30 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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30 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today is my 30 days!!! (tomorrow is my one month
Thank you SR! Thank you Yoga and my family! Woop! Woop!
Yesterday was my 5 year old's bday party. I cleaned my ass off all day till it started. It's always been friends and family so I've always provided a cooler of beer. Not this time! Super milestone. It wasn't even difficult. I thought everyone would feel bored or that I would but it turned out to be a great time.
Somewhere in the middle of the day I realized I had made a mistake at work. I thought about just ignoring it so I didn't have to deal with the outcome but then I started having tremendous anxiety. I called the office and left a message reporting the mistake and just tried to let go reminding myself that people make mistakes and that I'd deal with it the next day and most importantly I needed to be present at my child's party. I just couldn't shake the anxiety. I could taste it! I wanted a drink so bad. I just wanted that terrible feeling to go away.
I started to think about yoga and promised myself that if I didn't do it after the party that I would first thing in the morning. I began to calm down. So before I even checked my work email or voicemail I went to yoga. During my yoga practice, I gathered the necessary frame of mind to deal with consequences and was ready to conquer the world with an open heart.
In the future, I am going to be more mindful in avoiding anxious situations and continue to to get through them without drinking. I need to love myself this very moment and accept where I'm at in order to move forward.
30 days? Amazing! I feel too good to turn back
Thank you SR! Thank you Yoga and my family! Woop! Woop!
Yesterday was my 5 year old's bday party. I cleaned my ass off all day till it started. It's always been friends and family so I've always provided a cooler of beer. Not this time! Super milestone. It wasn't even difficult. I thought everyone would feel bored or that I would but it turned out to be a great time.
Somewhere in the middle of the day I realized I had made a mistake at work. I thought about just ignoring it so I didn't have to deal with the outcome but then I started having tremendous anxiety. I called the office and left a message reporting the mistake and just tried to let go reminding myself that people make mistakes and that I'd deal with it the next day and most importantly I needed to be present at my child's party. I just couldn't shake the anxiety. I could taste it! I wanted a drink so bad. I just wanted that terrible feeling to go away.
I started to think about yoga and promised myself that if I didn't do it after the party that I would first thing in the morning. I began to calm down. So before I even checked my work email or voicemail I went to yoga. During my yoga practice, I gathered the necessary frame of mind to deal with consequences and was ready to conquer the world with an open heart.
In the future, I am going to be more mindful in avoiding anxious situations and continue to to get through them without drinking. I need to love myself this very moment and accept where I'm at in order to move forward.
30 days? Amazing! I feel too good to turn back
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Symmetry . . . yeah!!! good for you. You are an inspiration. I'm not too far behind you and your post gives me strength, drive and patience (for myself) to get there.
And great to hear that the 5 yearold b-day party without the beer was nonetheless a success : )
Another 30 days (and beyond) to you . . .
And great to hear that the 5 yearold b-day party without the beer was nonetheless a success : )
Another 30 days (and beyond) to you . . .
Keep it up!
Congrats
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