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My family and friends are well, my dogs and cats are healthy, I like the house I've lived in for 27 yrs. My serenity is complete when I go to bed with my dogs and wake up with them. I feel truly at ease.

Mountainmanbob

Woke up this morning and while laying on the couch pondered way too many things through my mind.

Man or woman are what they thinkith.

Way too much thinking to have serenity.

8:01AM ---------------- 98%

Mountainmanbob

Mountainmanbob

6:24 PM
Pretty much stayed in the now moment throughout the day.

Will call it a 90% for today.

A nice sober evening wished for all,
M-Bob

Dharma33

Great idea for a thread, Bob- it's a nice positive way to think! I need to work the practice of gratitude so would love to join in.

Having a bout of insomnia, so I guess my day is starting early. I'll check in after some shuteye, but will say 90% serenity. I'm trying to organize my day in my mind, getting a little ahead of myself. First things first, time to sleep and it will seem not so overwhelming in the morning.

CompletelyNumb

Not good. Maybe I should wait until I'm actually feeling some serenity to post here. My stomach is literally churning with anxiety.

Mountainmanbob

Just keep the plug in the jug and serenity will be coming soon.

On our last day of our mini vacation.
Nice long uphill hike today.
Will sleep like a baby tonight.
Running at 90% serenity level for the day.

Mountainman

Dharma33

With more Sober time, CN- the anxiety will lessen. That was my experience anyway.

Held around 90% today; focused on my family and the fact that we have a comfortable home, reliable transportation and food on the table. If I drink again, everything is in jeopardy. Life is good.

Ken33xx

Yesterday I went to the bank and waited for over an hour for a cashiers check. When I asked what was taking so long I was told a mistake was made and it had to be corrected by someone in the back room. O.k. fine but what's the hold up?

I felt my temperature rising and told the clerk either they gave me the check or I wanted my money back and we could do this another time.
I felt the reason it was talking so long is because the check was probably sitting on someone's desk in the back.

Two options: get my money back and come back another day or wait.

I pretended I had to get back to work in a hurry and could tell the clerk didn't want the hassled of having to return my money and cancelling the check.

The clerk hopped to it and within five minutes I got the check. He apologized for the delay and I said that's fine and thank you.

Again I certainly felt the frustration rising but I didn't demand my money back and storm out.

So... 65% for yesterday.

Mountainmanbob

Understandable Ken and at times I also do not do well in those situations.
For we are a work in progress.


Got a little uptight this morning. We were on vacation and breaking camp and my wife went jogging and left me with most of the work. Once again here we go, let's hear it now, Poor Bob.

I turned it around by being grateful that she could enjoy one last nice run through the mountains before we had to leave.

3:58 PM and the day is looking like a -- 80 % serenity level.

A nice sober evening wished for all,
M-Bob

Ken33xx

80%. Sounds good.

Enjoy the vacation!

Mountainmanbob

It was good at the time Ken. Turned out that there was more to be dealing with before the day was over.

A little kitty got stuck in the garage last night. Before the rescue was over I had lost some serenity.

Finished up with a 70% yesterday.

A nice sober day wished for all,
M-Bob

Mountainmanbob

Day started off well and then as I was driving down the mountain to go to an AA meeting someone was tailgating my rear end most of the way down. I did good with it for a while and then got a little uptight if you know what I mean. I thought to myself right after that, there went 10% of my daily serenity.

2:09 PM holding at 90%.

I can lose it so very quickly.
That's what I'm working on -- letting more things go.
They (usually) don't matter anyway -- right ?

Just because I'm right don't mean that I have to get uptight.

A nice day full of serenity wished for all,
M-Bob

MLD51

Serenity level 80 so far today. Packing to take the train to visit my dad. He's very difficult, but I'm trying to hold it together. It's a 7-hour train ride. That part's easy and relaxing. Leaving in 2 hours, almost packed. No last-minute rushing around this time. My first sober trip to see him. Give me strength, God!

Mountainmanbob

Enjoy your train ride MLD51

MB

Berrybean

Well, after 2 days at a meditation retreat it was 100%. Then arriving home hungry and tired and going into mortal combat with a folding bicycle that just wouldn't fold, and then wouldn't fit in my car boot ( very little car), and an unfair compliant from a ebay purchaser, and my OH being, quite frankly, an childish and ungrateful *insert expletive of choice* it plummeted to about 10%. But, after regaining a little humility I am happy to report I'm back up to about 80% and ready to cut my losses by going to bed for a good night's sleep in my own bed.

MLD51

Holding onto about 50% right now. Visiting ill, aging, cantankerous father. Sad and infuriating at the same time. But I'm safely in bed, sober, with a full stomach in a city where I used to do some pretty hellacious binging back in the day (Chicago). So I count that as a win.

Mountainmanbob

I was staying in the nineties during most of the day but then tonight right before bed time I started thinking about all of my projects here that I need to get done around the house dropped it right down to 70%.

M-Bob

Mountainmanbob

Saturday morning 7:22 AM and the needed to get done projects are peaceful on my mind this morning. I will do a few in a (relaxed) manner today. Not to let myself get overwhelmed. Appreicating the skills given to me so as to make some needed repairs. Grateful for those. Staying grateful for me is a big part of serenity.

99%

A nice sober day wished for all,
M-Bob

Berrybean

100%

Have fitted in both lots of meditation today. Also made so good tasty and healthy food for dinner that I'm now tucking into.

Met up with AA friend his morning for coffee and cake and a chat as she was feeling rattled. Then met with a newcomer to AA this afternoon and took her to a meeting in a neighbouring city by train and got to know her a bit better, and it seems I've gained a new sponsee.

Lovely day. Full of gratitude.

Mountainmanbob

Got a few things done today and now I'm on the couch -- reward. In the middle of my repair job outside my wife came out and asked if I could help her on our computer. I broke away to help her and kept my serenity through the whole thing. Computers can be frustrating as we all know.

3:03 PM -- 95% so far today.
Still have the evening ahead of me.
Not much can happen on the couch.
I think.

M-Bob