Mountainmanbob

Yes, recovery is a lot about, what we do or don't do today.

I find myself pondering at times over things that I know
I would have done if still drinking.

I still entertain these thoughts at times of what I should not do.
Then I speak to myself and to the One up above and say,
"I won't do that today God."

Not drinking and keeping a good daily contact with my HP
I think keeps me out of a lot of trouble.

A nice sober day wished for all,
M-Bob

August252015

I really like that: "I won't do that today, God."

Adding to my list of new-normal-mantras, in the Q&A Column!

Mountainmanbob

Being impatient seems to haunt me at times.

Best for the retired guy to take it all a little slower and realize that some things just plain take some time to do. All might not get done according to my time clock. Relax and smell the coffee.

Impatience
I won't do that today God.
That's a worthy goal anyway.

A nice sober day wished for all,
Bob

Mountainmanbob

Going to take my senior mother to get her hair done today.
Sorry to say that she is, the worst of back seat drivers.
On most days when I drive her somewhere in her car
before it's all over we are both left in a very uptight mood.

Today no matter what she says or does I will keep my sober cool on.

As far as losing my serenity today,
I will not do that today God.

A nice sober day wished for all,
M-Bob

Boleo

For me - making decisions is past behavior. Even good decisions allows room for delusional thinking to work it's way back into my life. Now I simply practice principles in all my affairs. Including replacing all my decisions with principles, bounderies and commitments.

I know that does not make much sense to those who have never practiced it. It is more or less a Zen and Taoist practice. It does not need to make sense to get results. The result is I never have to think about drinking or not drinking. That decision is completely out of my life and out of my head,

Decisions... What decisions... We don't need no stinkeen decicions...

freshstart57

I find it helpful to make promises too. The ones that work best for me are the promises I make to myself to do something, to try something new, to help someone, a promise to grow and learn. I find it suits my makeup better to make promises to do, rather than promises not to do.

Like Boleo says, the question about drinking again, ever, was long ago asked and answered.

Mountainmanbob

I'm the official dish washer here. Without getting into details, my wife left something in the sink that makes my job a little harder and puts unnecessary things down the drain. (I hate that).

But, rather than opening my big mouth and saying something about it and upsetting her nice morning for nothing (I said not a thing).

A small step for mankind around here.

When it comes today to sharing concerns that are already water under the bridge.

((((( I won't do that today God )))))

A nice sober day wished for all,
M-Bob

schnappi99

Nailed it mmb, thanks! learning to keep my trap shut when I "know" something needs saying has been a blessing. Turns out I'm often wrong about what I think I know anyhow...

Mountainmanbob

A close sober family member recently went back out. Regarding "we won't do that today God." Well, it was because of his doing one thing with one person that he should not have done, that helped to lead him down the road to using yet again.

What I'm trying to say is -- it's best to stay far away from slippery places. For one sin can easily at times lead us to another.

M-Bob