day 367 of one day at a time in a row
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day 367 of one day at a time in a row
So today is day 367 of my journey out of drunkeness.
Nice to see a year in the rear view mirror.
How does it feel ? well there were no trumpets or parties .. just another glorious sober day.
It is glorious every morning when i wake,
without sandpaper toung, throbbing head, purple toung and lips from the wine, bad alkie breath, though some of my teeth are rotten because of not brushing them for 15 drunken years ..
without wondering if i've left the cooker on and burned the house down,
without wondering if i sent funny e-mails or texts being drunk in charge of an internet or telephone.
without wondering if i've said or done things inapropriate.
without wondering if i'm over the drink drive limit the morning after the night before .
After checking off all these things it's not hard to stay sober and thankful .
Life isn't a dream, my skin is still terrible and i did'nt loose any weight , nearly 40 fat a string of bad relationships and bad finances behind me and living with your mum ain't exactly living anyones dream lifestyle but at least being sober gives me somewhere stable to try and work at things from.
Life today can be pritty intollerable if i look at it long term and start to go down the road of how my past is going to effect my future and maybe my health , things lost .... thats why i have to take life day by day and be happy for each and every day.
There is a lot in my life i can't or couldn't control, i accept it, accepted it and i'm at peace with it .
I could drive myself to drink worring about the future , thats why i do one day at a time and leave the rest to forces in life larger than myself .
When i look at what others have and feel regret i remind myself i'm an alcoholic who is sober today that trumps just about anything . I'm a walking talking miracle, who'd have thought it ?
Bestwishes, M
Nice to see a year in the rear view mirror.
How does it feel ? well there were no trumpets or parties .. just another glorious sober day.
It is glorious every morning when i wake,
without sandpaper toung, throbbing head, purple toung and lips from the wine, bad alkie breath, though some of my teeth are rotten because of not brushing them for 15 drunken years ..
without wondering if i've left the cooker on and burned the house down,
without wondering if i sent funny e-mails or texts being drunk in charge of an internet or telephone.
without wondering if i've said or done things inapropriate.
without wondering if i'm over the drink drive limit the morning after the night before .
After checking off all these things it's not hard to stay sober and thankful .
Life isn't a dream, my skin is still terrible and i did'nt loose any weight , nearly 40 fat a string of bad relationships and bad finances behind me and living with your mum ain't exactly living anyones dream lifestyle but at least being sober gives me somewhere stable to try and work at things from.
Life today can be pritty intollerable if i look at it long term and start to go down the road of how my past is going to effect my future and maybe my health , things lost .... thats why i have to take life day by day and be happy for each and every day.
There is a lot in my life i can't or couldn't control, i accept it, accepted it and i'm at peace with it .
I could drive myself to drink worring about the future , thats why i do one day at a time and leave the rest to forces in life larger than myself .
When i look at what others have and feel regret i remind myself i'm an alcoholic who is sober today that trumps just about anything . I'm a walking talking miracle, who'd have thought it ?
Bestwishes, M
Last edited by mecanix; 09-04-2012 at 12:32 AM. Reason: spelling !
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WELL DONE, mecanix!!! Be proud, but never get complacent, and I think you will be on this path for a long while! Your actions and your kind, thoughtful posts are showing us how this gets done. Congrats!
That bell or bike person
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Originally Posted by RevivingOphelia 
Thank you for sharing. You are an inspiration to me.
When i'd drunk all my money away in france and had been under the radar and out of the health and social security systems of the uk and france for over 5 years i was almost stateless . Had to abuse credit cards to get back to the uk and had no way of paying them off. Still managed to cary on drinking though .. oh how crazy.. thanks RevivingOphelia
Thanks WantToHeal , Thanks Zee .
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M -
I am so happy for you!
You seem to get a lot out of each moment spent on this earth. That obviously was not always the case.
You take the time to listen, see things in a different way if possible.
You consider who others are in your responses and the support you provide. And from that seem to say the right things.
Your self deprecating style is probably not easy for an Englishman...
But most of all I am proud and very happy you are my friend!
Thank you for your support.... and a very big ((Hug)) for you on your year!
K
I am so happy for you!
You seem to get a lot out of each moment spent on this earth. That obviously was not always the case.
You take the time to listen, see things in a different way if possible.
You consider who others are in your responses and the support you provide. And from that seem to say the right things.
Your self deprecating style is probably not easy for an Englishman...
But most of all I am proud and very happy you are my friend!
Thank you for your support.... and a very big ((Hug)) for you on your year!
K
That bell or bike person
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Thanks Auvers ,
I'm glad you've helped me make something good out of all those years of ... ahem ..."experience"
Thanks least ,
M
Your posts and encouragement have helped me.
Thanks least ,
M
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Originally Posted by mecanix
When i look at what others have and feel regret i remind myself i'm an alcoholic who is sober today that trumps just about anything . I'm a walking talking miracle, who'd have thought it ?
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