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2 years sober on 28/4/19 and higher power found

Old 04-14-2019, 01:03 PM
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2 years sober on 28/4/19 and higher power found

At the start of my AF journey I wouldn’t have got this talk of an higher power at all,

But now 2 years in I totally get it. To have an higher power you don’t have to have a faith or be following a religion. Higher power could simply be self worth. The feeling of being worthy of being. I don’t mean to get deep with this, but to feel inner peace and to feel as though you’ve as much right to be somewhere as anyone else is definitely a higher power 🙏

Find your higher power whatever that maybe and you will soon lose the urge to drink ❤️

I’m not saying that I don’t believe in God by posting this btw but that’s for another time 🤣🤣,

Have a good Sunday evening guys,

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Congrats on two years sober!

My higher power used to be my dogs cause their love for me was more than I could imagine.
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congrats Bruno

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Congrats Bruno on 2 years, that'll me me this time next year.
Thanks for that very helpful information re higher power, it's something I've been trying to work out for a while, I think I get it now. Take care x
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Old 04-15-2019, 01:05 AM
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Great post 🙏
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Congrats and thanks for the post
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Great post and I love your pink cloud aviator.
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Congrats on 2 years Bruno
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Whatever works for you great. Your perspective should help those that get hung up on the religious tones of "a higher power". Congrats on 2 years.
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Congratulations on two years of sobriety!

I recently celebrated the same milestone and I find that my thoughts as it relates to recovery are now primarily focused on the spiritual aspect. When I decided to quit drinking my focus initially was learning how to navigate life as a sober person without succumbing to relapse. Then when I felt confident that I truly wanted sobriety my focus shifted to rebuilding the shattered remains of my life.

Now I'm blessed that my health and finances are in good shape and I've found that inner peace you speak of. My main goal in my third year of sobriety is exploring what my higher power means to me. I'll keep that private so as not to take away from your post.

Thank you, your words resonated with me.
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Old 04-15-2019, 09:59 AM
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Great job.

I try to speak with my Higher Power (God) all day long, or at least a good bit of it.
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Thank you for your nice and kind words everyone. It’s good to see some familiar names on the forum
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Old 04-15-2019, 12:03 PM
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thats the struggle im having right now, is identifying a higher power.
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Great job.

I try to speak with my Higher Power (God) all day long, or at least a good bit of it.
can i just offer that i wish finding a higher power was that simple for me? whatever god i pray to tends to not answer back, and if i won a prize for being sober im unaware of what it was except health and money. not to be crass, but realistically, i get laid less and spend alot of time alone.
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Congratulations on (nearly) two years Bruno. Great job!
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Originally Posted by itshardtosignup View Post
can i just offer that i wish finding a higher power was that simple for me? whatever god i pray to tends to not answer back, and if i won a prize for being sober im unaware of what it was except health and money. not to be crass, but realistically, i get laid less and spend alot of time alone.
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I guess it depends what you're praying for.

For example, I used to pray with tears in my eyes for God to stop me drinking....looking back now it turns out I needed to do a little work myself to make that happen and make it stick, so I reckons that's why I got no reply.

I'm guessing getting laid isn't really what you want more out of life?

What do you really want? who do you really want to be? how hard are you prepared to work to make that happen?

I think we have to make a sober life we love - for me that was about purpose and meaning, making connections with people and being the best me I can be.

I also reconnected with the god of my understanding - I held a grudge again that guy for along time

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Hi and welcome
I guess it depends what you're praying for.

For example, I used to pray with tears in my eyes for God to stop me drinking....looking back now it turns out I needed to do a little work myself to make that happen and make it stick, so I reckons that's why I got no reply.

I'm guessing getting laid isn't really what you want more out of life?

What do you really want? who do you really want to be? how hard are you prepared to work to make that happen?

I think we have to make a sober life we love - for me that was about purpose and meaning, making connections with people and being the best me I can be.

I also reconnected with the god of my understanding - I held a grudge again that guy for along time

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I thank you for your reply, and I almost cant believe what i typed in my first posts here. I trivialized my own health and went right back to taking it for granted. Im an ingrate and shouldn't be.

It reminds me of this guy i met long ago who was a big whoop of some sort in Vegas, and almost died in a Florida ER. He quit drinking, goes to aa meetings and told me once that alcohol makes people selfish. Yeah I sure hear his words when I re-read my post. A spoiled brat who acted like an ingrate for his meld score dropping from 40 to 6. (i am the person I am mocking here, if it wasn't clear)

Thank you for taking a moment to reply to me, I will post more when i get over being embarrassed about that first try.
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I've been here a long time - nothing to be embarrassed about
I hope you'll keep posting - even start your own thread if you like.

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Congrats Bruno almost two years and daisy belle one year!

Welcome ihtsu, it’s a great place for support like no other.

We got this.....
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