24 Hour Recovery Connections Part 418
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Originally Posted by erfra7 
Be at peace with your own self
we can never obtain peace in the outer worl we make peace with ourselves. -Dalai Lama XIV.
Meditation of the day
I shall try to establish the peace within myself and my inner self. My great aim is to calm the tornado of my thoughts and wishes, seek for the mind of the wise to make my life calm, useful and meaningful!.
Prayer of the day
My soul is like turbulent sea. I can’t seem to find my balance so I stumble and worry constantly. Give me strength and clarity of mind to find purpose and walk the path you’ve laid out for me.
we can never obtain peace in the outer worl we make peace with ourselves. -Dalai Lama XIV.
Meditation of the day
I shall try to establish the peace within myself and my inner self. My great aim is to calm the tornado of my thoughts and wishes, seek for the mind of the wise to make my life calm, useful and meaningful!.
Prayer of the day
My soul is like turbulent sea. I can’t seem to find my balance so I stumble and worry constantly. Give me strength and clarity of mind to find purpose and walk the path you’ve laid out for me.
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Bobbi
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Join Date: May 2016
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Hi it's Red
I'm here as well, pledging 24. Thinking of my strong, brave Mother who started a new chemo drug today. It's the 4th one, now. She wanted to talk about the trees I bought for the yard, and what we were having at Thanksgiving, and just about everything else. Not a word about cancer. All I said was to tell someone right away if anything doesn't seem right. Otherwise, I will gladly respect her wishes to keep it cool and stay distracted and busy. It will be a while before we know if this will work. She has had several failures now. And one drug that helps some, but doesn't last. She is through day 1 without incident. It's day to day. Praying and hoping it won't do her harm. We've had some life-threatening side effects in the past. But this is now. God please watch over her, and all of my dear sober friends here.
Need to stay in today. Nothing is promised; there is no certainty. There is no certainty that I will outlive her, for that matter. We think we are secure, but we are not. When things seem calm, they could change in a flash. When things seem frightening and unstable, they may actually be heading into a calm period. Oddly enough, that thought brings some peace. We only have today, or even this moment.
I had a very successful week at work and even got to mentor a delightful college student. The dog has been a total handful but he's a sweetie. I feel authentic, and wouldn't trade all this trouble for a day of drunkenness. I'm tired and that doesn't make much sense but I feel everything and it's better than a good day drunk.
Alcohol is really showing up for the holidays everywhere. An alcoholic friend's Facebook status proudly displayed a marble kitchen countertop with a bottle of vodka and a coffee energy drink, and a pretty gigantic glass full of ice placed just so.....all staged and glorified. Even the lighting was deliberate. Effing why? Oh how awesome...drunk again, but in a unique way? Oh happy holidays. It's all so contrived and fake.
Let's see.....What really happens after downing a few of those 5 shots of vodka mixed with a coffee monster energy drink? OHHHHH....y'all.....It's a s--- show. I think, at the least, you might just tell the whole room off, start throwing things and screaming about how no one understands you...then the cops come and you tell them off, and then you can't sleep it off in your cell because you're kinda wired for sound, eh? Oh, and the vomit. What a delicious, sexy idea?
I hope I'm not sounding condescending. But....man, it's insane.
I am so very happy to be long gone from that nightmare. After a documentary, some reading, and a meditation/prayer to set my intentions for tomorrow I'll wake up clear-headed on a dreary Sunday. It never gets old. I'll have a Ruta Maya coffee in my bed with clean flannel sheets and several blankets, all rested and ready to go for a little jog in the rain. My body has been cooperating of late...RA is brutal but so much easier when you don't drink. I think I get many fewer flares now. I am in a good patch and grateful.
I just want to give you all the biggest hug. My dear friends. Look at what we have done. We appreciate normal life in ways that normies never could.
I can 'like' posts when I'm on my desktop. I just love to like. 24 please. Sweet dreams from foggy cool Texas.
xx love
Red
I'm here as well, pledging 24. Thinking of my strong, brave Mother who started a new chemo drug today. It's the 4th one, now. She wanted to talk about the trees I bought for the yard, and what we were having at Thanksgiving, and just about everything else. Not a word about cancer. All I said was to tell someone right away if anything doesn't seem right. Otherwise, I will gladly respect her wishes to keep it cool and stay distracted and busy. It will be a while before we know if this will work. She has had several failures now. And one drug that helps some, but doesn't last. She is through day 1 without incident. It's day to day. Praying and hoping it won't do her harm. We've had some life-threatening side effects in the past. But this is now. God please watch over her, and all of my dear sober friends here.
