not seen you about lately or is it just me.
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Was more in a āread only modeāā¦still trucking along 
glad to hear it, I get a bit behind on here, a lot can happen in a day. Take care and good to see your about. 
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if ever a day was perfect I would have to say today was pretty dam close which is funny bc in the past if I had a day off work and had to do what I would class as chores or manual labour that stopped me drinking it would have been a really crap day, except nothing would stop me drinking and about 8am after the first smoke of weed nothing was ever going to happen. So itās good to have motivation and energy and a sense of duty to my home and family instead of it being all about me. Be strong, Be grateful, Belong.
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Going to bed sober is always a treat for the mind and soul. The days are going so quick lately and I keep finding things to do and running out of time. I feel a tiny bit off today and canāt quite put my finger on it bc I am still really happy and excited by sobriety but something is niggling me. I think Iām being inpatient and greedy bc I want to get certain things done and I want more money to do it. Thatās what I love and hate about doing the steps I find myself judging myself all the time but in some instances it is a good thing bc I was going to be selfish earlier and realised it so deliberately put others first, itās nice to see other people happy bc of a few words. Be strong, Be grateful, Be patient.
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Are you putting a portion of your savings from using into a piggy bank, or account somewhere? I separated my āmoney savedā from my normal accounts and used it for what it needed to be used on. I never had that money for daily nonsense before I quit, so I didnāt notice not having it after I quit. Putting that money aside helped me reach my goals faster because I wasnāt spending it on stuff I didnāt need.
But, I used that money to pay off debt, go on a vacation, get a full sleeve tattoo, finish renovating a house, and move across the country. Approximately $70k in 3.5 years goes a long way.
Just something to ponder. I know not everyone was or is in the same sort of position I was so my experience is different, but I hope to be helpful to someone, somewhere.
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I donāt separate it bc to me itās the same amount of money whatever pot it is in but my bank account definitely looks a lot healthier the trouble is now I have started a few home and garden changes and with Xmas coming Iām spending it pretty quick but donāt get me wrong bc before I was never in this position, nothing was ever going to get done, no one was ever going to get nice presents and as long as I was wasted that was OK with me. This new life just takes a little time to adjust to but in a good way. 70 k 
Iām now going to DM my bank account details 
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Still sober still happy about it though I did have to pick up a bottle of tia maria earlier and just for that split second thought about it but it was never going to happen. I was listening to a share earlier or read something somewhere about avoiding pubs, bars, celebrations and if you have to do this for the rest of your life you still have a spiritual malady and have a little more work to do. Iāve been sober hundreds of times but only twice has the obsession of thinking about alcohol gone away, the first time I thought it meant I was cured and had a drink this time I know better. I am powerful but if I have one drink I instantly become powerless. The only thing that one drink does to me is make me want the second. No amount of alcohol can quench my thirst. Be strong, Be grateful.
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Not every day can be full of life changing revelations but keep doing what you have learnt and stick to the basics of prayer, gratitude lists and a solid foundation in the morning and everyday can be life saving. Be free of self will, Be grateful.
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Good talk with my sponsor today and he says I already think like the way the steps should make me think and some people canāt ever get their heads around some of the things that have happened in their life and have compassion for the people that hurt them. Unfortunately I want everything and I want it now so I can already tell what the steps is aiming to achieve but what I didnāt realise is just how amazing it is to look at life (sorry chuck C) through a new pair of glasses. Even when we canāt find fault in ourself on some occasions we can still consider what are the reasons other people act how they do.
We donāt just poison ourselves with drugs and alcohol we infect the people around us just like other sick people have infected us at times in our lives.
Be strong, Be grateful, Be compassionate.
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I just love life sober, I love what plans my Higher Power has for me whatever that may be bc no matter what lies ahead I will deal with it. Short and sweet, be grateful. Threads getting close to the end and I truly believe im going to be sober AND happy at the end of it.
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sobriety gives you so much more of everything, time, patience, energy, money, love, confidence, ambition, joy, acceptance, purpose, direction, calmness peace, openness, friendship, trust, add your own. only takes a split second of selfishness to remove all these from your life with no gaurentees your getting them back. Be strong, Always be grateful.
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itās late and thereās nothing to say that we donāt know already. life is good, sober is amazing. Those that know about recovery and pink clouds and all that shit are probably waiting for me to come down off mine but day 1 I felt like this and day 51 I still feel like thisā¦ Its my natural state. Donāt get me wrong I probably have what are called bad moments but I used to have bad weeks, months and years and those bad moments I have now are just me being selfish bc life might not be going how I want for a few minutes but the bad times I had before was endless emotional misery and anxiety about the tiniest thing and if a problem didnāt exist I would imagine one and worry about that. Yes life is good!!!
Be Sober, Be grateful.
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Another day closes and itās another day of no regrets not just in sobriety but in life. People say we can never drink like ānormalā people and thank god for that bc I donāt want to be normal. They are not automatically happier than us bc they donāt drink or use drugs, most will never feel the lows that we have felt that is needed to fully appreciate life, most would judge us without any experience or knowledge of our illness and think us as weak. I pray they keep their ignorance and never find out just how strong and courageous we are, many wonāt make it but for those that do the gift on offer far exceeds anything I would think of as normal. You can keep your normal and Iāll keep my sobriety bc I know what it took me to get here and the best bit is I havenāt got a clue where Iām going or how good this can get. Thatās the journey. Be strong, Be grateful.
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thatās just creepy 
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Your guardian angel 
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itās like the film ghost
Arhhh, bless.
You expect me to sleep now?
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@anon12657779, how are you going to sleep knowing youāre being watched, lol?? Cute guardian angel,
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