I Dedicate My Chip...
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Michigan -- Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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I Dedicate My Chip...
to you all...
There are so many tha have been such an inspiration to me and gotten me through a 24 since that first day.
I've said it before and will continue to say it... Without this board, I would never have made it, tear-stained-face, through the doors to that first AA meeting.
I was posting earlier how excited I am about this 30 days. Not because I've never been sober for 30 before, but because of the potential this 30 days holds.
You guys and AA have given me the *hope* of loving myself again... and it has been SO very long since that has been a reality. From this seat, I still have NO idea HOW that will ever come to be... but because of you, I have a glimmer of hope, a belief that it is possible.
I wasn't a 24/7 drinker, I'm not starting out with a Judge or even a significan other as my HP... but I've created lots of havoc along my path.
Because of you peope and this program, I think there might just be a chance...
I have my Riley Bear, thanks to Little Penguin...
I have another 24 due to so many... Omega (miss u!), NM, trakin, Stone, Hevyn, Barb...
I have a hope for fun and friends beyond what I've always considered the norm... Thanks to GT, Ro, D, K, Tan, Astro, Kev, PD, Stone, Karim, Tell, Rella, Anna and all the bottoms that make me smile!!
I believe there is COURAGE, compassion and understanding and Love for fellow man, no matter because of SF, NDZ, Rusty, Vic, Jana, aret, Rob(s), Gravity, TimeX, Dean, Mr Patch...
Carol, Green Tea, Little Penguin!!!!!!!!!~
There are so many others, and it breaks my heart to miss anyone, but you know who you are.
There is a power here... Yup, that HP...
I thank you all for being here for me. You are in my thougts and prayers!
There are so many tha have been such an inspiration to me and gotten me through a 24 since that first day.
I've said it before and will continue to say it... Without this board, I would never have made it, tear-stained-face, through the doors to that first AA meeting.
I was posting earlier how excited I am about this 30 days. Not because I've never been sober for 30 before, but because of the potential this 30 days holds.
You guys and AA have given me the *hope* of loving myself again... and it has been SO very long since that has been a reality. From this seat, I still have NO idea HOW that will ever come to be... but because of you, I have a glimmer of hope, a belief that it is possible.
I wasn't a 24/7 drinker, I'm not starting out with a Judge or even a significan other as my HP... but I've created lots of havoc along my path.
Because of you peope and this program, I think there might just be a chance...
I have my Riley Bear, thanks to Little Penguin...
I have another 24 due to so many... Omega (miss u!), NM, trakin, Stone, Hevyn, Barb...
I have a hope for fun and friends beyond what I've always considered the norm... Thanks to GT, Ro, D, K, Tan, Astro, Kev, PD, Stone, Karim, Tell, Rella, Anna and all the bottoms that make me smile!!
I believe there is COURAGE, compassion and understanding and Love for fellow man, no matter because of SF, NDZ, Rusty, Vic, Jana, aret, Rob(s), Gravity, TimeX, Dean, Mr Patch...
Carol, Green Tea, Little Penguin!!!!!!!!!~
There are so many others, and it breaks my heart to miss anyone, but you know who you are.
There is a power here... Yup, that HP...
I thank you all for being here for me. You are in my thougts and prayers!
Last edited by theonlyway; 02-19-2008 at 08:44 AM.
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Pittsburgh
Posts: 403
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I'm really happy to see the progress that you've made over the past month. And a thank you. One of your early posts about being afraid to go to that first AA meeting (exactly what I was feeling at the time), is what got me to come out of lurker mode and start posting.
I'm really happy to see the progress that you've made over the past month. And a thank you. One of your early posts about being afraid to go to that first AA meeting (exactly what I was feeling at the time), is what got me to come out of lurker mode and start posting.
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Fredericksburg, Va.
Posts: 9,730
Congrats on the 30 days and even a bigger one for walking through those doors the first time, I swear I think that is the hardest part except for getting honest with myself that I could not do this alone!
I want to thank you for helping me stay sober today.
I want to thank you for helping me stay sober today.
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Scottsdale, AZ, one big happy dysfunctional family!
Posts: 23,031
Congrats on your first 30 TOW! It's the newcomers that continue to inspire me and remind me that sobriety is for anyone with a desire to stop drinking, and that recovery is possible.
You earned that chip, and you paid for it! Way to go!
You earned that chip, and you paid for it! Way to go!
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Fighting the good fight
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 309
That's fantastic news - congratulations!
You know, I totally agree with you - it's the HOPE that keeps me going, keeps me happy - knowing that it's possible to enjoy life MORE without alcohol, to be comfortable with ourselves and love ourselves again.
Thanks so much, great to hear that. I also crawled into AA a beaten man, crying and shaking. I left that night with hope, and I haven't lost it yet. Thanks.
You know, I totally agree with you - it's the HOPE that keeps me going, keeps me happy - knowing that it's possible to enjoy life MORE without alcohol, to be comfortable with ourselves and love ourselves again.
Thanks so much, great to hear that. I also crawled into AA a beaten man, crying and shaking. I left that night with hope, and I haven't lost it yet. Thanks.
TOW .......
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Recovery
Posts: 3,229
Wow, I'm so proud of you. That was a beautiful, heartfelt, touching post. I'm so glad you are here. Your post just gave me hope and I'm sure it provided hope for many others out there reading as well.
Lots of hugs and continuing light for the road ahead. We are not doing it alone, we have each other.
Lots of hugs and continuing light for the road ahead. We are not doing it alone, we have each other.
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