6 Months... Grateful and Humbled
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6 Months... Grateful and Humbled
Hey Everyone,
This past weekend I went camping with my husband and a few girls from my local women's meeting. They are the people that are closest to me in AA we are all around the same amount of time sober and have really gone through this thing together.
We had a meeting after a day of boating and camping around a open flame and it was wonderful! A dear friend gave me her 6 month chip and it meant so much to me.
I am more grateful for the 180 days ... Somedays are a wonderful experiance in spiritual living and other days it has been all I can do to just stay sober. But, my sponser has told me that my job for the first year is just to stay sober. Just learn all that I can ... soak it up... love in the moment and let all the sh*t fall to the waste side.
Looking back over my post in the past (I joing this site 4 years ago)... it took SO much for me to get sober. I had to hit so many bottoms. I lost so much to the bottle. But, in truth I am grateful to finally be here. I hit the rocks in the bottom long enough to know I was tired of being washed up on the shore.
Thanks for listening!
Saliena
This past weekend I went camping with my husband and a few girls from my local women's meeting. They are the people that are closest to me in AA we are all around the same amount of time sober and have really gone through this thing together.
We had a meeting after a day of boating and camping around a open flame and it was wonderful! A dear friend gave me her 6 month chip and it meant so much to me.
I am more grateful for the 180 days ... Somedays are a wonderful experiance in spiritual living and other days it has been all I can do to just stay sober. But, my sponser has told me that my job for the first year is just to stay sober. Just learn all that I can ... soak it up... love in the moment and let all the sh*t fall to the waste side.
Looking back over my post in the past (I joing this site 4 years ago)... it took SO much for me to get sober. I had to hit so many bottoms. I lost so much to the bottle. But, in truth I am grateful to finally be here. I hit the rocks in the bottom long enough to know I was tired of being washed up on the shore.
Thanks for listening!
Saliena
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I think it is wonderful that you had a good time. There is so much more sober life will bring you.
I kept a gratitude journal my first 3 years sobers. I recently went back and read it. What a great thing. I have since started another one.
Soak it all in and enjoy life!!
I kept a gratitude journal my first 3 years sobers. I recently went back and read it. What a great thing. I have since started another one.
Soak it all in and enjoy life!!
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Awesome! And thank you so much for sharing that you were here before you were sober, sharing, learning and ultimately overcoming living in active alcoholism. This site is for all of us, at whatever place we are, not just those who have found their sobriety, but for those who are still struggling and searching.
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Originally Posted by Saliena 
Hey Everyone,
This past weekend I went camping with my husband and a few girls from my local women's meeting. They are the people that are closest to me in AA we are all around the same amount of time sober and have really gone through this thing together.
We had a meeting after a day of boating and camping around a open flame and it was wonderful! A dear friend gave me her 6 month chip and it meant so much to me.
I am more grateful for the 180 days ... Somedays are a wonderful experiance in spiritual living and other days it has been all I can do to just stay sober. But, my sponser has told me that my job for the first year is just to stay sober. Just learn all that I can ... soak it up... love in the moment and let all the sh*t fall to the waste side.
Looking back over my post in the past (I joing this site 4 years ago)... it took SO much for me to get sober. I had to hit so many bottoms. I lost so much to the bottle. But, in truth I am grateful to finally be here. I hit the rocks in the bottom long enough to know I was tired of being washed up on the shore.
Thanks for listening!
Saliena
This past weekend I went camping with my husband and a few girls from my local women's meeting. They are the people that are closest to me in AA we are all around the same amount of time sober and have really gone through this thing together.
We had a meeting after a day of boating and camping around a open flame and it was wonderful! A dear friend gave me her 6 month chip and it meant so much to me.
I am more grateful for the 180 days ... Somedays are a wonderful experiance in spiritual living and other days it has been all I can do to just stay sober. But, my sponser has told me that my job for the first year is just to stay sober. Just learn all that I can ... soak it up... love in the moment and let all the sh*t fall to the waste side.
Looking back over my post in the past (I joing this site 4 years ago)... it took SO much for me to get sober. I had to hit so many bottoms. I lost so much to the bottle. But, in truth I am grateful to finally be here. I hit the rocks in the bottom long enough to know I was tired of being washed up on the shore.
Thanks for listening!
Saliena
Well done on your recovery progress!
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