6 months today.
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Bloomington, Mn.
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6 months today.
6 months today. Things are getting better almost daily now that i've learned to get out of my own way. Giving up what i thought was control was the key. I wasn't controlling anything. I was simply trying manage total and utter chaos while being defiant. Things were totally out of control and as far as i was concerned it was everybody elses fault. The boss, the customer, the family, God, it was all a conspiracy to keep me miserable. Truth be told, i was making myself down and miserable. I've also learned that i don't need a certain lifestyle to be happy. The obsession to obtain material things to appear cool and successful on the outside, while all the while i was coming apart at the seams, in unbelievable amounts of pain, torment and confusion nearly ended me. The drugs and booze were merely a symptom, a reaction to trying to deal with all the misery. The booze and drugs finally quit working and the bottom came hard and fast. It was give in or give up. I put away all the false pride, ego, and "control" and asked for help. From that moment on things have become better, and get better daily. A.A. has something they call The Promises. They have been happening continually by simply doing a little work and doing the next right thing. The latest promise was when my boss told me they are going to start training me for a management position, and i've only been there about a month. If i keep :praying and stay humble things can only continue to get better. 1 day at a time.
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Good for you and kudos on the management position! The promotion is a gift from your sobriety, you certainly would not have been as effective in your new position had you been drinking and using drugs.
Congrats on your six months!
Congrats on your six months!
6 months is Great! 
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