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Old 08-25-2016, 02:25 AM
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Good morning Ken...great intro as always. Count me in...my day 69.
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Old 08-25-2016, 02:26 AM
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Morning, Ken!

Thanks for yet another
thoughtful intro.

Day 32.

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Old 08-25-2016, 02:29 AM
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I think there comes a time to everyone where they stand up, shaking off the rubble and destruction that has been showered down on them. They stand up and find and become the selves they truly are.
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Now, this one belongs on brainyquote.com

Good one, trach!
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Old 08-25-2016, 02:29 AM
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WOOT To Gator and Lunar!

Good to see you guys!

Behan... Behan... Wonderful post but the humongous picture?

I appreciate the nice comments about the OP. I love to spend the moment I do each week think about what challenges or things about sobriety touch me or changed me. Each week it reminds me and I get to share. How cool is that.

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Old 08-25-2016, 02:41 AM
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Thanks, Ken, for another. Habit forming.

Thank you, lunar. Sometimes truth comes out of this addle pated cranium.

Wow, I remembered how to spell cranium.
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Thought-provoking OP, Ken. What do I fear? I'll have to think on that. It's not sobriety anymore. And it's not change or the future. All of those things are full of hope and optomism. That's a big change for me. It's probably stuff I have no control over - unfounded fears. I can't control anything but how I think about them. Seems you've given me food for thought and something to look into. Meditation? Yoga? Just plain, old positive thinking? That's all a terribly long-winded way of saying I'm on the bus. Taking up a couple of seats at the back, because I'm tired and want to nap.

Happy weekend, y'all.
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Old 08-25-2016, 03:52 AM
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I'm in. After some coffee I'll comment on Ken's excellent OP.
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Coffee and your post, Ken. An inspiring start to the day! Seven months awake and changing up the fear.
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Thanks Ken
I'm in.
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Old 08-25-2016, 05:05 AM
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Love the post, Ken - THANK YOU!

Im in - woop woop!

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Holy Thursday again already!! In
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Old 08-25-2016, 05:18 AM
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Thoughtful intro, Weasel.
It reminds me of one of my favorite quotes:

'You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.'

Climbing aboard the sober weekend bus!!!
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Old 08-25-2016, 05:21 AM
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Good morning, all!

I'm in for a sober weekend!

Vroom vroom!
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Old 08-25-2016, 05:23 AM
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Originally Posted by trachemys View Post

Wow, I remembered how to spell cranium.
Did you?

Or is otto carrot just a little too fast for your old eyes?
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Old 08-25-2016, 05:24 AM
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Awesome intro Ken

Welcome to any newbies or guests or people returning
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Old 08-25-2016, 05:37 AM
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I'm on board! Since Wolfie didn't call roof guess I will and catch some rays this weekend!

Thanks Ken for a great opener!
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Old 08-25-2016, 06:04 AM
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Greetings everybody - regular and new!!!

Sorry for the hum-on-gus pic - I got a little over excited when I saw it!

Another beautiful day. I just had lunch. Might try and get a sneaky walk in this afternoon on the bosses dime.

Double nickels on the dime.

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Good morning eveyone!
I'm in for another sober weekend.
Thanks Weasel for starting us off.....fear has unfortunately played a major role in my life too. .now I try to step over it-
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Thanks Ken. And great intro as always.
I completely agree with what you're saying. I'm scared a lot of the time too.... can I maintain this but also scared of what would happen if I went back
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Hi guys, not posted in here for a while but thinking I need to stay a bit closer to this place than I have been doing - hope you're all doing well.

Apt title for the way I'm feeling at the moment Ken and good to read the intro - Petals that is definitely how I feel a lot of the time too.
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Old 08-25-2016, 06:14 AM
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HAHA Behan... I asked the mods to adjust the pic size so they did. No worries!

OK... Been at work here for a few hours and got a lot done. Need a break and then back at it.

Ate terrible for breakfast!!

Hey LadyBlue... Where are you?

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