24 Hour Recovery Connections Part 489
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Today is simply a day to choose to live clean and sober; bright sunny and cool morning at 0809 CDT.
I’ve been up early after a sound night sleep. I will lay down again soon, a reboot to come.
It is great reading all of your posts.
Today is simply a day to choose to live clean and sober; bright sunny and cool morning at 0809 CDT.
I’ve been up early after a sound night sleep. I will lay down again soon, a reboot to come.
It is great reading all of your posts.
No quitting on yer quit eh!
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Hey @wiscsober , if you always check the “remember me” box when you log in, you won’t get auto logged out!
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thank you for all the sympathy yesterday I don't know why but I need it.
feeling better today, bought another hammer.
please God bless me with another sober and drug free day.
you yes you , you are wonderful bunch of people. .
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feeling better today, bought another hammer.
please God bless me with another sober and drug free day.
you yes you , you are wonderful bunch of people. .
.
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Originally Posted by TiredCarpenter 
Yes, AA. 1935.
I was an AA member for most of my adult life. It was a Godsend when I arrived. I learned a lot, experienced a lot, gained a lot, grew a lot, etc... came to experience a couple of sober decades.
I endured some pain at the hands of a careless member a couple of years back. Not the fault of AA, but of one of it’s flawed members.
Regardless, I’d like to share something I typed on another thread earlier today.
My response: (question was: will I always feel the draw toward booze? (paraphrasing))
You might’ve heard of AA’s promises. Well 1/2 a page down from those are what , for me, are the greater promises. ( bottom of pg 84 to mid-page 85: AA big book)
We will seldom be interested in liquor....
if tempted....we react sanely and normally...
we are placed in a position of neutrality.....
the problem doesn’t exist for us....
we are niether cocky or afraid.....
the problem has been removed.....
These words are the experience of many recovering (recovered has been used also) alcoholics. These are people that have mended their ways, shared their pitfalls with another, cleaned house, made amends for their actions, then continued to help others, and to maintain a decent life.
The above bullet points can be maintained, they say, as long as that person maintains a clean life and healthy spirit. (Spiritual growth and action)
THE ABOVE IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE. I’ve experienced it. I had those things. I had 20 years of sobriety.
True to the above lines, when I got unwell again in person and in spirit. (became a liar, a sneak, lustful, arrogant, inconsiderate, etc....) Lost my “spirituality”, my sobriety went away too. I was a fool to let such beautiful gifts slip away. I hope you will be more wise than I was.
The ‘take-home’ is YES, the constant or even occasional ‘need’ for a drink WILL go away. And CAN be gone forever if you correctly maintain a giving, caring, selfless life with some regard for the spirit.
Thanks for letting me share. This just poured out of my heart and I am feeling encouraged to share it.
Be well.
I was an AA member for most of my adult life. It was a Godsend when I arrived. I learned a lot, experienced a lot, gained a lot, grew a lot, etc... came to experience a couple of sober decades.
I endured some pain at the hands of a careless member a couple of years back. Not the fault of AA, but of one of it’s flawed members.
Regardless, I’d like to share something I typed on another thread earlier today.
My response: (question was: will I always feel the draw toward booze? (paraphrasing))
You might’ve heard of AA’s promises. Well 1/2 a page down from those are what , for me, are the greater promises. ( bottom of pg 84 to mid-page 85: AA big book)
We will seldom be interested in liquor....
if tempted....we react sanely and normally...
we are placed in a position of neutrality.....
the problem doesn’t exist for us....
we are niether cocky or afraid.....
the problem has been removed.....
These words are the experience of many recovering (recovered has been used also) alcoholics. These are people that have mended their ways, shared their pitfalls with another, cleaned house, made amends for their actions, then continued to help others, and to maintain a decent life.
The above bullet points can be maintained, they say, as long as that person maintains a clean life and healthy spirit. (Spiritual growth and action)
THE ABOVE IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE. I’ve experienced it. I had those things. I had 20 years of sobriety.
True to the above lines, when I got unwell again in person and in spirit. (became a liar, a sneak, lustful, arrogant, inconsiderate, etc....) Lost my “spirituality”, my sobriety went away too. I was a fool to let such beautiful gifts slip away. I hope you will be more wise than I was.
The ‘take-home’ is YES, the constant or even occasional ‘need’ for a drink WILL go away. And CAN be gone forever if you correctly maintain a giving, caring, selfless life with some regard for the spirit.
Thanks for letting me share. This just poured out of my heart and I am feeling encouraged to share it.
Be well.
Great post, TiredCarpenter. Thank you.
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The pain from the chemo cream is really ramping up; I am not sure that I will be able to make it through through the entire regimen but there is no gain if I quit now.
Count me in, please.
Love to all.
Count me in, please.
Love to all.
