Class of December 2019 part 3
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Join Date: Oct 2019
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Good Morning All
I too have a lil trouble keeping up with the thread, i do read everyone's posts but they mostly fly out of my head before i get to the end. Congratulations Bob for coming back :-) and well done to those who have remained strong under difficult circumstances.
I've given away counting days. I considered counting until the end of the year but decided not to bother. For me it is about shedding all the habits that do not serve me. I am ready & I have the time & space I need to solidify those changes. So happy to have found my way back home to myself. No regrets. As the saying goes, you cannot truly appreciate what you have until it is gone. I have had that experience now & it has served its purposes. I have found a deeper level of value for myself & what it is to be truly alive.
Venus, I don't celebrate Christmas, but I consider this as giving myself the best gift of all and it is one I can give to myself every single day (I do so LOVE your earrings though just quietly!).
Enough mush from me. Keep pushing through everyone and have a lovely day
I too have a lil trouble keeping up with the thread, i do read everyone's posts but they mostly fly out of my head before i get to the end. Congratulations Bob for coming back :-) and well done to those who have remained strong under difficult circumstances.
I've given away counting days. I considered counting until the end of the year but decided not to bother. For me it is about shedding all the habits that do not serve me. I am ready & I have the time & space I need to solidify those changes. So happy to have found my way back home to myself. No regrets. As the saying goes, you cannot truly appreciate what you have until it is gone. I have had that experience now & it has served its purposes. I have found a deeper level of value for myself & what it is to be truly alive.
Venus, I don't celebrate Christmas, but I consider this as giving myself the best gift of all and it is one I can give to myself every single day (I do so LOVE your earrings though just quietly!).
Enough mush from me. Keep pushing through everyone and have a lovely day
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 38
Day 4
Just wanted to drop a note, day 4 for me. I have been doing this on and off drinking for way too long.... I am starting to feel like its so bad now, its at the end of the line.
This time has to work or I fear the worst.
Ill be checking in, daily.
Thanks'
This time has to work or I fear the worst.
Ill be checking in, daily.
Thanks'
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 1,228
Welcome, Dun!
Checking in on Day 19, 18? I cannot remember. As Zura said, it's about shedding habits, not counting days. I am having an alcohol craving now and I am pretty sure I am am anxious about filling up my days, if that makes any sense.
Checking in on Day 19, 18? I cannot remember. As Zura said, it's about shedding habits, not counting days. I am having an alcohol craving now and I am pretty sure I am am anxious about filling up my days, if that makes any sense.
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 1,055
Welcome, dun!
Wrapping up day 13. Feel like such a babe in this sobriety stuff. Keep kicking myself for ever going back to wine in May. I had 4 1/2 months and blew it. Then 60 in September/October. I won't feel very proud until I get back up to 5 months or so. I will get there and beyond. This year has been a real eye opener for me as to how low I was being taken with this addiction. Feeling feelings and giving thanks for each day. Moving forward....
Wrapping up day 13. Feel like such a babe in this sobriety stuff. Keep kicking myself for ever going back to wine in May. I had 4 1/2 months and blew it. Then 60 in September/October. I won't feel very proud until I get back up to 5 months or so. I will get there and beyond. This year has been a real eye opener for me as to how low I was being taken with this addiction. Feeling feelings and giving thanks for each day. Moving forward....
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Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Georgia, USA
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Welcome dun, I'm glad you're here! Let us know how it's going.
I love the earrings, Venus! I also thought the fishing lure joke was very funny. I'm going to get myself an Eckhart Tolle book. I've been watching some of his videos. Someone here suggested it, I really get a lot out of it.
Congrats on your milestones, Mary, Pouncer and Jewel and to all of us who have come to the end of this day without drinking.
Hang in there gang, Christmas is almost over!
I love the earrings, Venus! I also thought the fishing lure joke was very funny. I'm going to get myself an Eckhart Tolle book. I've been watching some of his videos. Someone here suggested it, I really get a lot out of it.
Congrats on your milestones, Mary, Pouncer and Jewel and to all of us who have come to the end of this day without drinking.
Hang in there gang, Christmas is almost over!
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Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Greece
Posts: 943
Morning class ! Up at 6 , my kids have to be in church at 8.30 with there school for Christmas service . Then it's off to the capital we go to stock up on food and complete a few errands . Then it's football practice on the other end of the island. So a busy busy day ahead. How blessed it is to feel clear and sobor headed ! Have a great day all xx
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Join Date: Mar 2015
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Just dealt with some extended-family triggers that really made me want to drink. Then, my husband came home in a rotten mood, angry over something minor. Now, I am in the back of my car with my senior dog, on the way to the 24-hour vet.
Gah!
Gah!
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: NSW - Australia
Posts: 14,540
Made it through the crowds, and made it withoutout drinking. Feels good to be home. Must say I was tempted, the crowds felt overwhelming. Played the tape forward. Played it backwards too, the result being the same. Drinking WAS no good, and will BE no good good for me EVER.
Going to rest now, tired. I will be so glad when the consumer fetishism of Christmas is over.
I sent one Christmas card this year. Trying to have a "sustainable" Christmas. It read, "Never Forget The True Meaning of Christmas: The Birth of Santa Claus."
Be strong everyone. We can do this.
Going to rest now, tired. I will be so glad when the consumer fetishism of Christmas is over.
I sent one Christmas card this year. Trying to have a "sustainable" Christmas. It read, "Never Forget The True Meaning of Christmas: The Birth of Santa Claus."
Be strong everyone. We can do this.
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Join Date: Dec 2015
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Wanted to welcome dun. 
And also thank you Dee for giving me instructions on how to change my signature. I now have a valid sobriety date. Could not think of a pithy bon mot, so remain with, "no way 'round it, but through it." Can't really go past that, can you?
Thank you too Venus. You both work so hard here. It is impossible to ignore.
And also thank you Dee for giving me instructions on how to change my signature. I now have a valid sobriety date. Could not think of a pithy bon mot, so remain with, "no way 'round it, but through it." Can't really go past that, can you?
Thank you too Venus. You both work so hard here. It is impossible to ignore.
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Join Date: Oct 2019
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I'm so sorry Pouncer that is such upsetting news. I recently went through a similar experience with a beloved pet. You will be so glad you are sober and able to be present with your dog as you go through this together. Sending my love xxoo
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