TOPIC: Do You Get Distracted And Stray Away From Your Program?
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
Posts: 15,238
TOPIC: Do You Get Distracted And Stray Away From Your Program?
Hi, Im Sharon and Im an Alcoholic.
By the Grace of my HP and people
like you here in SR I havent found
it necessary to take another drink
since 8-11-90.
For that and you I am truely grateful.
It's been maybe 2 weeks maybe 3
since i last posted here.....why u
ask?
Distractions in life. Does that give
me a good enough reason to put
my responsibilities of sharing my
own experiences, strengths and
hopes with you? Not really...
No matter what happens around
me and you in life, recovery should
never be placed on the back
burner. Why you ask?
Well....when we slack on working
our program or get lazy, find other
outlets then we become vunerable.
We begin to lose focus on whats
really important in our sober lives.
What's important in recovery u ask?
Staying sober one day at a time.
Going to any lengths to do so on
a daily bases. Going to meetings...
Listening to the principles of
recovery that guide each day....
finding out how that person who
has remained sober for the length
of yrs he or she has.....
Seeing first hand how the miracles
of AA touch each of us.
I have been distracted for a little
while now and havent connected
here to SR....Then i get a message
from a caring SR member showing
concern.....How wonderful is that.
To see the care we have for each
other in recovery.
Sure my distractions have allowed
me to stray somewhat, however my
main focus is to stay sober no matter
what and to continue to maintain
a positve attitude and responsibility
you and others in recovery.
You sharing your ESH with me
is important just as it is for me to
u........So stay focused no
matter what and dont let those
outside distractions pull u away
from what is sooooo very
important in keeping each of
us clean and sober one day
at a time.
Thanks for letting me share and
thanks to that someone
who cares enough to show
concern.
By the Grace of my HP and people
like you here in SR I havent found
it necessary to take another drink
since 8-11-90.
For that and you I am truely grateful.
It's been maybe 2 weeks maybe 3
since i last posted here.....why u
ask?
Distractions in life. Does that give
me a good enough reason to put
my responsibilities of sharing my
own experiences, strengths and
hopes with you? Not really...
No matter what happens around
me and you in life, recovery should
never be placed on the back
burner. Why you ask?
Well....when we slack on working
our program or get lazy, find other
outlets then we become vunerable.
We begin to lose focus on whats
really important in our sober lives.
What's important in recovery u ask?
Staying sober one day at a time.
Going to any lengths to do so on
a daily bases. Going to meetings...
Listening to the principles of
recovery that guide each day....
finding out how that person who
has remained sober for the length
of yrs he or she has.....
Seeing first hand how the miracles
of AA touch each of us.
I have been distracted for a little
while now and havent connected
here to SR....Then i get a message
from a caring SR member showing
concern.....How wonderful is that.
To see the care we have for each
other in recovery.
Sure my distractions have allowed
me to stray somewhat, however my
main focus is to stay sober no matter
what and to continue to maintain
a positve attitude and responsibility
you and others in recovery.
You sharing your ESH with me
is important just as it is for me to
u........So stay focused no
matter what and dont let those
outside distractions pull u away
from what is sooooo very
important in keeping each of
us clean and sober one day
at a time.
Thanks for letting me share and
thanks to that someone
who cares enough to show
concern.
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: OH
Posts: 1
Thank you Sharon, I needed this!
Originally Posted by aasharon90 
No matter what happens around
me and you in life, recovery should
never be placed on the back
burner. Why you ask?
Well....when we slack on working
our program or get lazy, find other
outlets then we become vunerable.
me and you in life, recovery should
never be placed on the back
burner. Why you ask?
Well....when we slack on working
our program or get lazy, find other
outlets then we become vunerable.
Please continue to share your ES&H and we must not ever take each day of sobriety for granted.
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Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
Posts: 15,238
Ive heard first and then understood that once a
person experiences soberiety then going back out
to drink or use will NEVER be the same. Whatever
u thought about drinking and using in the first place
is now completely screwed up.
You get sober and clean, then u recieve the knowledge
and tools of the 12 principles of recovery....you are
now aware of how the program works.....so anytime
u go back out....ur drinking and using careers are
doomed....
Having a taste of living clean and sober is awesome.....
No more roller coaster ride....well less as times goes on....
No more hiding, lieing, abusing, and all that stuff
that goes along with addictions....
Ur FREE....Serenity and peace of mind is put in its
place.....The joy and happiness one can experience
is un explainable at times yet u feel it.
Sure i remember when i first got sober....i admitted
i had a problem with drinking because why would i
be getting into to so much trouble....why did i have
a horrible accident that i could have died from.....
Then in a few months without drinking i decided
to try again to only find out that the progression
of my disease was sooooo rapid that i tried to end
my own misery.....
Thank my HP that the attempt failed....and that I
learned if otherwise....then it would have been a
permanant solution to a temporary problem....