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Originally Posted by TiredCarpenter
Yes, AA. 1935.
I was an AA member for most of my adult life. It was a Godsend when I arrived. I learned a lot, experienced a lot, gained a lot, grew a lot, etc... came to experience a couple of sober decades.
I endured some pain at the hands of a careless member a couple of years back. Not the fault of AA, but of one of it’s flawed members.
Regardless, I’d like to share something I typed on another thread earlier today.
My response: (question was: will I always feel the draw toward booze? (paraphrasing))
You might’ve heard of AA’s promises. Well 1/2 a page down from those are what , for me, are the greater promises. ( bottom of pg 84 to mid-page 85: AA big book)
We will seldom be interested in liquor....
if tempted....we react sanely and normally...
we are placed in a position of neutrality.....
the problem doesn’t exist for us....
we are niether cocky or afraid.....
the problem has been removed.....
These words are the experience of many recovering (recovered has been used also) alcoholics. These are people that have mended their ways, shared their pitfalls with another, cleaned house, made amends for their actions, then continued to help others, and to maintain a decent life.
The above bullet points can be maintained, they say, as long as that person maintains a clean life and healthy spirit. (Spiritual growth and action)
THE ABOVE IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE. I’ve experienced it. I had those things. I had 20 years of sobriety.
True to the above lines, when I got unwell again in person and in spirit. (became a liar, a sneak, lustful, arrogant, inconsiderate, etc....) Lost my “spirituality”, my sobriety went away too. I was a fool to let such beautiful gifts slip away. I hope you will be more wise than I was.
The ‘take-home’ is YES, the constant or even occasional ‘need’ for a drink WILL go away. And CAN be gone forever if you correctly maintain a giving, caring, selfless life with some regard for the spirit.
Thanks for letting me share. This just poured out of my heart and I am feeling encouraged to share it.
Be well.
I was an AA member for most of my adult life. It was a Godsend when I arrived. I learned a lot, experienced a lot, gained a lot, grew a lot, etc... came to experience a couple of sober decades.
I endured some pain at the hands of a careless member a couple of years back. Not the fault of AA, but of one of it’s flawed members.
Regardless, I’d like to share something I typed on another thread earlier today.
My response: (question was: will I always feel the draw toward booze? (paraphrasing))
You might’ve heard of AA’s promises. Well 1/2 a page down from those are what , for me, are the greater promises. ( bottom of pg 84 to mid-page 85: AA big book)
We will seldom be interested in liquor....
if tempted....we react sanely and normally...
we are placed in a position of neutrality.....
the problem doesn’t exist for us....
we are niether cocky or afraid.....
the problem has been removed.....
These words are the experience of many recovering (recovered has been used also) alcoholics. These are people that have mended their ways, shared their pitfalls with another, cleaned house, made amends for their actions, then continued to help others, and to maintain a decent life.
The above bullet points can be maintained, they say, as long as that person maintains a clean life and healthy spirit. (Spiritual growth and action)
THE ABOVE IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE. I’ve experienced it. I had those things. I had 20 years of sobriety.
True to the above lines, when I got unwell again in person and in spirit. (became a liar, a sneak, lustful, arrogant, inconsiderate, etc....) Lost my “spirituality”, my sobriety went away too. I was a fool to let such beautiful gifts slip away. I hope you will be more wise than I was.
The ‘take-home’ is YES, the constant or even occasional ‘need’ for a drink WILL go away. And CAN be gone forever if you correctly maintain a giving, caring, selfless life with some regard for the spirit.
Thanks for letting me share. This just poured out of my heart and I am feeling encouraged to share it.
Be well.
Eric.
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Originally Posted by erfra7
thank you for all the sympathy yesterday I don't know why but I need it.
feeling better today, bought another hammer.
please God bless me with another sober and drug free day.
you yes you , you are wonderful bunch of people. . .
feeling better today, bought another hammer.
please God bless me with another sober and drug free day.
you yes you , you are wonderful bunch of people. .
.
Originally Posted by SoberLeigh
Great post, TiredCarpenter. Thank you.
Originally Posted by SoberLeigh
The pain from the chemo cream is really ramping up; I am not sure that I will be able to make it through through the entire regimen but there is no gain if I quit now.
Count me in, please.
Love to all.
Count me in, please.
Love to all.
Just checking in for 24. I’ve done very little today, woke up at 6 am and went back to sleep till 11, mooched around the house, read my book for a while, made supper and now it’s bath and bedtime for me.
Part of me feels guilty for doing nothing. Part of me says I absolutely needed to do nothing for a change and I deserve the rest... Had a bit of a thunderstorm this afternoon which was really nice. Wish it had gone on longer, I love the rain !
Sending warm thoughts from a murky midlands tonight.
Very grateful to be sober today.
Peace and love
James
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