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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Where the heart is
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Yea well it wasnt so funny if you had to sit there and try not to let your face hit the table from boredom.
This guy pretty much dominated both groups.
I mean share whats on your mind. But good Lord. Keep it lively at least or to a reasonable amount of time.
It took everything I had in me to literally not fall asleep listeniong to this guy.
I seriously thought I was gonna just fall asleep right there.
Talk about clock watching.
I hope he isnt there 5 days too.
That sounds so wrong.
And what made it even worse is what he was talking about was his ego.
And how he has to dress to impress and how he did this and that. Trying to impress us with his drawn out boring stories.
Nothing he said had anything to do with recovery.
This guy pretty much dominated both groups.
I mean share whats on your mind. But good Lord. Keep it lively at least or to a reasonable amount of time.
It took everything I had in me to literally not fall asleep listeniong to this guy.
I seriously thought I was gonna just fall asleep right there.
Talk about clock watching.
I hope he isnt there 5 days too.
That sounds so wrong.
And what made it even worse is what he was talking about was his ego.
And how he has to dress to impress and how he did this and that. Trying to impress us with his drawn out boring stories.
Nothing he said had anything to do with recovery.
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Fredericksburg, Va.
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Trish and Evan I pray you do not view turning over your finances as a weakness, because it is not!!!!
A strong person knows their weaknesses and is strong enough to find a way to handle that weakness. It takes strength to turn something over to some one else when we can not handle it our selfs. I am 54 and my wife handles most of our finances, I have been sober a little over 21 months now and am just recently getting into our finances!
It takes a very big person to ask for help, it takes a bigger person to accept defeat and to work towards recovery.
I could have refused to admit defeat and just kept on drinking until the end, that was the easy way out, just drink for oblivion until the end came. Instead I admitted I was powerless over alcohol, that alcohol controled me, that was my main weakness and I turned that over to others to help me with.
Trish I am not sure if you see the change in you, but I sure do!!!! There is a difference with you this time, there is a willingness I see in you to do what ever it takes to stay sober. This time you are focusing on your recovery!!!!!!
A strong person knows their weaknesses and is strong enough to find a way to handle that weakness. It takes strength to turn something over to some one else when we can not handle it our selfs. I am 54 and my wife handles most of our finances, I have been sober a little over 21 months now and am just recently getting into our finances!
It takes a very big person to ask for help, it takes a bigger person to accept defeat and to work towards recovery.
I could have refused to admit defeat and just kept on drinking until the end, that was the easy way out, just drink for oblivion until the end came. Instead I admitted I was powerless over alcohol, that alcohol controled me, that was my main weakness and I turned that over to others to help me with.
Trish I am not sure if you see the change in you, but I sure do!!!! There is a difference with you this time, there is a willingness I see in you to do what ever it takes to stay sober. This time you are focusing on your recovery!!!!!!
Looking For Myself...Sober
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Where the heart is
Posts: 10,209
You know..I am really just so friggin tired. And I found myself in the same old behaviors I left behind in Florida 5 years ago.
I was so out of control down there and didnt care about nothing.
I dont want to be like that again. It is one thing to use for me. But quite another to fall back into the lifestyle of danger and viloence.
I dont want to die or go to jail.
Not in the streets using.
If I am going to die. It is going to be because it is my time. I am not ready to chosse my own time and make it happen.
I do have a purpose. I can have a better life.
Alot of my problem is/was I wanted it my way or no way.
My way sucks. My way isnt working.
So I am willing to do it life's way.
Cant hurt right?
I was so out of control down there and didnt care about nothing.
I dont want to be like that again. It is one thing to use for me. But quite another to fall back into the lifestyle of danger and viloence.
I dont want to die or go to jail.
Not in the streets using.
If I am going to die. It is going to be because it is my time. I am not ready to chosse my own time and make it happen.
I do have a purpose. I can have a better life.
Alot of my problem is/was I wanted it my way or no way.
My way sucks. My way isnt working.
So I am willing to do it life's way.
Cant hurt right?
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