Class of March 2013 Part 57
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I find going to meetings just to connect with humans Babs, and support from the only humans who have a handle on what addiction is about.
Sorry for your loss, too sass, I am no virtuoso- but it lightens my soul, music does- like art.
Sorry for your loss, too sass, I am no virtuoso- but it lightens my soul, music does- like art.
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: US East Coast
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Thank you all for your support. I miss my fur babe but know that she is at peace and doesn’t hurt anymore.
Babs, good that you went back to AA.
PJ, music helped me get through some very difficult teenage years with most of my sanity intact. I never take that for granted nor do I worry about how good (or bad) my playing was.
Babs, good that you went back to AA.
PJ, music helped me get through some very difficult teenage years with most of my sanity intact. I never take that for granted nor do I worry about how good (or bad) my playing was.
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: ohio
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Congrats on the new digs, duff!
Toots I hear it’s been quite the heat wave. Don’t worry, it’ll get and stay cool. Maybe even cold. Because Mrs wehav and I are going to our nephew’s outdoor wedding in York, and wearing DRESSES. With short sleeeves.
And sleeping in teepee things on the land.
This is going to be an interesting wedding.
She’s flying over right now, I’m joining her next week.
Right now, I’m laying in a tent listening to the river running over rocks about 40 feet to my left. It’s my annual post summer camps solo campout.
I love my job, but summer camps are 9 solid weeks of nonstop heavy duty peopling. And I’m an introvert. So I have to de-people for a few days.
I bet you can guess how I USED to cope with so much peopling...
I hope I never tire of the joy that comes from recovery- understanding and accepting, so that I can look at a personality quirk as just a thing, not a thing I need to feel bad about. Finding a simple solution that is an actual solution, not just drinking to cover guilt for a temporary fix that is a far bigger problem than a personality quirk here and there!
Ok I’m waxing philosophical (poorly) in my tent. Camped with a big bunch of kids in my park last night, so running on very little sleep.
And now another summer camp season is in the bag. If my job changes, it’ll be my last. It’s been a lot of challenges and also a lot of fun and beauty watching children grow their sense of wonder and respect for nature. I truly feel that In addition to the positive environmental impact of having people connect to and develop an affinity and respect for nature, that affinity and respect expands to other areas in life.
Ok there I go again, sorry. Haven’t done a no edit ramble in awhile! Lol. Must. Get. Sleep. Take care, everyone!
Toots I hear it’s been quite the heat wave. Don’t worry, it’ll get and stay cool. Maybe even cold. Because Mrs wehav and I are going to our nephew’s outdoor wedding in York, and wearing DRESSES. With short sleeeves.
And sleeping in teepee things on the land.
This is going to be an interesting wedding.
She’s flying over right now, I’m joining her next week.
Right now, I’m laying in a tent listening to the river running over rocks about 40 feet to my left. It’s my annual post summer camps solo campout.
I love my job, but summer camps are 9 solid weeks of nonstop heavy duty peopling. And I’m an introvert. So I have to de-people for a few days.
I bet you can guess how I USED to cope with so much peopling...
I hope I never tire of the joy that comes from recovery- understanding and accepting, so that I can look at a personality quirk as just a thing, not a thing I need to feel bad about. Finding a simple solution that is an actual solution, not just drinking to cover guilt for a temporary fix that is a far bigger problem than a personality quirk here and there!
Ok I’m waxing philosophical (poorly) in my tent. Camped with a big bunch of kids in my park last night, so running on very little sleep.
And now another summer camp season is in the bag. If my job changes, it’ll be my last. It’s been a lot of challenges and also a lot of fun and beauty watching children grow their sense of wonder and respect for nature. I truly feel that In addition to the positive environmental impact of having people connect to and develop an affinity and respect for nature, that affinity and respect expands to other areas in life.
Ok there I go again, sorry. Haven’t done a no edit ramble in awhile! Lol. Must. Get. Sleep. Take care, everyone!
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Originally Posted by wehav2day 
. And I’m an introvert. So I have to de-people for a few days.
I bet you can guess how I USED to cope with so much peopling...
I bet you can guess how I USED to cope with so much peopling...
It appears Nature Boy has his annual allergy issue, whether he got bit or stung, or ate something I don't know, but his efface is swollen and his eyes are swollen almost shut. It'll be a vet run early tomorrow! Hopefully I can just call and get a refill from last time.
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Poor NB, give him a gentle hug from me!
We, I too need to spend time alone, so I 'get' you. Enjoy the wedding. It won't get cooler here in Spain for a good while, and the U.K. is already back to its usual misery!
We, I too need to spend time alone, so I 'get' you. Enjoy the wedding. It won't get cooler here in Spain for a good while, and the U.K. is already back to its usual misery!
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Doing great ! ! ! Had a nice week-end at the lake. Not too many drinking and they know I don't so, there is no pressure...
Hope everyone is doing well.
also it's one month for me today ! ! ! so glad to be sober....
thanks to you people I'am.
Babs
Hope everyone is doing well.
also it's one month for me today ! ! ! so glad to be sober....
thanks to you people I'am.
Babs
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Aww shucks! I am thrilled not only with reaching 5 years but especially with my changes in perspective. The previous time I went for 13 years i never stopped wanting to drink. Now if a thought pops up, all of the practice I did “thinking it through to the end” has paid off in a big way. An occasional mental sigh now results in an immediate 5-second mental “movie” of what it would mean to relapse and how I would feel about it. That far outlasts the yen.
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