Nice one vriend! Big congrats. Success on board this coming month.
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Thinking of you buddy 
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Day 2 sober. More motivated. I went this morning to the cemetery to accompany a family. Thinking about the meaning of time and life.
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Thank you for your sacrifice and I hope and pray you stay healthy! That’s just amazing to me that you’re willing to live away from your family for the safety of strangers. You’re a hero!
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Glad you’re here Beth. Hang in there. It gets better and you know the drill by now so I won’t bore you with platitudes. Just glad to see you post. Massive hug 
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Day 210
Haven’t posted much lately because I’m limiting my time on here, all social media and news outlets. If I don’t, the anxiety kicks in and I go to a bad mental place. It’s really awesome to see so many of you still standing strong. Congratulations @Fargesia_murielae on 8 mths! And @Joy I think you’ve hit 9 mths so well done you!! @SoberWalker I know you are still working in a place where you are potentially exposed daily and I truly hope you stay healthy!! There’s so many more who are fighting the good fight and I applaud you all. If you’re new to sobriety or starting over please fight for yourself!! Sober is better and as the days stack up it really does get easier. My AA home group has been holding our regularly scheduled meetings via Zoom and I’ve loved attending. I’ve done more meetings there than I’ve done in real life. If you need a meeting, PM me and I will give you our info to join us! I’ve been mostly working from home but today have to go into the office. So I’m a little uneasy about that but trusting I’ll be ok. Big hugs to everyone! 
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I am with Joy on this one. My memory is a mess, because I am “mature” or drugs or drinking for so long, who can say. It is a little scrambly upstairs for sure.
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What a wonderful milestone 8 months is! You are such a thoughtful giving member of this community. I enjoy your posts and find helpful bits in so many of them. Thank you for sharing your journey here. And huge big congratulations on your very hard work!!! 
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How lovely!! Azaleas are so festive!! A very nice treat when you are feeling low. Hope it made you smile.
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Greetings dear friends,
I’ve been away a while but always grateful you’re here. I’m still on the road 5 days a week thankfully, delivering salt blocks for people with water softener installed in their homes. It’s unreal the silence around the place!
Wonderful news that I got a great long email from (25yr old) youngest daughter I was estranged from for 3 years after family breakdown.
Hope these ‘stats’ cheer some of you - have to say I’ve had a bit of trigger from somewhere to ‘self-medicate’ last 24 hours - but have refused the idea.
Stay safe, stay calm, keep smiling - there will be an end to all our struggles.
P. S. Double click or extend picture to see the details
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Day 669
Feeling sad today.
I woke up at my usual time this morning, 4am or so. No running today and obviously the gym is closed, so I had free time before starting work. I watched a handful of episodes of “The Adventures of Pete and Pete”, a show from my childhood that I’m sure some of you are familiar with.
I get in these like…depressive nostalgic moods which border on painful at times (If I’m not mistaken, I actually think one of the roots of the word “nostalgia” is from the Latin or Greek word for “pain”). Happens with some regularity since I was 17 or 18. I feel like I spend so much time longing to go back in time 20-30 years. The world just felt better, more optimistic. Maybe it’s because I was a kid and didn’t really have to worry about anything or make decisions, no real responsibilities. I went with “Pete and Pete” because it captures that feeling of my childhood perfectly. There’s a surrealism to it that ties really well to the “magical” aspect of being a kid.
I feel like the world has become such an unpleasant place over time…but maybe we just become more cynical as we age, or more aware of the bad. I can’t remember the last time I truly felt at peace. It can make it hard to be hopeful. Hell, this morning it’s made it hard to do much of anything. I just get so wrapped up in these feelings of wanting to go back, and unfortunately there’s nothing I can do about it. Time only moves forward, and I fight it every step of the way. So I’ve no choice but to just deal.
Anyhow. One of my favorite episodes of Pete and Pete ends with this song. It is beautiful.
I hope you and your loved ones are all safe.
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@Fargesia_murielae I can relate to that feeling, kind of emptiness that I am now recognizing as rooted in my history too. One step at a time they say. Keep going. I’m just not sure about that part of the last quote: “not to analyse their origin or indulge in a bout of self-absorption.” Does it mean not trying to understand the origin of the “defects”? If it’s this I don’t really agree… If looking at the origin help us to be more aware of it then we should do so… but maybe I’m understanding wrong the quote.
Day 9 here, soft morning with coffee and sun rises. It’s going to be a smooth day for me, restarting to slowly work from home, some reports to be done by next Monday. Getting on it. Have a good day everyone.
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For me, going for a walk outside and just being mindful of the trees, the plants, the shrubs, the flowers, the grass, the air, the butterfly’s, birds, the wind, the sunshine or the clouds, really helps with this type of pain. When we have no control over the things happening in the world today, focusing back in on the beauty of nature that surrounds us helps; it’s soothing and tranquil 
hope this helps
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Day 79.39
Went for my morning takeout coffee. I know I shouldn’t, but it is soooooo good!!!
Hopefully everyone has a great and sober day!!!
Went out last night to experience the Super Moon (Pink Moon).
Super cool and super bright (sorry science geek). Captured these two pics.
Night
Day
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What a great month! Congratulations! So glad to see you stick with sobriety through such turbulent times.
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Day 3
Today I received money. Normally this would be a huge trigger for me but I actually went through with paying off all my bills and putting aside money for groceries when I can go on Saturday. I’m currently not craving (but that could change… hopefully not). If I do get a craving I’m going to come on here and ask for help. I wanna see if I can get through this without using 
Hope everyone is staying healthy and safe!
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Good morning! Checking in day 81 alcohol and drug free. 
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Lol!
Isolation has really changed you!
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Great to see you back. Sending positive thoughts.
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