Recovery, AA, rehab, a family intervention and my HP
saved my life....
YOU save my life everyday that u share how u
stay sober each day.....
By sharing ur own experiences strengths and hopes
with me on what happened, what it was like and where
are u now , today in ur recovery.
I need u just as much as u need me....
What a wonderful fellowship we have in recovery.
person experiences soberiety then going back out
to drink or use will NEVER be the same. Whatever
u thought about drinking and using in the first place
is now completely screwed up.
You get sober and clean, then u recieve the knowledge
and tools of the 12 principles of recovery....you are
now aware of how the program works.....so anytime
u go back out....ur drinking and using careers are
doomed....
Having a taste of living clean and sober is awesome.....
No more roller coaster ride....well less as times goes on....
No more hiding, lieing, abusing, and all that stuff
that goes along with addictions....
Ur FREE....Serenity and peace of mind is put in its
place.....The joy and happiness one can experience
is un explainable at times yet u feel it.
Sure i remember when i first got sober....i admitted
i had a problem with drinking because why would i
be getting into to so much trouble....why did i have
a horrible accident that i could have died from.....
Then in a few months without drinking i decided
to try again to only find out that the progression
of my disease was sooooo rapid that i tried to end
my own misery.....
Thank my HP that the attempt failed....and that I
learned if otherwise....then it would have been a
permanant solution to a temporary problem....
Recovery, AA, rehab, a family intervention and my HP
saved my life....
YOU save my life everyday that u share how u
stay sober each day.....
By sharing ur own experiences strengths and hopes
with me on what happened, what it was like and where
are u now , today in ur recovery.
I need u just as much as u need me....
What a wonderful fellowship we have in recovery.
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Murrieta, Ca
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Do I Get Distracted And Stray Away From Your Program?
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Sharon,
Thanks for the post. I got sober within a month of you, and yes, I sometimes have gotten lazy during sobriety. I still make myself go to at a few meetings a week because I've seen too many people with significant time go back out because they slacked with the F2F meetings. None of them say it got any better.
Thanks for the post. I got sober within a month of you, and yes, I sometimes have gotten lazy during sobriety. I still make myself go to at a few meetings a week because I've seen too many people with significant time go back out because they slacked with the F2F meetings. None of them say it got any better.
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Location: Melbourne victoria
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Hi Sharon,
I am so happy to be reading your posts again!
I need to make my sobriety #1 all the time.
If I lose my focus, I become very restless, irritable , and discontent , and I know from experience , that somewhere along the line I have neglected part of my programme.
If I stop and have a look "at me" and where I am , I can usually find what is missing , and fix it , with my "tools". That is what AA has given me, a "tool box", and as long as I focus on that , I grow
Thanks for sharing
HUGX
Leigh
I am so happy to be reading your posts again!
I need to make my sobriety #1 all the time.
If I lose my focus, I become very restless, irritable , and discontent , and I know from experience , that somewhere along the line I have neglected part of my programme.
If I stop and have a look "at me" and where I am , I can usually find what is missing , and fix it , with my "tools". That is what AA has given me, a "tool box", and as long as I focus on that , I grow
Thanks for sharing
HUGX
Leigh
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Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
Posts: 15,238
Thank you guys for sharing ur ESH with me and others.
I made a meeting today....one of several i make while
working a full time job. My service work is bring a tray
of Pringles, cheese crackers and desserts from my bakery
job.....
The joy of seeing smiles of delight and appreciation on the
many faces of my fellow AA members is priceless.....
It's a joy i had learned from my own sponsor yrs ago
when i first entered AA....
Besides the good food to eat along with the coffee....there
is also the ESH shared my many who attend these meetings....
I listen eagerly to what others share and absorb their wisdom...
How can i not use that to my own advantage at staying sober.....
There's no way one can ecnore a wonderful useful program
to help them grow unless their program is placed on the
back burner.
Bring it to the front and formost of ur life and enjoy
being happy joyous and free in recovery.
I made a meeting today....one of several i make while
working a full time job. My service work is bring a tray
of Pringles, cheese crackers and desserts from my bakery
job.....
The joy of seeing smiles of delight and appreciation on the
many faces of my fellow AA members is priceless.....
It's a joy i had learned from my own sponsor yrs ago
when i first entered AA....
Besides the good food to eat along with the coffee....there
is also the ESH shared my many who attend these meetings....
I listen eagerly to what others share and absorb their wisdom...
How can i not use that to my own advantage at staying sober.....
There's no way one can ecnore a wonderful useful program
to help them grow unless their program is placed on the
back burner.
Bring it to the front and formost of ur life and enjoy
being happy joyous and free in recovery.
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I have to make it my priority every day. And, for me, it's about balance. Before recovery balance was lacking in my life and I would drift. But, the physical, mental and spiritual balance has to be there every day for me. And, if I let things go for a couple of days, I start to see myself changing.
Why on earth would I?
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