This 4th of July....
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This 4th of July....
Celebrate your own independence from the grips of alcohol / drug addiction and use.
Speaking only for myself, my decision to be clean & sober, and successfully following through with that decision is one of my most proud accomplishments.
Independence....!
Speaking only for myself, my decision to be clean & sober, and successfully following through with that decision is one of my most proud accomplishments.
Independence....!
Good idea! I went to a street fair this past weekend, and I had a great time just enjoying all the sights and sounds. There was lots and lots of alcohol, but I didn't mind. I just didn't want someone to spill thier beer on me...then I would have been pissed.
It did feel good spending my 4th of July sober. It's been about 5 years ago that I spent one sober and that was because I was pregnant. I can't wait to spend many more occasions this way.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Nursing Home in Brick, New Jersey
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I haven't had a "drunken fourth" in many, many years...but, I do miss those fireworks, which I haven't been able to see in the past four years...something I thoroughly enjoyed.
It's amazing how little we need to make us happy, if we just set our minds to it. Since I've been in a nursing home for the past year and a half, I'm learning how to really make the best of things.
At 9:00 pm last night I sat in the courtyard with 20 or so other residents (those who managed to stay awake until then), eating red, white, and blue ice pops, listening to patriotic music on a cd, watching lots of sparklers the nurses and aides were nice enough to set in the ground and light up for us. Not the grand fireworks displays I remember...but, it is what it is...and, I have to be grateful for the little things.
I hope all of you were able to enjoy the Fourth of July...a sober one...free from the bondage of alcohol/drugs.
It's amazing how little we need to make us happy, if we just set our minds to it. Since I've been in a nursing home for the past year and a half, I'm learning how to really make the best of things.
At 9:00 pm last night I sat in the courtyard with 20 or so other residents (those who managed to stay awake until then), eating red, white, and blue ice pops, listening to patriotic music on a cd, watching lots of sparklers the nurses and aides were nice enough to set in the ground and light up for us. Not the grand fireworks displays I remember...but, it is what it is...and, I have to be grateful for the little things.
I hope all of you were able to enjoy the Fourth of July...a sober one...free from the bondage of alcohol/drugs.
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