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Well done! Through tears and pain we grow. We must walk through and feel.
Alcoholics hate pain....lets face it thats exactly why we drank....to escape it.
So well done to you....one day at a time.
remember .....pain is the fertilizer to growth and God will never give you more than you can handle. God loves you!
Well done! Through tears and pain we grow. We must walk through and feel.
Alcoholics hate pain....lets face it thats exactly why we drank....to escape it.
So well done to you....one day at a time.
remember .....pain is the fertilizer to growth and God will never give you more than you can handle. God loves you!
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Originally Posted by SnoozyQ 
Well I have decided to actually take the weekend off of work and live some life . Taking a nice drive through the hills and along the beaches tomorrow ..... Aaahhh life is good xxx
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It's 5:50 am in Costa Rica....woke up at 5:00 am on Saturday....outside, sipping coffee and having a morning smoke (cigarette). I am ready for this weekend....sober! Count me in! 18 days....
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Originally Posted by Weasel1966
Since moving to Maine I have friends that all want to visit... Lol... So I have someone visiting this weekend. There is an art walk that is fantastic tonight. Portland opens all the galleries and people move between them socializing and commenting on the art or just goofing around. I am sure I will see people that knew me back in the day. But I am secure in what doing these days but I leave nothing to chance. Guard up!
I bought a really nice roaster pan... I know ... Woo hoo... Anyway I want to make a prime rib.... Mmmmmmmm
I want to be here reading and supporting if I can.
I won't be sabotaging my present with my past today. That's my promise I have been repeating every morning recently. It seems to help set my day up.
Qwoow
Ken
I bought a really nice roaster pan... I know ... Woo hoo... Anyway I want to make a prime rib.... Mmmmmmmm
I want to be here reading and supporting if I can.
I won't be sabotaging my present with my past today. That's my promise I have been repeating every morning recently. It seems to help set my day up.
Qwoow
Ken
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I have to meet my son's girlfriend's parents for the first time tonight. They invited us to their house because the kids are going to Homecoming. They invited us to take pictures and for drinks. I felt so stressed when my son's girlfriend asked us to come. I have never ever gone anywhere where drinks were being served and requested a non-alcoholic drink, except when I was pregnant. (I am on Day 35 of sobriety) I've been worried about it and I prayed about it. So then a couple of days ago my other son, a freshman, asked us to drive he and his friends to various Homecoming activities and to the dance and then back home. So, now I have the perfect excuse to refuse an alcoholic beverage without stammering or feeling stupid. 
I know a lot of you are further along in your sobriety and probably don't see this as a big deal, but I haven't really made a point of making my quitting drinking a public thing just yet. I am learning new behaviors that just feel so foreign to me. So, wish me well!
I know a lot of you are further along in your sobriety and probably don't see this as a big deal, but I haven't really made a point of making my quitting drinking a public thing just yet. I am learning new behaviors that just feel so foreign to me. So, wish me well! 
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Met a friend late last night at a local watering hole....W.O.W!! It was sooooooo different being there sober! As I haven't been in a bar atmosphere for 11 months, I've been thinking how I was somewhat missing out. I am glad that I went because it made me realize that I'm not missing out on anything fun at all! It was nice to listen to music and see my friend but that was it. Drunk obnoxious people, drama stories, and lots of desperation all around...not my idea of fun anymore. I did smoke two cigarettes and had a soda with caffeine in it...that was as large as I lived. I slept in later than usual this morning and as I'm drinking my coffee I'm reflecting on how grateful I am to be living a sober lifestyle....this I'm realizing is really living. Keep strong people...glad you are back Cas
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Morning Weekenders, still here, still sober. Reading the posts reminds me of how serious our disease is, but how freeing recovery is. This thread is no joke. Going shopping to back fill furniture that left during the divorce. I hate shopping so it will be a quick trip. I hope the first couch I see isn't pink leather, because it might end up in my house. lol.
zoomi, stay close. We understand cravings, big time.
M, kadidee, thank you for your kind words. Gave me confidence this morning.
zoomi, stay close. We understand cravings, big time.
M, kadidee, thank you for your kind words. Gave me confidence this morning.
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Pink leather couches rock Cas , especially with some friesian cow print cushions *chuckle* .
Sobriety is defiantly no joke and alcohol was very nearly deadly for me , i know some people might mistake something said in a light and gentle way as flippant but i think showing that sobriety can be good , fun and glorious life affirming experience is important .
I also think that sometimes people might want to post something or anything to touch base with other drinkers and druggers in recovery without having to say anything much , advise anything or ask anything … thats why i came up with *ring ring* and have used it as a bit of a motif ..
Bestwishes, m
Sobriety is defiantly no joke and alcohol was very nearly deadly for me , i know some people might mistake something said in a light and gentle way as flippant but i think showing that sobriety can be good , fun and glorious life affirming experience is important .
I also think that sometimes people might want to post something or anything to touch base with other drinkers and druggers in recovery without having to say anything much , advise anything or ask anything … thats why i came up with *ring ring* and have used it as a bit of a motif ..
Bestwishes, m
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Hi all, I was thinking last night that I'm grateful not to 'have' to drink anymore. Toward the end, it got to where I drank whether I wanted to or not. Sobriety brings freedom.
Today, I have gotten through 4 loads of laundry and ordered a b'day gift for a friend online, and it will actually come in on time for her birthday. These kinds of small things that 'normal' people do effortlessly never, ever got done when I was drinking.
Happy sober Saturday, weekenders!
Today, I have gotten through 4 loads of laundry and ordered a b'day gift for a friend online, and it will actually come in on time for her birthday. These kinds of small things that 'normal' people do effortlessly never, ever got done when I was drinking.
Happy sober Saturday, weekenders!
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Totally relate kadidee about the "small" things that normal people do on a regular basis...they are HUGE for those of us in early sobriety! I, too, am feeling accomplished doing laundry today, sweeping and scrubbing a few floors, and planning for dinner tonight. I may even pay a few bills and return some library books....ON TIME!
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Hi all. I've decided that I'm just staying for the kids portion of the Halloween party and then bringing my niece and daughter back home for a girls night. I'm really looking forward to it, and I won't be around the alcohol for the adult party. I just don't want to be around that many people who will be loaded. Doesn't sound like fun to me.
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