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Originally Posted by Kaily 
All too familiar story of the progression of alcoholism - vowing to not drink/do better the next day while beginning the drinking in the morning (or any time). It is not surprising that people suddenly isolated from family and social networks are pushed over the edge.
Thanks for the article, Kaily.
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Originally Posted by SoberLeigh
Good article, Kaily.
All too familiar story of the progression of alcoholism - vowing to not drink/do better the next day while beginning the drinking in the morning (or any time). It is not surprising that people suddenly isolated from family and social networks are pushed over the edge.
Thanks for the article, Kaily.
All too familiar story of the progression of alcoholism - vowing to not drink/do better the next day while beginning the drinking in the morning (or any time). It is not surprising that people suddenly isolated from family and social networks are pushed over the edge.
Thanks for the article, Kaily.
Night Manta. Enjoy the seaside.
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I was focusing on a photo of a red-bellied woodpecker up in the old gnarly apple tree behind my house' property.
Suddenly, a chirp/screech followed. I knew it was a chipmunk, after many years spent in the wood.
I've never seen one way up a tree, though. The little guy was warning the woodpecker that a giant was below their tree. LOL.
Suddenly, a chirp/screech followed. I knew it was a chipmunk, after many years spent in the wood.
I've never seen one way up a tree, though. The little guy was warning the woodpecker that a giant was below their tree. LOL.
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It's been an exhausting day for me emotionally, I'm drained now, my phone is red from having to ring so many people today and from people
ringing me too, but it needed to be done for me to get through this day.
ringing me too, but it needed to be done for me to get through this day.
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Originally Posted by MantaLady
Good night all. Will join the new weekenders thread when it opens. Take care xx
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That was a great article to read Kaily, thanks for sharing.
Lunar what a cute chipmunk. I haven’t ever seen one before. They look like a squirrel. I’ve seen them when I’ve travelled overseas. We don’t have either in Australia.
By the way, I’m now two months sober, just saying
Lunar what a cute chipmunk. I haven’t ever seen one before. They look like a squirrel. I’ve seen them when I’ve travelled overseas. We don’t have either in Australia.
By the way, I’m now two months sober, just saying
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Originally Posted by Dee74
That's not until the end of the week tho Manta I hope you'll check in before then
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Thanks everyone for the congratulations!
I was thinking about what native Australian animals we have that are similar to squirrels, and we do have a quite a lot of different cute little marsupials.
I think probably the Australian squirrel glider is similar (in name at least) although they have flaps of haired skin between their front and back legs so that when they extend their legs out, they create “wings” to “fly” as they jump from branch to branch. There are other glider species too. The sugar glider is super cute too ❤️
This is a squirrel glider (not my photo, I googled for a picture)
I was thinking about what native Australian animals we have that are similar to squirrels, and we do have a quite a lot of different cute little marsupials.
I think probably the Australian squirrel glider is similar (in name at least) although they have flaps of haired skin between their front and back legs so that when they extend their legs out, they create “wings” to “fly” as they jump from branch to branch. There are other glider species too. The sugar glider is super cute too ❤️
This is a squirrel glider (not my photo, I googled for a picture)
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Originally Posted by SoberLeigh
Is everything okay, Reid? I know today is your Mom’s birthday.
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Originally Posted by saoutchik
When I quit for the final time it did feel different. Sometimes though it's hard to differentiate between how I felt at the time and how I think I felt with the benefit of hindsight. That's actually one of the reasons that I still post in Newcomers after 5 and a half plus years, to keep in touch with how it was for me then.
I know some people in AA warn that you should not say you will never drink again. I get that; One should never underestimate the danger of overconfidence, and I have made that error before in other things. I disregarded the AA warning, because it actually felt like knowing, rather than overconfidence. And if it turned out that I was wrong, that would not have precluded me from picking up the pieces and learning from a mistake. So I didn't see anything wrong with expressing that feeling of absolute commitment.
Prior to that experience, I didn't feel commitment. I was just bumbling along in self disgust and wishing something positive would happen. I wasn't avoiding commitment really. I just had no idea what that was or what it felt like until I had that experience. You can't tell a newcomer how to find it, because if he hasn't had that epiphany, he can't really know what he's looking for. This has always been a frustration for me. How do you tell a person what it's supposed to feel like?
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