24 Hour Recovery Connections Part 466
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kenton and Danek thank you for sharing your experiences on the positive side of life in sobriety.
i think i have some kind of mental disorder that really is my enemy and in winter time is more hard for me to fight but i know that is i pick a drink iis just going to get worse, so i keep going even is my head say @#$%& and more.
so here I'm for my next dose of 24 hrs. of sober life at life terms.
i think i have some kind of mental disorder that really is my enemy and in winter time is more hard for me to fight but i know that is i pick a drink iis just going to get worse, so i keep going even is my head say @#$%& and more.
so here I'm for my next dose of 24 hrs. of sober life at life terms.
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Join Date: Nov 2012
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Originally Posted by DaneK 
Last night I had to write a statement which explains my past. Basically, I’m upgrading a license and had to answer a question honestly that reveals some of my less-than-stellar actions. I wrote about my substance addiction, how I faced homelessness, unemployment, and incarceration. Then I wrote about how I found a life of sobriety, shared that sobriety with others, and am currently approaching graduation with a major in Christian ministry. I was called to help people and my past allows me to know some of the darker sides of life and allow me to help others who face similar circumstances.
i don’t think about my story often anymore and sometimes I forget how far I’ve come. Sometimes I forget just how blessed to be where I am today instead of where I could have gone. For that I am great full and I for 24 more.
i don’t think about my story often anymore and sometimes I forget how far I’ve come. Sometimes I forget just how blessed to be where I am today instead of where I could have gone. For that I am great full and I for 24 more.
So proud of you.....what an amazing journey. 
xx
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Eric love ~ I think it can be hard to be alone (partner-wise) when we have so much to offer, as you do. And you know I believe with my whole heart that you will find your person, just as I did. ❤️❤️
In the dark and the cold everything is harder.... s
❤️❤️In the dark and the cold everything is harder....
s
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Originally Posted by venuscat
Thank you for sharing this love....I honestly did not know if you were OK. Sounds like way more than OK. So proud of you.....what an amazing journey. xx
So proud of you.....what an amazing journey. xx
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^^^ That is a quote cowboy and I are going to use....
s
That is a quote cowboy and I are going to use....
I’m so grateful to be able to look back at my past and see how far I’ve come; that the darkest hours of my life were not the end of my life story.
s
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24 more hours please. I too was moved and impressed by what you said (about our darkest hours) DaneK. Thank you for that. And I love the emergence of little Christmas themed avatars.
Congratulations to our fabulous milestoners!
Congratulations to our fabulous milestoners!
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In for the Christmas countdown. Always was a trigger (and an excuse) for drinking that would escalate leading up to the shared birthday I have with my dead bro (not twins0 who died of multiple organ failure from booze. We unplugged him. I was in the same bed in the same ICU, same staff- where for a time, I too, died from drinking. No way going back to booze, but the event influences my moods and I work harder on all the recovery stuff.
Just reading back a little- it seems to me some of the most gratitude filled events/moments I have experienced in my short recovery- has been the little ones, the unexpected things. The journey is the point, not an expected destination.
Just reading back a little- it seems to me some of the most gratitude filled events/moments I have experienced in my short recovery- has been the little ones, the unexpected things. The journey is the point, not an expected destination.
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Very late to post today. Giving my youngest one a bath right now. I could have slept all day but I went to Costco and bought a mattress topper, some stuffed salmon and I bought my dad a gift card. I absolutely cannot wait to try this thing out. Suze i did flip the mattress 180 degrees so that should help too. Good news is that in-laws are not coming back tomorrow as planned. It’s board week so I’m really relieved. It’s a lot of work to put it all together.
congratulations to everyone celebrating milestones today.
congratulations to everyone celebrating milestones today.
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SL’s gift cards arrived earlier this evening & this time around I needed em more than before. As usual, He’s usually not early, but never never late!
24 needed after a challenging wk all around, however finishing on positive note
24 needed after a challenging wk all around, however finishing on positive note
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Originally Posted by erfra7
kenton and Danek thank you for sharing your experiences on the positive side of life in sobriety.
i think i have some kind of mental disorder that really is my enemy and in winter time is more hard for me to fight but i know that is i pick a drink iis just going to get worse, so i keep going even is my head say @#$%& and more.
so here I'm for my next dose of 24 hrs. of sober life at life terms.
i think i have some kind of mental disorder that really is my enemy and in winter time is more hard for me to fight but i know that is i pick a drink iis just going to get worse, so i keep going even is my head say @#$%& and more.
so here I'm for my next dose of 24 hrs. of sober life at life terms.
As I read the part in your post regarding Winter & your mental state I thought of my Mom. After leaving sunny So Cal after living here for over 50 years (with not so bad Winters) my parents retired to Northern Idaho. Very near to the British Columbia,Canadian border.
She was having a difficult time during the long, darker & colder Winter months. Started getting a bit of depression. This was 15 years ago. After a few cold seasons, my Mom finally spoke to her doctor about her symptoms. She still doesn't enjoy the onset of the long winters,but via her doctor she found tools to help.
Just a thought .....
Bobbi
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