Moral of the story is if everyone else is so bloody clever why are they stood in the same room as me.
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Just returned home from our monthly speaker meeting at my local AA and going out to dinner with a group of friends afterwards. What an incredible evening in sobriety. 90 + members in attendance. Grateful to be the speaker secretary. I had tears running down my cheeks towards the end of the share.
Living in gratitude and embracing sobriety. Good night to all my sober friendsā¦
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so been sitting around feeling sorry for myself for too long now. Tommorow is another day, I am still sober, I havenāt had a smoke, Laura will be on day 7 tommorow, she doesnāt know Iāve set her up a counter so will share that via messenger tomorrow night 
. Relationship seems a bit better. Weāve been together 20 years so we are allowed a bad day.
grateful for my health my strength my mindset and shear determination to succeed. Someone said to me the other day that the hard days make you stronger, I replied they donāt make me stronger they prove to me that I already am bc I really do want to drink but wonāt.
I wrote on here once something about nothing can get so bad that it is an excuse to drink so best I listen to my own advice. Your all still amazing, I have been reading on here a lot and you donāt know it but you inspire me with the right words at the right time. Big love to our sober family. Be strong.
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Wow,mate I loved reading these posts,that song above is playing as Iām typing!
ā¦ wow,so lovely to read your journey,your struggles,thereās no excuse to drinkā¦it is possibleā¦ thankyou @Dolse71ā¦good night,
day 12 ending sober.
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Day 107 alcohol and day 67 weed and tobacco. Still struggling to get out of my slump, donāt know why I feel down, still doing positive things, reading positive books and quotes, still helping others, still telling myself to be happy but itās not sticking atm. Maybe this is me leveling out from the highs and lows bc itās not extreme, I just donāt seem to have much to be excited about. What does cheer me up is watching all your sober days building up and seeing new people join the community with the passion to change their lives. I wish all of you well on your journey. Its pretty crazy at times but its worth it. I look at my days and Iām sure that A POWER GREATER THAN MYSELF has got me here. Be strong sober warriors.
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New worlds new friends new help to lend a man that really needs it, old times will change if rearranged its up to you to work it, a place with me in destiny is where we are to go but first we leave our troubled mind, our pain our grief our woe, the laws we have are donāt pick up and donāt think far ahead the rules they are not set in gold but stained inside our head, we know the risks of what we lose and what we gain if only we amend, all the things we should have done can now be put to bed, so rest your mind my weary child thereās so much left to learn even the wisest without faith have been known to crash and burn,but you and me donāt walk their path we walk the way of few, who donāt know where the end is yet weāre still prepared to go, Iāll meet you there in my own time as there really is no rush, to stand beside you cheering as the others all catch up,united then we stand as one an army stood in line and all we did to get here was one step at a time.
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day 109 day 69 and my other half day 9, no Iāve not given up my Mrs sheās doing well herself with no weed or tobacco. Very ill house at the moment but plenty of rest and weāll soon be back on track.
This really can be emotionally and physically draining, the ups and downs take a toll on you eventually. So many stages to recovery you never quite know whatās coming next. Your higher power will definitely get you so far but once in a while you will need to give yourself a huge pat on the back for sticking to your guns and holding onto your faith in the unknown journey of self improvement. Be strong as ever, be true to yourself and your life will be true to you. Work it.
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110 days sober 70 days drug free. Need energy. Night guys and gals as ever be strong.
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Stay strong friend. Hope you feel better soon. 
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111 and 71 well slept pretty much all day, got up late, went to work, felt ill went home fell asleep on sofa, now wide awake. I must be sober bc Iāve had no time to drink. Be strong.
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Phew good to hear, you had us all wondering where you were. Glad you were sleeping you must have needed it 
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Feel better soon Paul! Sleep all that you need to.
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112 days done alcohol and 72 days no weed or tobacco. Weed is so much easier to cope with now my Mrs doesnāt have it in the house. I used to have some really big battles with it in the past. I think my emotions are beginning to level out more now and cravings for anything are much less now. I may even of had some days when I havenāt thought about alcohol where as I thought I would spend the rest of my life trying not to drink. I donāt want to fade away forever bc you lot and this app have been the biggest factor in my recovery but some days itās nice just to totally step back from the world of addiction and concentrate on what Iāve got now instead of how hard it was to get here.
Your gonna have some rough days guys but you are worth the fight. Nothing is worth using for, everything happens for a reason so donāt try and change it with your DOC. Donāt rely on this world to make you happy, you may never find what you are searching for, itās already there, right now inside you.
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Nothing wrong with that friend. I did a meditation today on gratefulness. When we spend time focusing on the positive & being grateful thereās no time for the negative and regret to seep in. Fill your mind with good thoughts and crowd out the bad. Hugs to you! Youāve really inspired me to keep going Paul. I treasure you!
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you inspire me more than you will ever know, right back at the start of our journey when I relapsed I was never going to get further behind your days again. And here we both are. It is something to be grateful for, thatās the easiest meditation ever and thatās how Iām going to end my night now. see you just inspired me again.
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Awww Pauiy stop! Youāre going to make me cry. Iām honored to be on this journey with you. Giant squeeze from Texas. Hope youāre feeling much better tomorrow. Keep taking care of yourself & taking it one day at a time. Iāll be here for you no matter what.
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69 days. Bit rainy and windy here in Europe. Full of grilled cheese and happy. Good night everyone!
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114 days and still thought about having a drink today, donāt think about it for ages then stand in the shop looking at it thinking how to have one that Laura wonāt smell, Iāve never been a secret drinker so why would I hide it now after 20 years together, bc itās shameful and if itās shameful then donāt do it. Still feel ill maybe thatās why my defence is down a bit. Anyway well done everyone on your sober days, I see we have a few relapses out there, so what your still here with us so itās a long way from over for you, we got ya. Be strong.
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Sorry youāre still not 100%. Stay strong. The urges will pass. We know how this goes. Hugs.
Donāt think that will ever go bud. I still get those thoughts, not often but they do pop up every now and then.
Just the little addict bastard letting us know heās still there.
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