Need to stay in today. Nothing is promised; there is no certainty. There is no certainty that I will outlive her, for that matter. We think we are secure, but we are not. When things seem calm, they could change in a flash. When things seem frightening and unstable, they may actually be heading into a calm period. Oddly enough, that thought brings some peace. We only have today, or even this moment.
I had a very successful week at work and even got to mentor a delightful college student. The dog has been a total handful but he's a sweetie. I feel authentic, and wouldn't trade all this trouble for a day of drunkenness. I'm tired and that doesn't make much sense but I feel everything and it's better than a good day drunk.
Alcohol is really showing up for the holidays everywhere. An alcoholic friend's Facebook status proudly displayed a marble kitchen countertop with a bottle of vodka and a coffee energy drink, and a pretty gigantic glass full of ice placed just so.....all staged and glorified. Even the lighting was deliberate. Effing why? Oh how awesome...drunk again, but in a unique way? Oh happy holidays. It's all so contrived and fake.
Let's see.....What really happens after downing a few of those 5 shots of vodka mixed with a coffee monster energy drink? OHHHHH....y'all.....It's a s--- show. I think, at the least, you might just tell the whole room off, start throwing things and screaming about how no one understands you...then the cops come and you tell them off, and then you can't sleep it off in your cell because you're kinda wired for sound, eh? Oh, and the vomit. What a delicious, sexy idea?
I hope I'm not sounding condescending. But....man, it's insane.I am so very happy to be long gone from that nightmare. After a documentary, some reading, and a meditation/prayer to set my intentions for tomorrow I'll wake up clear-headed on a dreary Sunday. It never gets old. I'll have a Ruta Maya coffee in my bed with clean flannel sheets and several blankets, all rested and ready to go for a little jog in the rain. My body has been cooperating of late...RA is brutal but so much easier when you don't drink. I think I get many fewer flares now. I am in a good patch and grateful.
I just want to give you all the biggest hug. My dear friends. Look at what we have done. We appreciate normal life in ways that normies never could.
I can 'like' posts when I'm on my desktop. I just love to like. 24 please. Sweet dreams from foggy cool Texas.
xx love
Red
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Oh Red....I am so very glad I waited a few more minutes to hit the pillow.....
You are outstanding.
What you are doing for your parents is incomparable.
And you are doing this and managing to look after YOU.....this is huge love.
We will get through the alcohol-holiday nightmare together....like we always do....sending SO much love and many hugs.
Goodnight honey. xx
You are outstanding.
What you are doing for your parents is incomparable.
And you are doing this and managing to look after YOU.....this is huge love.
We will get through the alcohol-holiday nightmare together....like we always do....sending SO much love and many hugs.
Goodnight honey. xx
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: Texas, US
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Originally Posted by venuscat
Oh Red....I am so very glad I waited a few more minutes to hit the pillow.....
You are outstanding.
What you are doing for your parents is incomparable.
And you are doing this and managing to look after YOU.....this is huge love.
We will get through the alcohol-holiday nightmare together....like we always do....sending SO much love and many hugs.
Goodnight honey. xx
You are outstanding.
What you are doing for your parents is incomparable.
And you are doing this and managing to look after YOU.....this is huge love.
We will get through the alcohol-holiday nightmare together....like we always do....sending SO much love and many hugs.
Goodnight honey. xx
Sweet Dreams
xx
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Morning all - happy to be in for 24 on this Sunday morning
Couple of hours of work then I'm off for a walk in Epping Forest, to get in amongst all those golden leaves.
Sending my love to you Red, and to your Mum
Take care everyone
Couple of hours of work then I'm off for a walk in Epping Forest, to get in amongst all those golden leaves.
Sending my love to you Red, and to your Mum
Take care everyone
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I'm out and about on my phone so I can't like any posts or quote any but I just wanted to let you know Erfra that I loved your post.... like Badge, it was exactly what I needed to read. And wow Red!! What an awesome post. Loved it. So, so true. Every single word. Glad the house warming party went well Neoo. Congratulations to everyone celebrating a milestone today and 24 more for me please xxx
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