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I am clean for 3 years 8 months 21 days. I have not been attending regular meetings and spoke to a program friend who suggested I started doing my 10th step prayer every night again since its been about 1 year since I have stopped.
Wanting to stay clean and regain emotional sobriety I went online and discovered this forum. I read the 10th step prayer and took my nightly inventory and when I got to the bottom I saw a few sentences in red that said: Depression is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of being too strong for too long.
I felt like My Higher Power was saying that directly to me and also felt I came to the right place when I found this Recovery Forum for being here. I am looking forward to moving my sobriety forward.
Wanting to stay clean and regain emotional sobriety I went online and discovered this forum. I read the 10th step prayer and took my nightly inventory and when I got to the bottom I saw a few sentences in red that said: Depression is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of being too strong for too long.
I felt like My Higher Power was saying that directly to me and also felt I came to the right place when I found this Recovery Forum for being here. I am looking forward to moving my sobriety forward.
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Glad to have you here, I personally find a good deal of 12th step work opportunities here as well as some very good advice and stories. SR has become a regular part of my daily program.
Hope to see you around here often
Hope to see you around here often
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Wow that Quote "stop cheating on your future w/your past.... Just kicked my butt I appreciate the congrats on the clean time, although I must admit its the emotional sobriety I am after, since my partner of 27 years passed 2/22/13 I have been stuck in my past. Your quote shook me up again this early Sunday I really am glad I came here and again Thank you.
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I read you story in your blog and I must say it never ceases to amaze me how alike in our story's so many of us are, and yet in the rooms I have learned one of my biggest character defects is my imagined uniqueness. Thanks for your sharing.
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Sorry your partner passed away, Keljamz.
I'd say emotional sobriety is essential. Past is sometimes hard to deal with but at some point it's time to leave it behind.
Have a good day.
I'd say emotional sobriety is essential. Past is sometimes hard to deal with but at some point it's time to leave it behind.
Have a good day.
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