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79 Days is fantastic Growpath!! 
A solid analysis of things, for me not touching alcohol was simply the beginning, for years my life had spiralled into oblivion, work, relationships, social life, my life simply became drinking alone on my sofa.
Taking away alcohol didn't create the life I wanted or could be proud of, it only created a lot of time on my sofa drinking green tea, the next step was to reach out and carve out the life I wanted on that foundation of Sobriety!!
A solid analysis of things, for me not touching alcohol was simply the beginning, for years my life had spiralled into oblivion, work, relationships, social life, my life simply became drinking alone on my sofa.
Taking away alcohol didn't create the life I wanted or could be proud of, it only created a lot of time on my sofa drinking green tea, the next step was to reach out and carve out the life I wanted on that foundation of Sobriety!!
learning to live
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Yes PK, I have a system I use each day. I track of course sober days (as that is the foundation).
But, I also make sure to get in 30 minutes spirituality, 30 minutes exercise, meeting once a week, church once a week, volunteer once a week, work schedule and leave it at the clock out point, a day each week I call certain family members, trying to get out and meet people, be kind, pray daily, read 15 minutes Bible daily, get on SR and check in at 24 thread daily etc etc etc and of course be open to try more.
Like I said above keep the effort going, keep a positive attitude, stay sober and always do the next right thing THEN things JUST start falling into place. It took me a month to figure that out but one I did I started seeing that putting down the drink was JUST the beginning. Now, I feel like I am healing instead of just fighting off the AV daily. He has been very quiet lately. THANK GOODNESS. and that is a direct reflection of the effort I am putting in!
But, I also make sure to get in 30 minutes spirituality, 30 minutes exercise, meeting once a week, church once a week, volunteer once a week, work schedule and leave it at the clock out point, a day each week I call certain family members, trying to get out and meet people, be kind, pray daily, read 15 minutes Bible daily, get on SR and check in at 24 thread daily etc etc etc and of course be open to try more.
Like I said above keep the effort going, keep a positive attitude, stay sober and always do the next right thing THEN things JUST start falling into place. It took me a month to figure that out but one I did I started seeing that putting down the drink was JUST the beginning. Now, I feel like I am healing instead of just fighting off the AV daily. He has been very quiet lately. THANK GOODNESS. and that is a direct reflection of the effort I am putting in!
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Originally Posted by Purpleknight 
Taking away alcohol didn't create the life I wanted or could be proud of, it only created a lot of time on my sofa drinking green tea, the next step was to reach out and carve out the life I wanted on that foundation of Sobriety!!
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Originally Posted by fromadistance
Good heavens you guys are smart! I needed to read through this thread again.
I think everyone who comes to SR, eventually realises that alcohol is affecting their life, we all reached out because we knew somewhere inside that there was maybe more to life, something more than a bottle after work every night of the week.
For me experience is everything, I've been there and got the T-Shirt, what did alcohol do for me over all of those years? absolutely nothing, I spent a lot of money, did many embarrassing things and didn't further my life in any way.
Sobriety has been the key to the golden city, it has made happiness finally possible in my life, the foundation to the life I thought alcohol was going to provide, but in the end it was all a myth and a fairytale, alcohol was simply full of empty promises, and once I was able to see through them, the real magic of life began to happen!!
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This is such an inspiring thread! Thank you all! I'm having good and bad days - 32 days sober. Well not really whole days, more like mini funks now and then that last a few hours. It's not that I'm struggling to not drink, it's more like, "what now?" I'm unemployed, have a DUI to deal with, other stresses in my family that are just crappy timing - it's a lot to deal with. But I go to treatment, I go to AA, I come here, and I know I can get through all of it - WITHOUT DRINKING. And that's awesome. Lots of work to be done, for sure - sobriety is the tip of the iceberg. But we can all do it, with help from each other!
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Originally Posted by Mld51
This is such an inspiring thread! Thank you all! I'm having good and bad days - 32 days sober. Well not really whole days, more like mini funks now and then that last a few hours. It's not that I'm struggling to not drink, it's more like, "what now?" I'm unemployed, have a DUI to deal with, other stresses in my family that are just crappy timing - it's a lot to deal with. But I go to treatment, I go to AA, I come here, and I know I can get through all of it - WITHOUT DRINKING. And that's awesome. Lots of work to be done, for sure - sobriety is the tip of the iceberg. But we can all do it, with help from each other!
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Oh and Mld.....my ONE rule in the beginning was "DONT DRINK"
Most days that was more than enough for me and all my mind could handle. Things will start falling into place. I just keep telling myself there's too many success stories around here to lose that hope. We can do this.
Thanks Janie
Most days that was more than enough for me and all my mind could handle. Things will start falling into place. I just keep telling myself there's too many success stories around here to lose that hope. We can do this.
Thanks Janie
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