*Ring Ring* Weekender Thread Sept 5-7! Join us!
 

*Ring Ring* If you are new to SR you may have seen this at the end of some of the weekender threads or most recently on a post from Mecanix.

What does it mean?

In the words of Mecanix who just celebrated 3 years sober this week…

“The first bell is the bell of mindfulness, calling to me and you.

It says stop what am i doing right now, take some breaths, feel my body, am I holding it tight and tense? Relax… calm down… life is a journey and not a destination, make the journey as glorious as possible.

The second bell is the freedom bell and I'm ringing it for you to let you know freedom from drink and drugs is available to you, come and hear us calling out to you.”

That's some pretty good stuff right there. And three years is a good long time to have from your last drink.

When you are out and about this weekend. When drinking or drugging enters your mind. Ring your bell of freedom as loud as you can... In your head of course! And smile. Know you can make it though that moment. Know others have done it and now it's your turn. Maybe stop back here and share what you did to get through this weekend sober.

If for some reason you find yourself not on the sober end of things we want to hear from you. See what might need to be done to get through the next.

Last weekends thread was by far the biggest celebration of a sober holiday we have had yet. The music, pictures and stories were a lot of fun. Let's keep that energy going!

Welcome to your sober weekend team!

*Ring Ring*

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Ahhh I'm in!

I look forward to the thread every week! :D

Good to see you Tetra!!!!

You are in AND you have shotgun! Woo Hoo!

I'm in but I'm on the top of the bus teenwolf style lol

sweet, hopping on this ride before it's packed!

Sitting here drinking green tea and looking at job recruitment websites, and I came across this:

"Librarian Assistant/Knowledge Manager - Leading Law Firm"...wtf?

"Knowledge Manager" gave me a good giggle :D

Hope you are all having a happy Thursday!!

it's nice to hear (read!) you so upbeat Tetra. :)

I'm in like Flynn.

Won't be around much until Friday, but looking forward to the weekend. A LOT of sleep is in my future.

Ken I just love you for doing this each week. It's so much fun, yet extremely important and valuable. Thank you! :hug:

I'm in!

Tetra, my new job is as a librarian assistant, sure wish it was referred to "knowledge manager" instead!

I'm in too. 60 days for me today so keeping my guard up this weekend!

So happy football has rolled back around.

Happy pre-weekend everyone!

Friday - work til 4, then gym time baby.
Saturday - up bright n early with my moms to local farmers market for grub - meeting a sober GF for a coffee - hang with the BF checking out couches maybe.
Sunday - mini golf I hope if weather permits and gym

SOBER AGAIN!

Curabitur in

I'm in. Music selections will be sparse this weekend as I have golf tournaments to work Fri, Sat, Mon.

I am in!
I was singing 'Three is a Magic Number' from Schoolhouse Rock on my walk this morning.
I though of you, Turtle.
:)

I love you, Turtle.
:)

In!

No plans for the weekend, but I'm sure Mrs Non will have some for me before tomorrow morning!

Ring ring! I am in on Page 1 this week, and will try to keep up with the thread!

My Dad was a librarian by training, but he had a variety of jobs which could be well-described by the term "knowledge manager." For example, he compiled a bibliography on nitrogen fixation by tropical agricultural legumes, and cataloged the artwork of Julian Ritter. Having a degree in library science seemed to give him a lot of freedom in finding work, and this freedom actually increased as computers replace books.

I am off Thursday and Saturday again this week but business at the hotel where I work has really dropped off since Labor Day. Hopefully I will soon be able to again work three days in housekeeping and two days doing garden work, and maybe get at least one of my days off in common with my wife.

I have been "ordered" relax today, so I will be spending a lot of time here at SR!

Hevyn.... Thanks but I have to say I can be selfish. This really helps me a lot.

ccam... Congrats!!!! That's awesome!

And so everyone knows we start Thursday around noon EST since it is Friday Down Under!!!