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Old 01-25-2008, 02:58 PM
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Angry Ever feel like you have an angel and a devil on your shoulders like in the movies?

Like the angel is watching over and helping you not to drinks. But when the
angel takes a 5 minute break to use the restroom, the devil steps in to do something to make you want to drink. Like he's saying "Not drinking, huh? How about this! That's worth having a drink over."

Yesterday, it was problems with my legal situation, then my bowling ball breaking. Today, as I'm driving away from work, I hear a noise. My front passengers side tire is flat! Great! I just love changing tires when it's 15F out. And the real kicker is, I knew I needed to replace my back tires, now I have to spend a couple of hundred more dollars and replace them all. Ugh!

Sorry if I'm whining. I just hoped that the time it would take me to type this up here would give the angel time to get back to my shoulder and help me.

I guess if I can hang on for two more hours until my next meeting in case my angel is constipated.
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Old 01-25-2008, 03:01 PM
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don't leave me now, SF... you're paving my way.

I'm so sorry that your day was tough again... umm.... "what doesn't kill ya makes ya stronger" ???

HUGS and positive vibes your way... my meeting's at 8p -- third one... yours too??
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Old 01-25-2008, 03:03 PM
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Well, I think it's all about dealing with life and it's ups and downs, without benefit of alcohol to numb us. It's a challenge sometimes and the little addict voice is never too far away. That's why recovery is an ongoing process!
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Old 01-25-2008, 03:20 PM
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don't leave me now, SF... you're paving my way.

I'm so sorry that your day was tough again... umm.... "what doesn't kill ya makes ya stronger" ???

HUGS and positive vibes your way... my meeting's at 8p -- third one... yours too??
Oh, I'm hanging on. My angel came back told to fix a pot of coffee, take some deep breaths, and hang out here until meeting time (yeah mine's at 8pm too), and I'd be alright.

It got me thinking though, and I actually chuckled. Just the thought of some
of the stupid stuff in the past that happend to me where I thought that I deserved a drink because of it.

Hugs back at ya!

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Old 01-25-2008, 03:26 PM
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I hear ya...
One of my other posts said...
Tuesday sucked -- and I wanted a drink to feel better...
Wednesday was anxiety ridden -- and I wanted a drink to ease it...
Yesterday was a GREAT day - and I wanted a celebratory drink...

SIGH --
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Old 01-25-2008, 03:38 PM
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Yesterday was a GREAT day - and I wanted a celebratory drink...

SIGH --
Yeah, forgot about those 'reward' drinks...

*just shaking my head and laughing....*
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Old 01-26-2008, 12:48 AM
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Hmm...
I solved the questions on when to drink.
I only stay sober on days of the week
that end in y.

Side by side...forward we go
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Old 01-26-2008, 03:36 AM
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Good one Carol!

I like that.
After reading it, though ... what I read .. is just life.

Except for one thing.

YOu
broke
a
bowling
ball.

wow.
Fred Flintstone ... would be proud.

Other than that oNE thing - NOT an everyday occurance ...
all the other things .. WERE 'everyday' occurences. While we HOPE we don't get flat tires every day - when were sober we can FUNCTION with getting them if that's what occurs.

the only thing we have to 'run' to ...
is maybe a gas station for a patch.

and guess what -
you experienced them sober. directly.

but the bowling ball ... that one's kind trippy.
how the heck does one go about breaking a bowling ball?


coud be coincidence could be satanic
lol
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Old 01-26-2008, 07:26 AM
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Love it... Ya... that Bowling Ball deal is ... What's my niece say???

"off the hook" ???!!! ???

Hey SF.... I think you've earned a "Normal Day 7"...... No tests or surprises... Now if you could just tell me what those "normal" days are, I'll be planning one right behind you!

Day 6..... Underway.......
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Old 01-26-2008, 07:44 AM
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Hey guys, I'm with everyone else - how the heck do ya smash a bowling ball?

I started to feel heaps better in my second week theonlyway, the first week was all cramps and sweats and no sleep for me

I'm sure you'll be feeling better soon enough, but 'normal'? I don't even know what that is, any more... *shakes head* hahaha!

And about the reward drinks, the drowning sorrows drinks, the long day at work drinks - man I know them all, there's one for every occasion.

makes you think though, 'one for the road', 'here's to (blahblah)', 'nightcap', all these excuses that people have invented over the years to keep drinking, this must go back to the first alcoholic beverage I reckon - I reckon somewhere, in heiroglyphics, there's a stone tablet for 'more wine, bad harvest' haha
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Old 01-26-2008, 08:02 AM
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I know this addict that when he uses he starts using his hands for puppets and they torment the hell out of him it's really sad... although he says things thru these puppets that make people laugh really hard.

One wants to use the other one wants to go home to his wife and kids the dope almost always wins....
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Old 01-26-2008, 08:41 AM
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Yeah, the broken bowling ball...well...

Somehow, as I was trying to pick up the 10 pin, I missed just short of the pin and my ball
went in the gutter. As it did, it hit a loose bolt (or something) sticking out and CRACK! There were two parts to my ball. I stood there stunned for about 5 seconds and looked back to a guy on my team and asked "Did my ball just break in two?" He was just as amazed as I was and said "Yeah, I thought I saw that too". Nobody in my league, or who worked at the lanes ever seen anything like it. Fortunately, after filling out a damage report, the bowling center will replace or reimburse me for it.

Anyway, it's a new day (7, at that), and I'm feeling good. Gotta run to the Post office now, be back shortly
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Old 01-26-2008, 09:07 PM
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I stood there stunned for about 5 seconds and looked back to a guy on my team and asked "Did my ball just break in two?"
classic!

that sounds EXACTLY like something I'd have said.
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