some time for you now or soon
Dee, have a good weekend!
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Ambiguous wording, perhaps. I have no intention of reducing SR ...keeps me sane at night and beats watching Judge Judy reruns. No- I meant stuff during the day- I HAVE to help that person at meetings, I SHOULD offer that person who lives in the opposite direction to my route home from a meeting a ride- because that is an expectation. Those sorts of things. I am also resigning as sec. of one of the most feral meeting in Adelaide (according to 3 20years sober peoples). This leaves me freed up to go to a new art group- and enough stamina to go to an ACA meeting that night.
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Yes! Go to the art group! Seasons in life change: now you’ve become ready for ACA meetings.
I don’t know if this applies to you, but often people from a Christian background suffer from a knee-jerk sense of obligation.
We know that we are called to lay down our lives—but we feel burdened to lay it down everywhere, in every circumstance!
(I know Christianity is not your motivator at this point, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you had a few leftover vestiges).
In my church I once heard some great advice: “Just because you dread something doesn’t mean you’re called to do it!”
I don’t know if this applies to you, but often people from a Christian background suffer from a knee-jerk sense of obligation.
We know that we are called to lay down our lives—but we feel burdened to lay it down everywhere, in every circumstance!
(I know Christianity is not your motivator at this point, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you had a few leftover vestiges).
In my church I once heard some great advice: “Just because you dread something doesn’t mean you’re called to do it!”
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