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A Day at a Time
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Grand Rapids MI
Posts: 6,435
Originally Posted by Dee74 
I gain a lot from everyone here, whether they're drinking or not.
Some of my best teachers have in fact been folks still struggling.
I genuinely think I'd be missing out on a crucial part of my recovery if I just spoke to recovered folks.
Kinda like playing checkers with only the black pieces.
Not looking for an argument either - just sayin'
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Some of my best teachers have in fact been folks still struggling.
I genuinely think I'd be missing out on a crucial part of my recovery if I just spoke to recovered folks.
Kinda like playing checkers with only the black pieces.
Not looking for an argument either - just sayin'
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Hard to explain but there is a lot of wisdom in early sobriety
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Midwest
Posts: 4,860
Originally Posted by Olive1
Just celebrated 10 years last month.
This place absolutely helps me stay connected to my sobriety and to my sober journey. I learn something new here every single day.
This place absolutely helps me stay connected to my sobriety and to my sober journey. I learn something new here every single day.
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Florida
Posts: 298
Originally Posted by MIRecovery
I could not agree more. After you have sober for a while you view the world through the lense of sobriety. New comers make me see that I used to view the world with a very different set of eyes.
Hard to explain but there is a lot of wisdom in early sobriety
Hard to explain but there is a lot of wisdom in early sobriety
So encouraging seeing all these people with a long time in sobriety, so much to learn from you all. Our bread and butter for those of us serious in abstaining for good.
Sobriety is Traditional
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Orcas Island, Washington
Posts: 9,066
quat
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: terra (mostly)firma
Posts: 4,823
Well I'm not drinking now, and especially not after last night and yesterday. This morning I woke up in my bed and felt great and was fit and ready to be present in my whole day. Why would I possibly do something that I know with utter certainty would not allow that to be the case?
I have been waking up like that for two years straight and do not want that to change
I have been waking up like that for two years straight and do not want that to change
pray for strength
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: New England
Posts: 2,414
Heading into 16 months without alcohol, and a whole lot of recovery time along with that.
For me, I was the hardest one to convince that I was worth all the unknown, potential effort. Hah! I am totally worth the effort! What a load of bologna, as they say somewhere.
This is now my second summer and each new day is truly savored and blessed. Good moments and bad. All part of the package of a sober life. Genuinely good things and moments have slowly been added, crowding out all the paper-thin specters of drinking days and nights. I just had to be patient and wait for it.
Thanks for the Thread and a moment to reflect upon these two summers. It really does feel good.
How are you doing PixieD? Wondering if you are worth the unknown, potential effort? Yes, yes you are.
For me, I was the hardest one to convince that I was worth all the unknown, potential effort. Hah! I am totally worth the effort! What a load of bologna, as they say somewhere.
This is now my second summer and each new day is truly savored and blessed. Good moments and bad. All part of the package of a sober life. Genuinely good things and moments have slowly been added, crowding out all the paper-thin specters of drinking days and nights. I just had to be patient and wait for it.
Thanks for the Thread and a moment to reflect upon these two summers. It really does feel good.
How are you doing PixieD? Wondering if you are worth the unknown, potential effort? Yes, yes you are.
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 4,251
Thanks Dee for your validation of my feelings via your "thanks" I have to say, and I generally avoid getting personally offended on the internet, that the initial post really upset me. In fact I am in full blown tears right now. A 36 year old adult crying over something on the internet. I felt hope rush over me reading through every post from everyone who has made such great success in their journey. But the initial implication that those that are struggling are not serious was downright offensive to me.
My words are honest when I come here. I am not just messing around online, wasting my and other's time. When I say I want sobriety, full on, long term sobriety, I am serious. When I come here and say I feel like I have made a new step and accepted I am an alcoholic, I am being honest.
And then I fall again. But my failures shouldn't take away from the honesty and sincerity in my words when I write them.
I'm not giving up. One day I too will get to celebrate this freedom. I can't wait.
My words are honest when I come here. I am not just messing around online, wasting my and other's time. When I say I want sobriety, full on, long term sobriety, I am serious. When I come here and say I feel like I have made a new step and accepted I am an alcoholic, I am being honest.
And then I fall again. But my failures shouldn't take away from the honesty and sincerity in my words when I write them.
I'm not giving up. One day I too will get to celebrate this freedom. I can't wait.
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